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Having a Diwali Blast

By Dilip Bobb  In the days before climate change and environmental issues invaded our sensibilities and lifestyles, Diwali in Delhi resembled what it would be like if an India-Pakistan war broke ou...

Judges Appointments: It’s Meritocracy Versus Collegium Recommendations

Above: Image by Anna Varsányi from Pixabay By Mathews J Nedumpara A division bench of the Karnataka HC on June 17 dismissed the Writ Petition by Aravind Kamath Puttur, Joint Secretary, NLC, a pr...

Long Bloody Haul Ahead

Above: There is widespread resentment in Kashmir over the prolonged shutdown, lasting for over two months/Photo: UNI In the Army’s assessment, insurgency could get a new lease of life in the days ...

Is the death penalty constitutional?

By Aparna Jha Death penalty is a subject of great debate not only in India but the world over. With 140 countries and some of the states of the US abolishing it, time has come to think in this dire...

Requalification of Prem Singh Tamang: Reverse Swing

Above: The reduction of Tamang’s disqualification period by the EC has raised the hackles of legal experts and political analysts Though the Election Commission reduced the disqualification period ...

Medical Guidelines Vs Regulation: Cracking Down

Above: IVF babies at a fertility clinic. The ICMR has issued closure notice to the Ahalya IVF clinic/Photo: UNI With the ICMR pulling up clinics allowing geriatric pregnancies using ART, doctors ne...

Welcome, Ruskin Bond on Facebook

By Shobha John When a famous and reticent writer sends a Facebook friend’s request, it is indeed a thrilling moment for a young man who has grown up on a feast of his books. So when my son got this...

Aarey: How Green Was My Forest

Above: A protest by the residents of Aarey colony/Photo: UNI The Supreme Court staying the order of Bombay High Court regarding further felling of trees at Aarey for a Metro car shed comes as a rel...

Sedition Charges: Re-igniting Debate

With sedition charges on 49 intellectuals for writing an open letter to the PM, maybe it is time for the judiciary to erase the ideas of sedition so that dissent can flower  India as a society cre...

Plogging Along

By Dilip Bobb Here’s a new fitness mantra—exercise your right to a healthy environment. That, of course, translates into plogging, the new wave activity that is taking the world by storm. Now, tha...

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