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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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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Very low voter turnout in six districts of eastern Nagaland amid shutdown over statehood demand
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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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: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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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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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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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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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go
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Hockey: Salima Tete 2.0 – a speedster who is adding confidence and creativity to her improving game