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The provisions are expected to be notified anytime now. However, instead of protecting the common man, they might end up shielding corrupt government officials and might even nullify the great good that the RTI Act has achieved so far

The apex court recently delivered a pointed rebuke to a petitioner for filing an unsubstantiated claim in a politically sensitive incident that could have had far-reaching consequences

The Calcutta High Court has pulled up a political leader attached to the Trinamool Congress for interfering in the work of a Kolkata film director on behalf of a technicians’ union. The state’s film world is today virtually controlled by the party, which has found another cash cow in a revenue-starved state with no industry

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The Supreme Court has upheld the Calcutta High Court’s verdict terminating the services of nearly 26,000 school teachers. While it is a fact that most of them used unfair means to get their jobs, there still were honest applicants in the mix who now have  become collateral damage

As global economies struggle with recession fears and protectionist policies, India faces a two-fold crisis—an overstated manufacturing boom and a middle class sinking under the weight of unchecked debt 

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When a Congress MP laced a video uploaded on social media with a particular poem with a large message, an FIR was filed against him. The Gujarat High Court refused to quash that FIR, but the top court observed that the police of this country are yet to comprehend the basics of free speech even after 75 years of the Constitution

Two horrific murder cases in Kolkata—one a brutal rape-murder in a government hospital, the other a chilling family massacre—expose the stark contrast in police efficiency when freed from political interference. The cases also shine a harsh light on the urgent need for long-overdue police reforms