2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1056+ words) The post has disappeared. The question it raised remains: when a government tells “Mr Singh” to get off its roads, who is supposed to feel addressed? DHS subsequently said the figure represented Harjinder Singh, the Indian truck driver accused in…...

4+ day, 33+ min ago   (622+ words) There are some questions that refuse to go away. For decades, one of them has hovered over India’s criminal justice system: can a marriage override consent? This week, the Supreme Court signalled that it is ready to take a fresh…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (661+ words) What happens when a murder investigation begins with a disturbing discovery — and then the accused himself starts talking? In Guwahati, police are trying to piece together exactly that. Ramanuj Goswami, 30, has been arrested in connection with the death of his…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (927+ words) At 35,000 feet, there aren't many places to go when an argument gets out of control. There is no exit door. No quiet corner. No “I'll deal with this later”. So when a passenger on an American Airlines flight allegedly went…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1573+ words) Chongtham Vikram Singh spent his life making noise. He played the electric guitar, helped pioneer Manipur’s Western music scene and later taught generations of students how to find melody inside it. The noise outside his Delhi home was different. Seven…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (482+ words) What do you do when you have to leave your prized SUV at home and you're worried someone might steal it? Install a CCTV camera. Maybe ask a relative to keep an eye on it. Or, if you're a man…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (901+ words) You tap the screen again. You press the power button. Still nothing. At that moment, most of us do the same thing: panic for about 10 seconds, restart the phone and move on. But what if someone wanted you to panic?...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (454+ words) It reportedly began with a message. Not a police complaint. Not a protest. A message in a student WhatsApp group. According to reports, after viva examinations held earlier this year, one student shared her experience with fellow students. What followed…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1603+ words) For months, it stood five storeys high in a congested Satya Niketan lane. Students slept there. A medical shop operated below. Repairs were reportedly undertaken in its basement. Rooms designed for a small residential plot were converted into beds for…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (96+ words) Open Magazine Haryana Police have become the latest to join the bandwagon of state police forces using Artificial Intelligence (AI). On August 31, they announced setting up an AI Task Force headed by an Indian Police Service level officer. One of…...