Sonakshi Awasthi
Sonakshi Awasthi is a Sub-editor at Indian Express Delhi. Ex-lawyer, she now writes on women-related and legal issues. Follow her on Twitter.com/SonakshiAwasti
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As places of worship reopen across India, the moot question remains: Is it safe?
With the risk of community transmission looming on the horizon, the fear exists that even a minor blip in the management of crowds could prove to be suicidal.
Mon, Jun 08, 2020
Coronavirus pandemic: How the worst-hit countries are preparing for next phase of lockdown
Coronavirus pandemic: The Spanish flu's second wave is said to have been far more deadlier than its first, in part because authorities allowed mass gatherings from Philadelphia to San Francisco. The influenza pandemic had claimed between 17 million and 50 million lives in 1918.
Sat, May 09, 2020
Budget 2019 HIGHLIGHTS: Chidambaram calls budget insipid, terms Sitharaman speech as opaque
Budget 2019 HIGHLIGHTS: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the full-fledged Union Budget for the current financial year Friday where she proposed reforms in several sectors including PSBs, tax returns and railways.
Fri, Jul 05, 2019
Northeast India Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 HIGHLIGHTS: BJP leads in Assam with 9 of 14 seats
Northeast India Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 HIGHLIGHTS from Assam, Tripura, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Mizoram and Meghalaya: As per the trends, BJP has taken a considerable lead in Assam.
Thu, May 23, 2019
UP slaughterhouse ban hit Tunday Kababi’s menu, but now there is no bitter taste
“We do not care which government comes to power, we will work with what God has given us,” says Usman, adding that whichever side wins should think about “uniting Hindus and Muslims”.
Sat, May 04, 2019
Lucknow’s Muslim women tip toe around triple talaq, but issue might have given BJP a toehold
Several Muslim women that indianexpress.com spoke to in Lucknow seemed unaware of even the practice of instant triple talaq in their community. The few who were ready to talk about it blamed the BJP for interfering in their religion by making it an offence punishable with up to three years of imprisonment.
Sun, May 05, 2019
I wish to adopt a child: Bengal’s transgender judge
Mondal also said the next step should be reservation in employment for the transgender community and contesting assembly and general elections.
Thu, Sep 06, 2018
World Environment Day: 3 women to row 3,000 miles across Atlantic to take action against plastic pollution
They believe that monumental changes can take place through small behavioural tweaks. Like for instance, swapping a plastic straw for a reusable stainless steel one or simply using a cloth bag for shopping instead of plastic.
Tue, Jun 05, 2018
Our entire journey an example of breaking all stereotypes: INSV Tarini crew
From Fremantle in Australia to Cape Town in South Africa, the expedition under project Navika Sagar Parikrama took halts at five ports across the globe.
Sun, May 27, 2018
Around the globe in seven months: Despatches from the INSV Tarini
#GenderAnd: The all-female crew of the INSV Tarini will return to India after circumnavigating the globe
Wed, Apr 25, 2018
Jobs of fresh law graduates at stake as AI makes inroads into legal firms
AI understands the facts of the case on uploading a document and generates word suggestions to refine the search, lists laws mentioned in the document and provides visual aid of precedents, in addition to the case laws.
Tue, Apr 17, 2018
Legal Weekly: Consent in a “deep love affair” is not rape & more; top judgments of the week
Legal Weekly is a compilation of landmark rulings passed by the Supreme Court and the High Courts of the country during the week. Read upon how a high court valued consent in an unmarried relationship.
Sat, Apr 07, 2018
Sarojini Naidu: I am only a woman, only a poet
#GenderAnd: The Nightingale of India, Sarojini Naidu was a poet, a politician and an activist. She was the first Indian woman to be President of the Indian National Congress.
Wed, Mar 28, 2018Legal Weekly: Summons through WhatsApp and email & more; top judgments of the week
Legal Weekly is a compilation of landmark rulings passed by the Supreme Court and the High Courts of the country during the week. Read upon why the court allowed to send summons through WhatsApp and email.
Sat, Mar 24, 2018Legal Weekly: Govt officials to not use private hospitals & more; top judgments of the week
Legal Weekly is a compilation of landmark rulings passed by the Supreme Court and the High Courts of the country during the week. Read upon why Allahabad High Court directed government officials to not to use use private hospitals.
Sat, Mar 17, 2018Legal Weekly: Bombay HC imposes Rs. 4.5 lakhs cost for delaying case and more; top judgments of the week
Legal Weekly is a compilation of landmark rulings passed by the Supreme Court and the High Courts of the country during the week. Read upon why the the Karnataka High Court court observed that, “Mere non-sending of the deceased to her parental house, does not amount to cruelty.”
Sat, Mar 10, 2018
Only 1 pc women judges in SC; Indian judiciary is still a male bastion
Justice Pal said, “You can have a competent woman being overlooked for a mediocre male judge. There is an inbuilt bias that way, men wanting to appoint people who are like them. People selecting the judges are very rarely women, it’s usually a male.”
Thu, Mar 08, 2018
Here is how mass shootings have shaped gun laws in UK, Australia, Germany
Four countries were put through grave mass shootings to bring a radical change in their gun laws. Read about each mass shooting that changed the course of gun laws in the countries. Germany: The teacher asked the gunman to shoot him, to which Steinhäuser replied “Mr. Heise, that’s enough for today.”
Wed, Feb 28, 2018
Urdu shayari and Bob Dylan in courtrooms: When judges turn philosophical
"If you are not present in court and if you just read a judgment, you will feel this person is so cold and doesn’t have emotions. So in some cases to bring you closer to humanity, to create that sense of compassion, it might be a good idea to not just quote a couplet but to quote whatever you fancy,” said Mahmood.
Sat, Feb 24, 2018Legal Weekly: Accused of rape, anticipatory bail granted to do community service; top judgments of the week
Legal Weekly is a compilation of landmark rulings passed by the Supreme Court and the High Courts of the country during the week. Read upon why a Delhi court granted anticipatory bail to a rape accused and directed him to do community srevice.
Sat, Feb 17, 2018Legal Weekly: Animals have a fundamental right in the Constitution; top judgments of the week
Legal Weekly is a compilation of landmark rulings passed by the Supreme Court and the High Courts of the country during the week. Read upon a court's observation that directed animals have a fundamental right under the Indian Constitution.
Sat, Feb 10, 2018Legal Weekly: Court apologizes to a 1945 freedom fighter for not receiving pension; top judgments of the week
Legal Weekly is a compilation of landmark rulings passed by the Supreme Court and the High Courts of the country during the week. Read upon why the Madras High Court apologised to a 1945 freedom fighter.
Sat, Feb 03, 2018Legal Weekly: Marriages via Facebook are bound to fail says Gujarat HC; top judgments of the week
Legal Weekly is a compilation of landmark rulings passed by the Supreme Court and the High Courts of the country during the week. Read upon the observations of court on Facebook marriages.
Sat, Jan 27, 2018
‘Nothing but a republic… impossible, inconceivable, undesirable to think in any other terms,’ Jawaharlal Nehru in Constituent Assembly
Nehru hoped that his resolution would be resolved in the first two sittings, but little did he know that adding ‘Republic’ to the “Independent Sovereign India’ would create a spark in the Assembly meetings leading to exhaustive debates.
Fri, Jan 26, 2018
Hansa Jivraj Mehta: Freedom fighter, reformer; India has a lot to thank her for
#GenderAnd: Profiling the 15 women who made significant contributions to the drafting of the Indian Constitution
Wed, Jan 24, 2018