Welcome back to another week of Bells & Whistles.
This week, we’re ringing two bells.
One for Suman Sahai, whose work reminds us that conversations around innovation, biodiversity, and intellectual property are ultimately conversations about people, livelihoods, and the public
Mumbai Court Refuses to Halt OTT Release of Dhurandhar: The Revenge in Copyright Dispute
A Mumbai civil court has refused to halt the OTT release of Dhurandhar: The Revenge, rejecting a writer’s last-minute copyright infringement claim against director Aditya Dhar
Human Rights Watch on Sunday demanded that Houthi authorities who have systematically detained more than 70 United Nations employees in Yemen over the course of two years release them immediately, noting that they were captured under baseless accusations of spying
Thousands of youth protested in India on Saturday, calling for the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) organized the protest in response to a perceived failure of the Ministry to handle the National Eligibility cum
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday called on Indonesia to rescind its newly implemented policies to fight street crime, citing concerns that these measures would result in excessive use of force by security forces.
The controversial security measures include a
A recent article in the latest issue of the Asian Journal of Comparative Law revisits a feature of Indian private international law that often sits in the background of transactional and disputes practice but can decisively shape outcomes: the continued
This post is written by Dr. Nicolás Zambrana-Tévar LLM(LSE) PhD(Navarra), Associate Professor School of Law KIMEP
Introduction
In May 2026, the Court of First Instance of the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) <a recognised and enforced a Swiss ICC arbitral
(This is a guest post by Ananya Kumar)Under the Indian Penal Code 1860 (IPC), causing the death of a foetus was a criminal offence, even if done with the consent of the mother. The adoption of the Medical
Introduction
The Apex Court in the case of Director of Mines and Geology v. M/s BMM Ispat Ltd. & Anr. 2026 INSC 627, decided on June 4, 2026, by Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, held that royalty
[This is a guest post by Shrey Garg.]
The enactment of the Election Commission (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023 (hereinafter ‘2023 Act’) and its restoration of executive dominance in the appointment process of the Chief