ATTEMPT TO SUICIDE AND ITS LAWS IN INDIA: AN ANALYSIS
INTRODUCTION The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that 450 million individuals worldwide suffer from mental diseases. Approximately 80% of people with mental disabilities live in low-income and middle-income countries, and 4 out of 5 people with serious mental problems in these countries do not obtain appropriate care and treatment. In 2015, there were 1,33,623 suicides in […]
HONOUR KILLING IN INDIA: A WICKED DEED THAT NEEDS ATTENTION FORTHWITH
INTRODUCTION Being a country that still has not shirked off social divisions based on religion and caste completely, India has been facing the problem of honour killing for quite some time. Honour killing is an act where the members of a family murder their kin because of an act that the family thinks is against […]
ARTICLE 15: REVIEW AND BEYOND
Article 15 is a Bollywood movie directed by Anubhav Sinha. It was released in 2019, and was critically acclaimed and also a box office success. The box office success is a big achievement in itself because, in the Bollywood movie industry, movies with such subject matters are often termed as ‘art-house movies’ or ‘parallel cinema’. […]
What’s the political conundrum beneath the passage of Government of NCT Delhi Amendment Act?
The Rajya Sabha, on March 24, passed the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2021 reigniting the battle over jurisdictional rights between Delhi’s elected government, the Centre, and its appointed administrator – the Lieutenant Governor. But what does the Act actually amend? And why is it said to be suffering from various […]
GNCTD (Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi) BILL 2021- A BRIEF ANALYSIS
India is, more often than not, called a quasi-federal state, as there is a supposed separation of power between the Union and the States. However, there has been a never ending tussle to misappropriate this power between the centre and the state. With the passing of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) […]
The old way of balancing the new- the need of youth activism in India
Balance is rule of nature and it also applies to the political structure of any nation. For the smooth functioning of any government, both stability and innovation are pre requisite. The young river rushes down, curious and energetic while the old river moves slowly and steadily, confident and content. Similarly the youth are more fearless […]
