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Recent riots across several U.K. towns and cities following the killing of three children, Alice Aguiar (9), Bebe King (6) and Elsie Stancombe (7) and the injury of several others during a knife attack in Southport on July 29, makes one wonder how in a country which is known for changing its image as being multicultural and assimilating, such incidents happen.

Rightist forces are on prowl across the globe. What has been happening in UK and to some extent in Bangladesh are interrelated and are the components of the universal rightist design to consummate the secular and liberal forces.

When the Supreme Court Chief Justice of Supreme Chandrachud says people are fed up with the way our courts function, there cannot be a more serious indictment of the judicial system. His assertion that the judiciary should not be an institution run solely by judges for judges is a significant critique that underscores systemic issues within India’s legal framework. The perspective is not just a reflection of personal discontent but an observation that has been echoed in the Supreme Court’s various judgments and statements over time.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has thrown his hat into the quota within quota ring, that is set by a recent Supreme Court verdict. Though the verdict has allowed a structured reservation policy for SC in job and education by subcategorization of more backward castes for sub-quota relative to other castes in the group, it has wider implication for ST and OBC reservations too, especially in the light of the ‘creamy layer’ issue that it referred.

Social media is flooded with the messages deprecating Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Jagdeep Dhankar for his behaviour on Friday in the house and more for his obstinate observation for Samajwadi Party member Jaya Bachchan. While a message reads “he symbolises arrogance & impatience”, the other says “Dhankar is a misogynistic piece “. Yet another mentioned ”he is as shameless as any other sanghi”. Even a BJP sympathiser wrote “The Chair is to carry the team & not threaten. That is not a forte of any BJP leader!” There are numerous such messages.

Some people are trying to read the mind of ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Others are saying they do not know where Hasina is! The United States didn’t give her refuge. The United Kingdom point-blank refused. There was talk of France and Finland, but apparently they wheedled out. Maybe, Hasina might have to ask ‘X’ owner Elon Musk for a lift into Space.

WASHINGTON: Among all the court cases, scandals, and constitutional crises swirling around convicted felon Donald Trump, the criminal Republican ex-president and now—again—the party’s presidential nominee, let us pause to remember another big constitutional crisis the U.S. faced—Watergate.

The Narendra Modi government has approved fisheries projects worth Rs 8666.28 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) over the past four financial years. It marks an important step towards the formalization and modernization of India's fisheries sector. This was revealed by Union Fisheries Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh in the Rajya Sabha today.

The Artificial Intelligence revolution could further widen the gap between high and low-income countries, a new joint report from International Labour Organization (ILO) and the UN Office of the Secretary General’s Envoy on Technology has warned, unless cooperative international action is taken to address uneven and low level of investment in technology.

Manish Sisodia got bail and arrived at his residence on August 9. Sisodia was the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi. Then, he drew up Delhi's excise policy. He was arrested and jailed 17 months ago. In fact, people sort of forgot Manish Sisodia as the news cycle picked up other breaking news. Sisodia applied for bail three-four times but the courts wouldn’t yield and Sisodia remained incarcerated. Time elapsed and Friday, the Supreme Court said “enough” and granted him bail.