Yashaswini Basu

The writer is outreach lead at Nyaaya, an initiative of Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy

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Bharat Bandh today: Why Centre must listen to the concerns of trade unionsSubscriber Only

July 08,2025 16:16:32 PM

The current call for Bharat Bandh stems from the government’s unwillingness to respond to the unions’ demands for reform in the new labour codes. Even their 17-point demand charter, which was submitted by the unions to the Labour Ministry earlier this year, has been ignored

Wed, Jul 09, 2025

There is a line between criticising the government and breaking the law. India’s courts have said it many timesSubscriber Only

May 28,2025 13:14:27 PM

Bombay High Court has pulled up the police for arresting a college girl in Pune for merely sharing an Instagram post on Operation Sindoor

Wed, May 28, 2025

SC judges declaring assets is welcome. But it is not enoughSubscriber Only

May 07,2025 17:15:15 PM

These details, otherwise, could have also been obtained through Right to Information since the days of the Veeraswamy judgement (reiterated by a 2019 order of the Supreme Court). It said that judge of any court is a ‘public servant’

Tue, May 13, 2025

Violence on interfaith couple in Bhopal court calls into question provisions of Special Marriage ActSubscriber Only

February 12,2025 10:16:51 AM

The law requires intending couples to give notice to a marriage registrar a month before their desired date of marriage. Within this period, anyone can raise objections. In times of religious disharmony, this provision is being weaponised

Sat, Feb 22, 2025