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Tough act to follow

- November 5, 2014

Ever since it was introduced in 2005 to ensure transparency, the legislation has left activists at the mercy of government servants who want to protect their turf By Farzand Ahmed Recently, t...

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When one sees the breakdown of the three pillars of democracy—parliament, judiciary and executive—one can’t help but feel nostalgic about our founding fathers who kept the country above everything els...

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India’s malicious melanin factor

- November 2, 2014

While Indians complain about racism abroad, it is alive and kicking here too. see the way we colored people treat those who are dark-skinned, whether they are our own or from other countries By Bikra...

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Double trouble

- October 18, 2014

This power couple’s name has cropped up in two major scams. the fall-out could be serious By Vishwas Kumar Fortunes often change when regimes change. This holds true for former finance minister...

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“I am living on borrowed time”

- October 16, 2014

Look, how decrepit I look. Look at my son Shoab. He is mentally deranged, a veritable skeleton with swollen veins on his legs looking like curled snakes desperately clinging to two dried-up logs. Doct...

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Still living the death

- October 16, 2014

Yes, 30 years on, that’s what the world’s worst industrial disaster has become for its tragic victims. Does the new government have the stomach to carry on this fight? By Shashikumar Velath and Nikhi...

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The voodoo syndrome

- October 10, 2014

While ICMR prohibits the use of stem cells, extracted from the umbilical cord for treating irreversible and degenerative diseases, unproven cures continue unabated due to lack of any law By Dinesh C ...

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Leave cupid alone

- October 3, 2014

India is a land of myriad faiths. but this diversity is now under threat as fringe Hindu elements attack consensual inter-faith relationships in the hope of narrow political gains By Bhavdeep Kang ...

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The New Victims

- September 23, 2014

The abuse of section 498 A relating to dowry has seen many an innocent husband landing in jail. but with the supreme court forbidding automatic arrest, succor is in sight. By Bhavdeep Kang A wom...

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Grounding pilots’ flight

- September 1, 2014

A DGCA directive has got pilots fuming, as they stand to lose their licenses if they don’t give six months’ notice before resigning and leaving for greener pastures. By Shobha John It’s a gover...

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Supreme Court rejects PIL seeking CBI probe against RBI for exchanging currency notes defaced by separatist group

Senior Advocate Iqbal Chagla passes away at 85

In Chhattisgarh, a Rs 350-crore bank loan scam leaves 40,000 women in debt trap, six people have committed suicide

NGT takes suo motu cognizance of worker deaths in Ankleshwar industrial explosion

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Supreme Court rejects PIL seeking CBI probe against RBI for exchanging currency notes defaced by separatist group

Senior Advocate Iqbal Chagla passes away at 85

In Chhattisgarh, a Rs 350-crore bank loan scam leaves 40,000 women in debt trap, six people have committed suicide

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Justice Shiva Kirti Singh says legislature should not make laws violating rights of citizens

NHRC Chairperson Justice Arun Mishra says Commission has sufficient powers, not a toothless tiger

No RTI application should be rejected without giving a reason: Former CIC Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha

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