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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
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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
Trending
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Why are Sikhs abroad more pro-Khalistan than community members living in India?
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Kalakshetra abuse controversy should force a rethink of power hierarchies in ‘classical’ dance world
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The dark side of wind energy along Gujarat’s coast
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Noida: Namaz disrupted inside housing complex after Hindu residents raise objections
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Is ‘glass skin’ achievable? A dermatologist answers this and other skincare questions in a new book
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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
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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
Video
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Watch: Journalist Nishant Shekhar hilariously mimics everyday conversations in Indian newsroom
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Watch: Fire spreads through hotel in Indore, rescuers evacuate trapped guests with ladders
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Watch: Trapped miners rescued from collapsed gold mine in Congo as onlookers cheer in relief
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Watch: Israeli commando units stage undersea protest against government’s judicial overhaul plans
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Watch: Rescuer scales 65-foot telecom tower in Pune to save bird tangled in kite string
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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
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India needs judicial reforms – but granting more powers to the chief justice won’t solve anything
CJI NV Ramana’s proposal to establish the National Judicial Infrastructure Authority of India is entirely silent on the issue of financial accountability.
Prashant Reddy T & Chitrakshi Jain
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Why the Indian government needs to make information about its own legal cases more transparent
The lack of accessible information is a hurdle to those who are attempting to understand the workings of the government through litigation data.
Prashant Reddy T & Chitrakshi Jain
The Reel
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Netflix India’s latest mantra: ‘You can’t be successful globally without being successful locally’
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Start the week with a film: The very violent and very clever ‘Battle Royale’
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Review: ‘Boston Strangler’ looks for the woman in the serial killer story
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‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ review: A smart and entertaining thriller
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‘Jubilee’ trailer: Series is set in the Hindi film industry of the 1940s and 1950s
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Counterpoint: Solving India’s judicial backlog requires a nuanced conversation
Any long-term measures for judicial reform should revolve around increasing transparency and accountability of the system, especially of judges.
Prashant Reddy T
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Even if WTO waives IP on vaccines, India will face challenge translating this into mass production
The barriers are more practical than legal.
Yogesh Pai & Prashant Reddy T
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Why Bollywood’s new-found love for the abolished Film Certification Appellate Tribunal is surprising
This is not a body known for its intellectual rigour or adherence to basic free speech principles.
Prashant Reddy T
The Field
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IPL 2023 fixtures list: Here’s the full schedule of 70 matches in the league stage
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IPL 2023: Virat Kohli to Cameron Green, five players to watch out for in new season
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Table tennis nationals: Sreeja Akula clinches singles, doubles titles; G Sathiyan wins singles gold
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Sports world daily: IOC backs Russia’s return as neutral athletes; Messi scores 100th Argentina goal
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Football: Chhetri, Jhingan score as India win Tri-Nation title; Women’s team loses to Uzbekistan