Decriminalisation of adultery will destroy sanctity of marriage: Centre to SC

Image used for representational purposes only. Photograph: PTI Photo Striking down section 497 of the Indian Penal Code which provides punishment only to a man for having extra-martial sexual ties......

How Chidambaram plans to trifurcate state police

Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday called for the trifurcation of police in states by creating separate cadres for investigation and prosecution, besides one for the law and order......

SC finds police probe standards 'disappointing' across the country

Dismayed over "disappointing" standards of police probe across the country, the Supreme Court has said it was high time a “consistent and dependable code of investigation” was devised......

Only 14.4 Judges Per Million Population

The number of undertrials is at a historic high and comes at a time when vacancies in the judiciary -- across the lower courts, high courts, and the Supreme Court -- remain high. Illustration:......