Joint secretary KP Krishnan’s letter suggests that competing interests were threatened by FTIL’s growing clout
A confidential note by KP Krishnan, then joint secretary in Department of Economic...
A frequent target of terror attacks, Israel realized the futility of capital punishment more than five decades ago. Why is India still clinging to the death penalty?
By Abhay Vaidya
Should I...
Politicians and journos have often been at the receiving end of
defamation laws. A case in the Supreme Court hopes to limit the
potential of this legal weapon, which can be used to curb free speec...
Yakub’s death sentence has raised questions about the way probe agencies have made fugitives surrender after giving promises. With agencies having washed their hands off him, will new informants hesitate to come forward?
Those who testify against the powerful need to be protected. But can this be done in the absence of a formal protection program backed by a law?
By Ajith Pillai
The multi-layered and sho-ck...
AMARJIT SINGH DULAT has provoked a hornet’s nest both within the ruling BJP and the Opposition with his book, Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years. He is a former special director of the Intelligence Bureau an...
The former R&AW chief’s book provides an insight into how governments actually function and how they deal with insurgencies
By Ajith Pillai
This is not the first time that those who serv...
Lalit Modi’s carpet bombing through constant tweets has implicated people in high places, making the political establishment duck for cover. His swagger comes from the knowledge that there is no prove...
Food product companies have misled consumers for too long. But it’s high time we became alert to their slew of misinformation
By Bhavdeep Kang
In a country where the food discourse is marked...
Maggi Noodles is under the spotlight for high levels of lead and MSG being found in samples. Has Nestle flouted food safety norms in order to capture the `2,700 crore instant noodle market in India?
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