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High price of arguments: Why are top lawyers paid so much?

The Supreme Court has asked the centre to bring in a law to cap lawyers’ fees. While that is pending, a look into why they are paid so much in the first place   ~By Ranjeev C Dubey "Can't yo...

Scarred for Life

Above: Actress Diya Mirza with acid attack victim Laxmi at a youth conclave in Lucknow. Photo: UNI Despite the fact that acid attacks are common in India, there is little succour for the victims as...

Jury System Must Go

Above: Parsis want the 1936 Act to be updated The process of appointment of delegates from the Parsi community as “jury” was abolished but yet finds a place in Parsi personal law despite going agai...

Kerala’s Conversions: Struck by “Love Jihad”?

Above: Hadiya said she converted willingly but past cases raise questions of national security As more and more cases emerge from God’s Own Country of girls converting to Islam, the state’s and the...

Rafale Deal: Dogfight Over Fighters

Even as the Congress cries foul over this Indo-French deal, will petty politics once again deprive our air force of systems it badly needs to combat challenges along India’s borders?   ~By Bikram ...

Transgender Bill: A Marginal Approach

The recommendations of a parliamentary panel looking into the rights of this community may be put on the back-burner, setting back any progress made for a more egalitarian society ~By Chandrani Ban...

Swachh Bharat: The Waste Land

India is a country groaning under garbage with some 1,00,000 tonnes being generated every day. Despite various laws to tackle the rubbish, it has not made a dent in the way Indians behave   ~By...

Why I Oppose the Plea to Reinvestigate the Gandhi Murder Case

Above: The body of Mahatma Gandhi lying at Birla House in New Delhi. Photo: oldindianphotos.in The real reason to reopen the case could be the desire to whitewash the findings of the Kapur Commissi...

Independent Directors: The Independence Myth

Above: Nusli Wadia (left) was an independent director of the Tata group, and Cyrus Mistry (right) former chairman of the Tata group An analysis of the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, and of ...

Kerala’s Dalit Sunrise

In a progressive move, the state has appointed members of marginalised communities as temple priests. But is it an attempt to sustain Brahminism which is fast fading away? ~By Naveen Nair in Thiru...

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