K Raveendran

Impartiality in decision-making is regarded as the cornerstone of a fair and just legal system. Judges are expected to set aside personal beliefs, biases, and prejudices in order to apply the law objectively, ensuring that their decisions…

Syria, a relatively minor player in terms of oil production, has emerged as a key player in regional geopolitics. The country’s strategic position in the heart of the Middle East, combined with its deepening ties with Russia and Iran,…

Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, who recently concluded his tenure as the Chief Justice of India, has brought to light a significant issue confronting the judicial system: the growing influence of social media and lobbyists who target individual…

After elections are over in Jharkhand and Maharashtra, the next electoral battlefield Delhi has come into focus, where election is scheduled to be held early next year before the term of its Vidhan Sabha expires on February 23, 2025.…

It is as though the most controversial, at times even messy, part of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud has been reserved for the last few days of his tenure. The revelation about his prayer to the deity to help the Supreme Court come up with a…

The outcome of the much anticipated SEBI board meeting on Monday showed beyond doubt that the board has become a captive in the hands of chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch, who is facing serious allegations of misconduct. The toxic work culture…

SEBI would be a nice name for a new range of washing machines. The brand name is short, sweet and has good connect with its namesake market regulator, which has by far excelled in the act of cleaning. Additionally, the new range may not…

Gold has touched $2,500 an ounce for the first time ever, marking a historic milestone in the precious metals market, a development with profound implications both globally and particularly for India, where gold holds significant cultural…

The Supreme Court of India is finds itself at the threshold of a unique opportunity to create history when a bench headed by chief justice D Y Chandrachud takes up next month a clutch of petitions seeking a review of the 2022 verdict…

India's economic aspirations have long been anchored in the expansion of its manufacturing sector, a goal that has become increasingly critical as the country seeks to position itself as a global economic powerhouse. It is widely believed…

Industrialist Anil Ambani has been barred from the securities market for a period of five years for perpetrating what SEBI describes as a 'fraudulent scheme' that led to diversion of funds from a group company. SEBI's move, ostensibly a…

Gold has touched $2,500 an ounce for the first time ever, marking a historic milestone in the precious metals market, a development with profound implications both globally and particularly for India, where gold holds significant cultural…

United States Vice President Kamala Harris gave her okay to be the Democratic presidential candidate after praising herself, her mother and briefly her Jamaican father, too, though her husband Douglas Emhoff got the first mention with…

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has provided a theoretical framework, explained in the acronym EMPLOYMENT, for her budget formulation: E for Employment and Education, M for MSMEs, P for Productivity, L for Land, O for Opportunity, Y for…

Elon Musk's reported decision to put Tesla's India entry on hold might seem like a setback for the world's largest electric vehicle (EV) market. But a closer look reveals a situation where this delay could sting Tesla more than India.…

The Enforcement Directorate has managed to throw a spoke into the wheels of Aam Aadmi Party’s celebrations of leader Arvind Kejriwal coming out on bail by approaching the Delhi High Court post-haste even before it could lay hands on the…

A success that tasted bitter and a loss that couldn’t be sweeter. This is the beautiful verdict that the people of India have handed to the parties in the 2024 elections. A big salute to the wisdom and maturity of the Indian electorate.…

Misuse of central agencies as instruments of political influence, which could undermine the democratic ethos of fair and free elections. Apex court shows concern

Fancying on Prime Minister Modi’s ‘One nation-One poll’ idea, the Reserve Bank of India has launched the ‘One nation-One ombudsman’ programme. But unlike Modi’s poll plan,

Chief Justice NV Ramana’s ‘Vijayawada speech’ in the form of Sri Lavu Venkateswarlu Endowment Lecture has been noted for his exposition of how popular majority is being used these days to embark on arbitrary actions by the government.

Not a day passes these days without the news of one global Indian or the other having done something remarkable.

Neither the government nor the gas companies have explained why the LPG prices for commercial cylinders have been increased, a decision that has caused widespread concern on its effect on the slowly recovering economy.

Certain things grow on you without you even noticing it; it could be an emotion, an addiction or even a deadly disease like cancer. This has been the case with cryptocurrencies.

While the world is moving at a fast pace to embrace electric vehicles, India seems to have lowered a gear or two down, with the result that the country does not even figure in the growth estimates of major EV markets around the world.

The early stage of computerisation, computers were dreaded for their capacity to kill jobs. And this had shaped the approach of labour unions, social scientists and even some governments on the threat perception over computers. But as the…