Jayant Pankaj, Yash Kumar Singhal

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India Has 15 Judges Per Million People
Rediff.com1 days ago

It highlights a profound shortage that marginal additions cannot easily resolve.

Can Fast-Track Courts Handle Paper Leak Cases?
Rediff.com3 Aug 2026

As of December 2025, India had 880 Fast-Track Courts with 1.39 million pending cases,...

What Numbers Reveal About Murder Motives In India
Rediff.com20 Jul 2026

Homicides declined during 2015-2024 compared to the previous decade, but those...

Defective Fingerprint See Sharp Drop
Rediff.com4 Jul 2026

The National Automated Fingerprint Identification System database expanded from 3.2...

India's Defence Trade Hits Record High
Rediff.com3 Jul 2026

The arms trade surplus grew tenfold, reaching $691 million in FY26 from $63 million in...

India's Top Arms Supplier Is...
Rediff.com26 Jun 2026

Europe has overtaken Asia as India's biggest arms supplier, reflecting New Delhi's...

Women's Cricket A Loss-Making Proposition For ICC
Rediff.com5 Jun 2026

In the last decade, only two Women's World Cups (in 2020 and 2023) managed to generate...

171,150 Indians Deported From 52 Countries In 5 Years
Rediff.com20 May 2026

Deportations of Indians have increased in recent years from several countries like the...

Crorepati MLAs Surge 32 Times In 20 Years
Rediff.com18 May 2026

BJP witnessed steady growth in crorepati MLAs between 2016 and 2026.

Political Parties Sees 1,123 Defections In 15 Years
Rediff.com16 May 2026

Most defections originated from three major parties -- the Congress, BJP and BSP.

Kidnapping Cases Surge Over Million
Rediff.com15 May 2026

Abduction remains the most common motive, accounting for more than half of kidnapping...

TN Welfare Push Raises Fiscal Risks For New Government
Rediff.com4 May 2026

Amid the arithmetic of subsidies, consumption and capacity, whichever government...

UP, Haryana still below national wage line
Rediff.com23 Apr 2026

Despite a 21 per cent minimum wage hike in parts of Uttar Pradesh, factory workers in...

AI Misuse Fuels India's Growing Fake News Crisis
Rediff.com14 Mar 2026

From 2022 to 2024, X, Facebook, and WhatsApp emerged as the primary platforms...

Infiltration Surges Along India-Myanmar Border
Rediff.com27 Feb 2026

23,926 infiltrators were arrested across various border regions between 2014 and 2025.

Women Constitute 30% Of Trafficking Arrests in India
Rediff.com29 Jan 2026

Coastal states such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra recorded the highest...

Datanomics: Sending money from US to India gets costlier
Rediff.com20 Jan 2026

Sending money from the US to India has become costlier after a 1% excise tax on...

Indians' Share In US Naturalisation Hits 9-Year Low
Rediff.com13 Jan 2026

As the Trump administration pushes denaturalisation targets, US citizenship trends show...

Demolitions Double in 7 Years; Rehab Remains Scarce
Rediff.com10 Jan 2026

In 2023, Delhi accounted for the highest share of evictions at 53 per cent, followed by...

Bengal SIR: Muslim Districts See No Major Impact
Rediff.com8 Jan 2026

More voter deletions recorded in draft SIR exercises than to the combined SSRs in the...