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Of diplomats and defaults

The Indian High Commission has notched up unpaid dues worth millions to London’s transport authorities as its cars refuse to pay congestion charges which are seen as taxes By Sajeda Momin Indian...

Beijing’s show of strength

The intemperate and aggressive Chinese reaction to the UN Permanent Court of Arbitration’s verdict that it has no territorial claims in the seas off Philippines and other nations reveals the communist...

Why did cops in Karnataka embrace death?

The month of July was one of the worst for the police of Karnataka as four of their men and women took their lives unable to bear with the stress and strain of duty. What ails this profession? By I...

Black Robes Vs the Pen

Work came to stop in courts across Kerala as a confrontation between the press and the legal fraternity took an ugly turn. Finally, the Chief Justice of India had to step in By Naveen Nair in Thiru...

Abortion Needs an Amendment

An apex court order allowing a rape victim to terminate her 24-week pregnancy brings into focus the need to change an outdated legislation which controls medical intervention. It is time our lawmakers...

NGT’s order on diesel vehicles noteworthy 

On July 20, the National Green Tribunal directed that diesel cars in Delhi should be phased out in stages. This is part of a long list of landmark orders to clear up the capital’s air

Madras High Court “resurrects” a writer

In a heart-warming judgment, the court has come to the rescue of a Tamil novelist who was hounded for his book Madhorubhagan and said it was so absorbing that it couldn’t be put down By R Ramasubra...

Will Salman Khan survive the Chinkara case?

Although Bollywood actor Salman Khan was acquitted by the Rajasthan High Court in the Chinkara poaching case, there is a new twist in the tale with the re-appearance of the key witness By Nayantar...

A case against AFSPA

The imposition of this draconian Act way back in 1958 has seen mindless killings of innocent people, rapes of women and all-pervasive fear.

No “Honor” Killing This!

Social media star Qandeel Baloch’s death at the hands of her brother for leading a lifestyle which challenged conservative societal norms in Pakistan reflects the retrograde and intolerant mindset tha...

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