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Rape Laws: When No Means No

India is considered the worst country for women due to sexual violence. Women are often seen as chattel and raped. In some nations, violence is needed for the crime to be seen as rape. Only a change of mindset can tackle this horrendous crime.

Covid-19 second wave: Be cautious, don’t panic

The emergence of new variants has made vaccination and Covid-appropriate behaviour all the more imperative. The second wave will be more transmissible than the first, but may not last long.

Bengal poll campaign masks Covid spread

The pandemic is surely surging back, and who knows what level of infection would be detected after the poll process is over. In the end, though, the common man is the worst sufferer. He is damned if he does (engage in the poll process) and damned if he doesn’t.

BJP Sets Delhi Clock Back

The Modi government’s legislative surgical strike on the autonomy enjoyed by the National Capital Territory Delhi has crippled all the efforts made so far by the city’s elected legislators to win maximum self governance.

Is Delhi Really a State?

By Vivek K Agnihotri Recently, both Houses of Parliament passed the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021 (NCT of Delhi Amendment Bill, 2021). In seeking to amen...

Quad alliance: Coming of Age

The firming up of the Quad alliance after a decade, despite the continued differences in strategic security priorities of its four members, is related to the rise in power of Xi Jinping in China in 2012.

Covid-19 vaccine drive: Don’t Waste that Vial of Health

The Covid-19 vaccine drive is not moving at the pace envisaged by the government. Vaccine wastage is a major concern and averages 6.5% in India. This can be avoided by thinking and planning smartly

PSUs: Whose Wealth Is It Anyway?

Apart from the usual concerns about religious polarisation, anti-incumbency, party hopping, a major focus is on a national debate on privatisation and disinvestment whereby state-run enterprises are to be gradually dismantled

False Sexual Offence Cases: Who is the Real Victim?

The Delhi High Court recently observed that it had become a trend to register false FIRs in sexual offence cases, thereby tarnishing the image of the man. The police too prefers to ignore them.

In Mohun Bagan country

Just where central Kolkata ends, melding into the north, inside Akrur Dutta Lane, there is a special place for Mohun Bagan supporters. It is a typical Kolkata take-off on TMC’s poll plank, khela hobe, (there will be a match). “There are very few East Bengal supporters in this lane,” asserts an old timer.

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