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Paying Lip Service?

Even as PM Modi and ex-CAG Rajiv Mehrishi push for government transactions to be done electronically, major deals and funds are out of the purview of the CAG’s audit.

Punishing Polluters

Setting a strict example, the National Green Tribunal imposed hefty fines to the tune of Rs 286 crore on four firms responsible for creating “gas chamber like condition” in Mahul, Ambapada and Chembu...

How Gurdaspur Was Saved From Pakistan

Under the Indian Independence Act, this strategic district, which included Hindu majority Pathankot, was provisionally included in Pakistan. Though it was later awarded to India, it has never been away from the neighbour’s gaze.

Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020

The Consumer Protection (E-commerce) Rules, 2020 (“Rules”) were notified by the Government of India on 20.07.2020. The Rules are intended to complement the Consumer Protection Act, 2020 (“Act”) to by regulating all e-commerce activities and transactions.

Planes And Premiums

Due to the spate of air crashes, insurance premiums have increased, putting beleaguered airlines in a bind. But insurers should support them and not tighten rules when contracts come up for renewal.

Hanging Fire

The twists and turns along with various theories and political and judicial intervention that has ensued in the wake of actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death has turned into a pot boiler worthy of its Bollwood origins. What lies behind so much intrigue and speculation and where is the investigation headed?

An Article of Faith

The media, the world over, has to abide by certain principles and ethics when reporting on suicides, rapes and child abuse. This has sadly been forgotten in the race for TRPs.

Grassroots Empowerment

The online audit of gram panchayats for the first time is expected to ensure transparency. But for its complete success, high speed and uninterrupted connectivity are a must.

Searching for Roots

As a grand Ram Temple comes up at Ayodhya, it is a moot question whether a challenge to any religious practice or injunction can or should be judicially adjudicated.

Law of Integrity… the Joke’s on Us

“And what, incidentally, do you think integrity is? The ability not to pick a watch out of your neighbor's pocket”? Asks Ayn Rand in the classic Fountainhead and goes on to answer, “No, it's not as e...

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