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The legislature and judiciary are considered two important pillars of democracy. Consequently, democratic norms require that officers of both branches be granted some privilege. In India, these privileges are allocated to advocates and parliamentarians.

NEW DELHI: Having been known for over 30 years for often denying clearances to development projects to protect the environment, the Supreme Court's green bench has now taken a more "pragmatic approach". In a series of orders last week, the bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and Vikram Nath cleared 118 projects which had been delayed for over five years because of pending litigation.

New Delhi: In the latest appointments and reshuffle announced by President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday, two former army officers will be the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of  Arunachal Pradesh and Ladakh, the two ‘sensitive’ regions which are prone to intrusions and incursions by the Chinese army.

By Press Trust of India: A second-year Indian-American student at Harvard Law School has been elected president of the prestigious Harvard Law Review, becoming the first woman from the community to be named to the position in the prestigious publication’s 136-year history.

A young prodigy from India is capturing the world's attention with his brilliance and creativity. Rishi Shiv Prasanna, an eight-year-old boy from Bengaluru, India, has recently received the prestigious Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar Award for Innovations as an Android app developer, according to The Indian Express.

India has issued notice to Pakistan for modification of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) of September 1960 after Islamabad’s actions adversely impinged the provisions of the treaty, according to sources.