Doctor’s Dilemma
Above: Doctors in several parts of India resorted to strikes and held protests in support of their counterparts in Kolkata/Photo: UNI
The strike by medical...
Kathua Rape Case: A Beacon For All
Above: Separatist groups taking out a protest march in Srinagar demanding justice for the Kathua rape and murder victim/Above: UNI
By punishing six of the...
Mental Health and Dignity: Whither Justice?
Above: Illustration by Anthony Lawrence
All mentally ill persons who are convicted, the Court ruled, ought to be treated with dignity according to the Mental...
Retreat from Federalism
Above: PM Modi with his council of ministers after the swearing-in ceremony on May 30/Photo: UNI
The concept of democratic federalism, introduced by our...
US-Iran Imbroglio: The Politics of Oil
Above: Iran FM Mohammad Javad Zarif (left) with Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj/Photo: UNI
America’s directive to India not to lift Iranian oil leaves the new...
Low voter turnout – Is Compulsory Voting The Remedy?
By Dr Rajvir Pratap Sharma
The soul of India lives in its villages, said Mahatma Gandhiji more than half a century ago. Gandhiji might as...
Indonesians Want To Go The EVM Way While Sceptics In India...
Above: Darul Aqsha (right) at a local polling station in Jakarta, Indonesia
By Asif Ullah Khan
At a time when the clamour for going back to...
Election Commission: Crisis of Credibility
Even though the Election Commission in a positive move banned Modi’s biopic, it’s been hit by a slew of criticism for turning a blind...
National Green Tribunal: A Paper Tiger?
Above:The Udupi Power Corporation Ltd plant in Karnataka/Photo: adanipower.com
Though the National Green Tribunal has shown the way in environmental jurisprudence, it has lost its...
Advani’s Blog Leaves BJP Leadership Redfaced, Modi Tweets a Face-Saver
By Punit Mishra
BJP veteran and former deputy prime minister Lal Kishen Advani had started blogging as early as January 2009 though the last of...
