Above: Karti Chidambaram talks to supporters during the CBI raid at his Chennai home
In their pursuit of Chidambaram and his family members, the Enforcement Directorate, the CBI and the IT depart...
Illustration: Anthony Lawrence
At a mind-blowing Rs 10 lakh crore approximately, Non-Performing Assets are not just about individuals and corporations defaulting on payments they owe but is par...
Above: BSF Deputy Inspector General KC Padhi is one of those convicted
Though five men got 10 years for the shocking rape and prostitution of a minor in 2006 J&K Sex Scandal case, two were acqu...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...