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IPS on deputations leading CAPF cadres: New law stokes old conflicts

Raju Das - 21 October, 2026

An in-depth analysis of the IPS vs. CAPF cadre dispute, exploring the constitutional standoff over the CAPF Act, 2026, and the battle for paramilitary leadership.

News Reports

How India finds the missing children

Anurag - 17 September, 2026

Nearly one lakh children were newly reported missing in 2024, while police databases, 1098, GHAR, Railways and Anti-Human Trafficking Units work across states to trace children and investigate the circumstances behind disappearances.

Fact-Check

Assam govt ‘reducing’ Eco-Sensitive Zone of Kaziranga: Read how the decision follows Supreme Court order, and how the issue exposes Congress hypocrisy

Raju Das - 13 August, 2026

The Assam government’s proposal to notify a 1 km Eco-Sensitive Zone around Kaziranga is not a dilution of existing protection but the formalisation of the zone in accordance with the Supreme Court’s 2022 directions.

News Reports

Reckless words, real consequences: The case for CJP’s contempt for the Supreme Court’s jurisdiction

Divyansh Tiwari - 31 July, 2026

Constitution insulates the Court from being leaned on by whoever holds power or public pressure at a given moment, a government, an opposition party, or a movement outside the electoral system altogether.

Law

Supreme Court expresses concern over menace of stray cattle on roads and accidents caused by them, issues detailed suggestions to states

OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2026

Expressing deep concern over the growing menace of stray cattle and bovines on roads and highways across the country, the Supreme Court of India...

Crime

Supreme Court declines to order blanket ban on use of pellet guns to control mob violence, says its use is legal as part of...

OpIndia Staff - 30 July, 2026

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to impose a blanket ban on the use of pellet guns by police and paramilitary forces for crowd...

Government and Policy

CJP objects as Supreme Court limits protection to protesters without criminal background, threatens fresh agitation

OpIndia Staff - 29 July, 2026

Saurav Das accused the government of misusing the Supreme Court’s directions. He demanded withdrawal of all FIRs and warned that CJP would revive protests if assurances given during negotiations were not honoured by the Centre.

Law

Supreme Court bans unauthorised sharing of court hearing recordings on social media

OpIndia Staff - 24 July, 2026

The Supreme Court of India on Friday passed an interim order restraining the extraction, editing, dissemination, posting, re-posting, uploading or monetisation of audio and...

Media