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Prashant Reddy
Prashant Reddy is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Sci-Hub case: What India should do to ensure that academic journals are available at fair prices
The country must push for amendments to the Berne Convention that allows member states to introduce a registration requirement for publishers under their laws.
Prashant Reddy & Vishal Rakhecha
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The Jan Soochana Portal: A test case for balancing privacy and transparency
Anybody can access the ration records, pension records and public health insurance records for any citizen in Rajasthan who has availed of these programmes.
Prashant Reddy
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Fine print: Indian law does not allow Census machinery to be used to build NRC
Section 15 of the Census Act prohibits any data collected by Census officials from being made public.
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Trending
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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How the brain’s clock speeds up around middle age can determine future health and dementia
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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The Indian judiciary has declared war on the RTI Act – and that’s hampering judicial reform
This isn’t expected to improve despite the Supreme Court bringing the office of the Chief Justice under the act earlier this month.
Prashant Reddy & Chitrakshi Jain
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Delhi HC judgment on oxytocin calls out government on its arbitrary order
A close look shows that the judgment relied on several file notings saying that was no data to support the allegation of oxytocin misuse.
Prashant Reddy
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Data protection bill: The problem isn’t just the proposed law – it is also who will enforce it
Some provisions delegating legislative powers to the government and proposed Data Protection Authority need a relook.
Prashant Reddy
Video
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Watch: Musicians from Kerala perform their version of the iconic 1985 song ‘We Are The World’
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Data protection: Can India overcome the spy-security state and big tech to enact a strong law?
The Justice BN Srikrishna committee, tasked with drafting this legislation, faces an unenviable task.
Prashant Reddy
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Trademark tangle: Will the Indian Medical Association be able to adopt a new ‘red cross’ logo?
The Geneva Convention prevents the use of any symbol similar to the Red Cross emblem of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
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Counterpoint: The President of India’s power to pardon is not an anachronism
Virtually every modern country allows for institutions other than the judiciary to pardon people convicted of crimes.
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The Reel
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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Has the government signed the death warrant for the judicial independence of 19 tribunals?
Rules notified on Thursday give the Centre powers over appointment, removal and service conditions of judges of 19 tribunals.
Prashant Reddy
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India makes a long overdue move to ensure better drug safety
The health ministry has made bioequivalence studies compulsory for some generic drugs.
Prashant Reddy
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Aadhaar: Amid the debate about privacy, the more pressing issue of exclusion has been forgotten
Exclusion due to authentication errors and deactivation have an immediate impact on millions of people across India.
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The Field
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains
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IPL 2024: Record-breaking Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians for first win of the season
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IPL 2024: ‘That’s some serious hitting’ – Reactions as Sunrisers Hyderabad set new tournament record