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Ban on E-Cigarettes: Stubbed Out

Above: Photo Courtesy UNI The centre’s decision has become highly controversial with petitions against the ban order of E-Cigarettes reaching the courts and shares of three tobacco companies shooti...

Livestock Feed: Antibiotics on your plate

Above: The chicken we eat is often pumped with more than the permissible dose of antibiotics/Photo: Lembi Kh As the global demand for meat increases, the use of antibiotics on animals for slaughter...

Raising the Kashmir Bogey

Above: Photo Courtesy DDIndia (English)  At a regional forum of parliamentarians, Pakistan once again raised its pet peeve only to get a strong rebuttal from the Indian side  By Vivek K Agnihotr...

Disorder: The Order Of The Day

Above: Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu has had to pull up members many times for unruly behaviour, causing disruptions Though there are rules to deal with parliamentary disruptions, Rajya Sab...

A Right for Every Human

Above: A candlelight march on Human Rights Day in Patna/Photo: UNI All people have rights while governments and institutions have responsibilities that correspond to these rights. To prevent violatio...

The Royal Challenge

Above: Princess Diya Kumari (second from right) of  the Jaipur royal family/Photo: facebook; (above) Mahendra Singh of the Mewar-Udaipur royal family. Both have claimed to be descendants of Lord Ram ...

Cannabis: Pot Luck

Above: A sadhu smoking cannabis/Photo: UNI In response to a PIL challenging the prohibition and criminalisation of the use of cannabis in India, the Delhi High Court has asked for a detailed report...

Child Rapes: Save Our Children

With child rapes on the rise, the apex court has taken suo motu  cognisance and decided to frame guidelines to deal with it, while the cabinet has given its nod to amending the POCSO Act By Pap...

Online Gaming: High Stakes

Above: Gambling on online gaming sites is catching on/Photo: Anil Shakya This new form of betting has caught on in India and is worth around Rs 20,000 crore annually. Is it time to have a gaming co...

Drop of Life

Above: People fill plastic pots from a well in Chennai which is experiencing severe water crisis; a restaurant in the city remains shut due to water shortage/Photo: UNI As India grapples with a sev...

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