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Prashant Reddy T
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Pharmaceutical sector: Why India needs a regulatory pathway for biosimilar drugs
Without this, the poor and hapless patients will need to pay more for medicine.
Dinesh Thakur & Prashant Reddy T
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Intellectual rigour, redefining judicial courage: Supreme Court Justice SR Bhat’s rich legacy
The judge, who retired on October 20, was among the first to ever rule against the top court and broke new ground in intellectual property jurisprudence.
Prashant Reddy T
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Why the right to privacy is incompatible with the right to information
Guaranteeing transparency in state activities is often contingent on the disclosure of personal information of citizens and public officials.
Prashant Reddy T
Trending
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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No plan to introduce inheritance tax, clarifies Congress after Sam Pitroda’s remarks trigger row
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The Jan Vishwas bill passed by Lok Sabha further dilutes the regulation of pharmacies
Dispensing drugs is often a question of life and death for patients, but pharmacies brazenly violate laws governing the employment of pharmacists.
Dinesh Thakur & Prashant Reddy T
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Should the judiciary be involved in decisions to deploy security forces?
In addition to the complexities of federalism and separation of powers, there is the question of ensuring the continued legitimacy of the judiciary.
Prashant Reddy T
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In ruling against the public disclosure of chargesheets, the Supreme Court contradicts itself
The judgement incorrect in law and is yet another reminder of the apex court’s diminishing respect for its own precedents and jurisprudence.
Prashant Reddy T & Chitrakshi Jain
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Privacy trumps transparency in the new data protection bill and that’s bad news for democracy
The public interest exception in the Right to Information act has deleted allowing information officers to deny all personal information in public records.
Prashant Reddy T
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‘Truth Pill’: This book examines how some Indian drugs get away without meeting quality standards
An excerpt from ‘The Truth Pill: The Myth of Drug Regulation in India’, by Dinesh S Thakur and Prashant Reddy T.
Dinesh S Thakur & Prashant Reddy T
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India’s drug approval system is broken but a proposed new law does nothing to fix it
Despite the Drugs Controller General of India having functioned in a whimsical and opaque manner, the draft bill does not curb its vast discretionary powers.
Dinesh Thakur & Prashant Reddy T
The Reel
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Why India needs a new law to combat the deaths of workers in sewers and septic tanks
The prohibition in the 2013 legislation has been diluted while a confusing Supreme Court order makes it difficult to get compensation.
Prashant Reddy T & Harsh Tripathi
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The TRIPs waiver and India: A misadventure and a compromise in Geneva by the government
The country has already exported millions of vaccines while more lie unused. Another reason may be that the Centre realised not much would change on the ground.
Yogesh Pai & Prashant Reddy T
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How does the Aadhaar grievance redressal system function – and why is UIDAI being opaque about it?
Can a statutory authority granted powers by Parliament delegate its responsibility to a private company?
Prashant Reddy T
The Field
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Boxing: Preeti to headline India’s 50-member squad for Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces
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IPL 2024: Marcus Stoinis helps Lucknow breach the Chennai fortress with unbeaten century