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Online Games: Killer Blue Whale

If India has to meet the challenge posed by this danger, it will need to amend the Information Technology Act, 2000 and service providers should prevent its spread on their platforms ~By Pavan Dugg...

Maid in India

Above: Domestic workers demand a separate central legislation during a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi in 2014 to ensure that their work gets due recognition. Photo: Anil Shakya At an estimated 3...

Perpetrators Must Pay

Once convicted of raping a minor, the accused must also pay economically for his crime and the Supreme Court must lay down the guidelines on the quantum of fine to be levied   ~By Justice Sre...

​How Russia is dribbling past sanctions with the Essar-Rosneft deal

~By Sujit Bhar The sale of Essar Oil to Rosneft of Russia looks like a strategic gem. It is a win-win for both companies, and a win-win for both Russia and India. Essar, teetering on the brink, has...

Republic TV: Failing the Muckraker Test

Above: Arnab Goswami and his channel Republic TV have been relentlessly pursuing the Sunanda Pushkar case. The Delhi High Court pulled up the news channel for hounding Congress MP Shashi Tharoor ov...

Devil’s in the Details

Above: Illustration: Amitava Sen Was providing autonomy to the IIMs the sole objective of a new legislation? There are several grey areas that can be subject to different interpretations and can im...

Stirred by Nostalgia

Part of the reason why 30 percent support Trump is that they resist change and wallow in the past   ~By Kenneth Tiven If Indians are having some trouble understanding what is happeni...

Unfurling a Controversy

Above: The national flag has been a rallying point for patriots and activists as seen in the India Against Corruption protests at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi. Photo: Anil Shakya The national flag reign...

Not a Burning Issue

Above: The tradition of burning Ravan’s effigy has been in practice in many parts of northern India for centuries. Photo: UNI The apex court recently dismissed a PIL which wanted a ban on the burni...

Indo-China Skirmish: Avoid Confrontation

Above: A file photo from 2013 showing Indian and Chinese soldiers meeting during a joint military exercise. Photo: UNI Seeing the military capability of our powerful neighbour, the government would...

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