Author: Pooja Sah

The 20th national congress of the Chinese Communist Party is going to take place On Sunday 16th October. It happens every five years and usually lasts for several days. During that time announcements, resolutions and eventually, the revelation of the new standing committee is made. This is going to be one of the most significant meetings in the party’s history. Xi Jinping, probably the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao Zedong in the 1970s is anticipated to be given a third 5-year term by the communist party which is now in control in China. It’s feasible that 69-year-old Mr Xi…

The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned till October 17 the hearing on a petition seeking the premature release of Nalini Sridharan. Currently, She is serving a life sentence in the assassination case of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. The Tamil Nadu government’s favour for the premature release of Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convicts is a ray of hope for convicts Nalini Sriharan and R P Ravichandran who are seeking release. After the release of AG Perarivalan, directed by the Supreme Court, convicts Nalini Sridharan and R P Ravichandran also moved to the Supreme Court seeking a release. The assassination of…

The ongoing horrors in Myanmar against journalists have raised very serious concerns regarding the freedom of the press because the Press is the important pillar of democracy which works as a wheel of democracy.

After discussion and recommendations for the appointment of the 50th Chief Justice of India, CJI U U Lalit has written to the government about recommending his successor in the post, as per the convention of seniority. Justice D Y Chandrachud will take over as the next CJI. He will have a tenure of 2 years as a CJI. The collegium he will head will potentially make as many as 18 recommendations for the appointment of judges to the Supreme Court. Most importantly, the collegium which he will head will be 5+1. It’s going to be an unusual collegium: because instead…