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CJI JS Khehar: A Judge in a Hurry

During his eight-month tenure, the chief justice adopted novel and clever ways to bring down the pendency of cases and constituted vacation benches to hear cases ~By Mary Mitzy Chief Justice of Indi...

Seeds of Discontent

The simmering anger among farmers led to huge loan waivers. But this would impoverish the state governments. Instead, they should check the volatility in prices and have policies to improve farmer inc...

Open and Shut Case?

The killing of a Congress leader has exposed MP’s penchant for political vendetta and with the government backing the accused minister, he could well go scot-free ~By Rakesh Dixit in BhopalAn eigh...

Religious attire in Kerala: A Matter of Faith

The Kerala High Court’s direction to AIIMS to respect religious rights guaranteed under the constitution and allow Muslim women to wear a hijab while appearing for an entrance exam, overturned a 2015 ...

Royal Inheritance: The Battle of Jaipur

The prolonged feud over the five-star heritage hotel properties of the royals has been settled by the Supreme Court, but the palace intrigue continues   ~By Prakash Bhandari in Jaipur India’s e...

Standing Counsels: Clout and Lineage

The appointment of government lawyers and advocate generals has often been questioned because they are mostly connected to ministers and judges. This leaves ethical lawyers feeling shortchanged ~By...

Costly Bollywood Obsession

Foreign lawsuits are increasingly being tried in London. One that has raised eyebrows is of an Egyptian businessman suing a Bahraini Sheikh for $42.5 million for allegedly reneging on a payment due fo...

Horns of a Dilemma

~By Vivian Fernandes The rules which the environment ministry notified for regulation of animal markets on May 23 are absurd, impractical and devious. Its purpose is to stop the slaughter of cattle...

“Our songs are alive in the land of the living… meant to be sung, not read”

Bob Dylan’s Nobel speech, finally delivered in Stockholm When I first received this Nobel Prize for Literature, I got to wondering exactly how my songs related to literature. I wanted to reflect on...

Kerala: Beefing Up

~By Naveen Nair in Thiruvananthapuram Beef is so ingrained in the culinary tradition of God’s Own Country that any restriction placed on it is sure to be met with resistance. Even as the state go...

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