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May 11, 2013
Quality will be a major casualty if the proposed FYUP is introduced at DU. - Class action
May 11, 2013
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May 11, 2013
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Year of the Supreme Court
In this season of scams, the apex court played a pivotal role in dealing with corruption. But there have been lows too.
law and order
'There has been little movement on a privacy law in India'
Usha Ramanathan, an independent law researcher who works on the jurisprudence of law, poverty and rights, talks about the campaign against measures…
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
Churning in place, not law
An unintended consequence of the Radia tapes is the sudden focus on the need for a robust privacy law. India's poor safeguards for data…
RIGHT TO INFORMATION
Loose Noose
Between life and death
Is the Indian judiciary following the global trend of moving away from the option of capital punishment?
Law
Picking their own men
The Supreme Court collegium has made some rather questionable appointments. When will India have its first democratically selected judge?
JUDICIAL WISDOM
Judiciary on trial
The Allahabad HC verdict has raised questions over the role of the courts in the dispute that has dragged on for six decades and polarised the…
Quick Fix
A tragedy of many facts
The Bhopal verdict, a spate of honour killings, skewed sentences for sexual offenders - recent events that have made a mockery of justice and the…
Hung Verdict
How the die is cast
Kasab's death sentence came as no surprise, as his was an open-and-shut case. In general though, only the 'rarest of rare' cases are…
Hung Verdict
Life, death and the third way
Why hang convicts? Just put them away for life, argue those against the death penalty. But in India, a life sentence does not extend to the entire…
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Neighbours' ennui
Now, people next door are just faces that you politely smile at in the lift.
Wine & Dine
Kebabs, not canapês
Change the rules of Sunday brunching by introducing desi elements to it.