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Researchers studying crime in Chennai and snatching cases reveal patterns that could help both police and citizens stay alert.

In the backdrop of incidents of child sexual abuse that have come to light recently, more awareness is needed on legislations and institutions that work for protection of children.

The Tamil Nadu Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (TNCPCR) was reconstituted last week with a chairperson and six members, after lying defunct for almost a year. The tasks ahead are mammoth and pressing.

Parent deed, plan approvals, patta, encumbrance certificate — these are just some of the things you must know about, if you are investing in real estate. Here’s a complete checklist.

Routine procedures that would expedite settlement of child abuse cases are suspended due to the lockdown. But if Madras High Court can hear cases online, why not the special courts?

Any victim of a cognizable offence, or one who knows about such commission, has the right to file an FIR. How can you do that? And what if the police refuse to file one? Here is a complete explainer.

The government has enacted a new law and conducted awareness campaigns for people in light of refusal to permit the burial of bodies of victims of the coronavirus. How did this situation evolve?

The Ministry of Home Affairs has put out an order which emphasises that landlords cannot force any occupant to vacate their premises or pressure them to pay rent. However, many migrant professionals and informal workers in Chennai face such a situation. The victim can call up 100 or visit the nearest police station to resolve the issue.

A pro-CAA rally was allowed at the same venue where those opposing the law were denied permission to protest. This raises legitimate concerns over the increasing tendency to muffle voices of dissent in the city.

In the first of our new video series, Raaghav Ranganathan tells you how to assert your rights as a consumer and guides you through the process of filing a consumer complaint.

What’s in a venue? Everything, find hapless customers as unscrupulous kalyana mandapams insist on cash payment and no refunds in case of cancellation. It may be a good time to come full circle – weddings celebrated at home or a temple!