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Media Trial: Headlines vs Justice in India

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By: Simra Jameel  [1/5 Pendekanti Law College]  Mir Suhail/X   Have the Newsrooms Become the New Courtrooms in India? The current newsrooms are simply competing to declare a person guilty or not before the judiciary. The actual facts of a case are frequently overshadowed by breaking news headlines, prime-time arguing debates, hashtags, and viral posts. Instead of informing us, the media sometimes builds its own false narrative. And when millions watch and believe it  the consequences become very real. So the big question is: “ Why is the media passing a verdict before the jury?” What is “ Trial by Media ”? The two pillars of democracy are the judiciary and the media. In courts, justice is founded on evidence and the rule of law. When the establishment is wrong, the media is used to bring the truth out and ask questions. However, in the instances where the media begins to become judge and jury, the distinction is petty  and justice becomes entertainment. Trial by...

CRYPTOCURRENCY || AFIFA AHMED

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* AI-Generated Image                        Cryptocurrencies represent the initial alternative to the conventional banking system. Cryptocurrency is a digital money that doesn’t require a bank or financial institution to verify transactions and can be used for purchases or as an investment. This form of digital or virtual currency is protected by cryptographic methods, rendering it almost impossible to forge or spend twice. In contrast to traditional money, cryptocurrencies function on decentralized networks supported by blockchain technology, a shared ledger overseen by a network of computers . Blockchain technology is a decentralized digital ledger that securely records transactions across multiple computers. A user initiates a transaction, which is validated by network nodes through consensus algorithms before being compiled into a block. Each block is linked to the previous one using cryptographic hashes, making the transac...

UNDERSTANDING ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS IN INDIA || JAY NAYAN MOPUR

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