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Stubble Burning in Punjab and Haryana: Burning Issue

Above: Farmers burn the stubble after harvesting/Photo Courtesy: Greenpeace Since it does not cause smog, the problems caused by smouldering stubble smoke during April-May might seem less acute, bu...

Patent Infringements: Right to Deceive

Above: Patents can have a dramatic impact on access to medicines when they are used to prevent competition/Photo courtesy: fhcindia.com Patentees and licencees flout rules by deliberately evading c...

Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act: POSH Retribution

Above: Cultural constructs surrounding the behaviour of colleagues belonging to opposite sexes need to be reset and reimagined/Photo Courtesy: highereducationplus.com In a world where men and women...

AIADMK Imbroglio: Court Intrigues?

While the Madras High Court has reserved its order on the disqualification of 18 AIADMK MLAs, it has dismissed a similar petition from the DMK, leading to confusion and uncertainty ~By R Ramasubra...

Lokpal: An Unending Quest

Above: Social activist Anna Hazare with comrades Kiran Bedi and Kumar Vishwas in Delhi in 2011/Photo: Anil Shakya The government has appointed senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi as an “eminent jurist” o...

Vyapam’s Slow Death

Above: Congress activists protesting against the Vyapam scam in New Delhi/Photo: UNI Three years after the Supreme Court entrusted the CBI with the task of getting to the bottom of Vyapam scam, the...

Abuse in Shelter Homes: Dens of Depravity

Above: Illustration by Anthony Lawrence Increasing incidents of rape and molestation of children in supposedly safe havens (shelter homes) reveal the revolting exploitation of kids ~By Vipin Pu...

Walk the Talk

Above: Allahabad High Court lawyers protesting against the demand of their counterparts from western UP for a separate bench/Photo: dnaindia.com Despite promises by the political establishment, the...

Barred from Voting Too

Above: Mukhtar Ansari of the Bahujan Samaj Party who is in jail was barred from voting in recent Rajya Sabha elections In a first case in the state, two jailed MLAs, who are yet to be convicted, we...

Tardy Progress

Above: The board on the Andhra-Telangana border signals entry into Telangana/Photo: highwayonlyway.com Despite the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 being enacted four years ago, there has be...

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