Thursday 23 April '09
In 1979, under the mild English sun, Chetan Chauhan played the innings of his life — a record-breaking first-wicket partnership of 213 runs with Sunil Gavaskar.Tuesday 31 March '09
L.K. Advani recently asked the UPA to pressure Swiss banks to reveal their Indian account holders. Vinay Sitapati explains the context:Monday
30 March '09On March 19, Varun Gandhi appealed to the Allahabad High Court to quash the criminal case filed against him for making hate speeches in Pilibhit.Thursday
19 March '09Varun Gandhi must be punished; but he’s not the only one in the dockSaturday
14 March '09Tamil Nadu’s innovative schemes lessen the stigma of being a eunuchFriday
13 March '09The Srikrishna Commission’s interim report on the violence in the Madras High Court last month has pinned the blame on advocate misconduct...Friday
6 March '09That lawyering is a political profession seems obvious enough. But when courts mimic Parliament — sloganeering, scuffles, strikes et al...Saturday
21 February '09Soon after an outbreak of Hepatitis B in Modasa, Gujarat, come reports of an outbreak of Hepatitis E in Surat.Friday
13 February '09“I love you, Fiza”, Chand Mohammad gushed to his new wife, and an assembly of journalists.Tuesday
20 January '09India’s public institutions all failed Binayak Sen. Why?Monday
19 January '09“Human rights are for human beings,” Joginder Singh, former CBI director provocatively said, “Not for inhuman terrorists.” Singh was speaking at the half-day seminar on “Refugee Protection at a Time of Crisis: Migrants, Terrorists...Thursday
15 January '09Doctor Binayak Sen’s 19-month incarceration by the Chhattisgarh Government has raised several questions. Is he guilty of supporting Naxalites? Why has he been denied bail for so long? These are for the court to answer...Wednesday
14 January '09Dr Binayak Sen, arrested by the Chhattisgarh government on the charge of conspiring with and being a conduit between Naxalites, has been in jail for 19 months now...Tuesday
13 January '09“It was the late 1950s, and UNESCO was determined to prove that different races are not differently endowed (but) Claude Levi-Strauss turned the idea on its head”...Tuesday
13 January '09While debating the new anti-terror laws passed in Parliament last month, Home Minister P Chidambaram acknowledged the need for a “fair balance” between respecting human rights...Friday
19 December '08The butcher of Karachi silently slaughtered innocents at Chhatrapati Shivaji terminus.Thursday
11 December '08I’m hoping that this winter session of parliament won’t be a stormy session of political posturing between all political parties. There are legislative steps that the Government of India must takeSaturday
6 December '08The air was thick with demands for political reform at the “Conference on Effective Legislatures” organised in New Delhi on Thursday by the Parliamentary Research Services (PRS)...Sunday
7 December '08The colourful Khankhoje makes for a riveting read, but the book is historically naiveFriday
5 December '08South Mumbai, you study at Cathedral school, holiday in Cannes, eat kebabs at bade miyans, drink beer pipes at Leopolds and aperitif at the Taj,Sunday
23 November '08It makes no sense. Corporate lawyers in India are paid upward of Rs 12 lakh a year.Saturday
8 November '08Like with blacks, Muslim politicians haven’t been pan-national, and ‘minority appeasement’ has bolstered the Hindu right. Obama refused to be confined to this roleTuesday
4 November '08Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil has said that the reason why the UPA Cabinet has withheld permission to GUJCOCA...Saturday
1 November '08I think all NGOs see a disconnect between people’s expectations and the priorities of politics.Wednesday
29 October '08Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil has said that the reason why the UPA Cabinet has withheld permission to GUJCOCA...
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