Nanda's conviction may re-open Bhopal gas caseIf the Delhi court judgment fixing Sanjiv Nanda is upheld by the supreme court, it would have repercussions on many other cases, such as the Bhopal gas tragedy case
September 8, 2008
Curse of Kosi or corruption?The calamity caused by the Kosi in Bihar could be viewed as another handiwork of Nature but its genesis lies somewhere in the corruption in our lives
September 1, 2008
Terror: Federal agency neededWhen cycle bombs wreaked havoc in Jaipur in May, prime minister Manmohan Singh and chief justice KG Balakrishnan underscored the need for a federal agency to deal with terrorists.
July 28, 2008
Should ex-judges get govt posts?Should judges retired from the supreme court accept or be given gubernatorial positions or such assignments that are monetarily lucrative?
July 13, 2008
Judges should be above reproachThe law enforcement machinery is awaiting chief justice of India KG Balakrishnan’s nod for questioning the judges concerned.
June 22, 2008
‘PIL still a viable judicial remedy’Whenever fundamental rights are redefined in order to tailor them to suit the basic rights to life and liberty, they’re naturally brought within the ambit of judicial scrutiny.
June 8, 2008
The defamed suffer foreverSome time ago the Supreme Court observed that “trial in most sensational cases does not start till the witnesses are won over”.
June 2, 2008
Our apathy to special kidsThe diagnosis for dyslexia and the prescription for this widely prevalent disorder offered in the stirring Taare Zameen Par shouldn’t be beyond anyone’s reach.
January 14, 2008
First violated, then penalisedIt sounds bizarre that even in this age a woman, who was gang-raped, has become the victim of Islamic law and faces 200 lashes in the desert kingdom.
November 27, 2007
Justice must be heardDuring hearings of pleas seeking probes into allegations against a high-ranking bureaucrat or a minister, judges could be heard recalling the old adage - 'Caesar's wife must be above suspicion'.
September 30, 2007
Let truth speakBut the media, the fourth pillar of democracy, have been looked up to by the same people for cleansing the judiciary loaded with over 3 crore cases.
September 24, 2007
Banning a channel is a wrong moveIt wouldn’t matter to the government if the decision has a serious effect on the right to life of workers and many others who are associated with the medium.
September 22, 2007
Religion vs scienceResignation by a minister or suspension of an officer who might have prepared the draft of the affidavit submitted to the SC in the Ram Setu case may not serve the purpose of secularism.
September 17, 2007
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