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Thorny Issues

Once again the Delhi government and L-G Anil Baijal are having a tussle, this time over the opening of weekly markets and hotels     By Abhilash Kumar Singh The Delhi govern...

Banking Sector: Discordant Notes

The RBI recently informed the apex court that a waiver on loan interest would jeopardise the banking sector. But two cases have shown that banks are biased towards the rich while the common man is left in the lurch

Searching for Roots

As a grand Ram Temple comes up at Ayodhya, it is a moot question whether a challenge to any religious practice or injunction can or should be judicially adjudicated.

Central Vista Project: Romancing the Stone

The Central Vista Project has garnered much criticism, be it for the novice architecture firm selected, the hope of capitalising on “romanticism of democracy” or for it being an ego trip

Covid-19 and Parliament: Virtual Reality

Demands to hold Parliamentary Committee meetings via video-conferencing have been rejected, citing confidentiality. Can we have a hybrid model where witnesses are examined and the report discussed ph...

Supreme Contempt?

The initiation of contempt proceedings against Prashant Bhushan for various tweets and an interview has set off a furious debate about freedom of expression versus freedom of the judiciary By Sris...

Law of Integrity… the Joke’s on Us

“And what, incidentally, do you think integrity is? The ability not to pick a watch out of your neighbor's pocket”? Asks Ayn Rand in the classic Fountainhead and goes on to answer, “No, it's not as e...

Banking on Reforms

The central bank’s attempt to spruce up the banking sector will depend on how far it can enforce its norms. It should also make sure not to make private sector and foreign banks the scapegoats. By...

Have a Heart

Even though international treaties and the apex court have batted for the right of prisoners to healthcare, recent cases have shown that governments will show no leniency when it comes to activists ...

Wooing Plasma Donors

The Assam government has offered various incentives for people to donate plasma in a bid to rein in Covid deaths. But these are illegal and unconstitutional as incentives have to be uniform and appli...

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