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An affordable ADR is the need of the hour: Justice Ravindra Bhat

Supreme Court judge Justice S Ravindra Bhat in an order said that to make the alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms effective, it should be affordable to all.

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65 Legal Professionals Call Out CJI NV Ramana's Link To Arbitration Centre In Hyderabad

New Delhi A group of 65 legal professionals from all over the country have written a letter highlighting what they say is matter of "serious concern", certain actions taken by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana along with some other judges.

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Do Indian single parents get the support they need?

In her latest book ‘Going Solo: Raising Happy Kids’, Sujata Parashar explores the many hurdles and learning curves single parents navigate in bringing up their children

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The Newborn Dad

At the beginning of this year, Jezreel Pannikot began to make preparations for the birth of his first child. He would be hiring someone to help out with the baby’s care, another person who specialised in massaging and bathing newborns, and then there would be the calm presence of his mother-in-law and his own parents, who would be around to steer him and his wife through the exciting and turbulent world of first-time parenthood.

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Daddy Dearest: Single fathers on their joys, sacrifices and struggles

Being a single father brought a whole new understanding of love and of parenting for 36-year-old Bhaskar Palit. Ask him what he means, and he says: “When you’re half asleep or have just woken up, the person you automatically reach out to is the one you truly love and rely on. Every morning I wake up at 6 and before I go to work, this little guy will do that. That feeling is worth every challenge I face,” he says.