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Prashant Bhushan

‘A country is great when it worships principles and not men’: Lawyer Shanti Bhushan in court in 1975

An excerpt from ‘The Case That Shook India’, by Shanti Bhushan’s son, lawyer Prashant Bhushan, who has been held in contempt by the Supreme Court for his tweets

Prashant Bhushan
· Aug 27, 2020 · 05:30 pm
Manifesto for change: ‘Reclaiming the Republic: 19 issues for elections 2019’

A group of eminent citizens outline reforms for India’s judiciary, media, education, healthcare, police and social welfare system.

Prashant Bhushan
&
Anjali Bhardwaj
· Feb 05, 2019 · 04:33 pm
Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie, Prashant Bhushan: ‘Rafale defence scandal imperils national security’

This is the full text of a statement released by Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie and Prashant Bhushan at a press conference on Wednesday.

Yashwant Sinha
,
Arun Shourie
&
Prashant Bhushan
· Aug 08, 2018 · 04:02 pm

Rohingya refugees: History will judge us by how we treat the world’s most persecuted ethnic minority

Yet, the BJP government refuses to act humanely.

Prashant Bhushan
· Nov 09, 2017 · 08:00 am
How to ensure that justice is not denied because of being delayed

Positive voluntary steps need to be institutionalised and implemented for all courts in India.

Prashant Bhushan
· May 07, 2016 · 02:00 pm
Centre should heed Chief Justice's call for urgent judicial reform: Prashant Bhushan

It has become imperative to put in place systems of accountability and for selection of judges.

Prashant Bhushan
· Apr 27, 2016 · 10:30 pm

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Appointing judges: The Supreme Court has struck a blow for independence of the judiciary

It must be remembered, however, that the independence of the judiciary neither means independence from accountability nor does it mean that judges must appoint judges.

Prashant Bhushan
· Oct 17, 2015 · 04:00 pm
'Goodbye and good luck': full text of open letter to Arvind Kejriwal from Prashant Bhushan

'You must realise that you cannot go very far with a party of just yes men,' Aam Aadmi Party co-founder says in a letter released on Friday evening.

Prashant Bhushan
· Apr 03, 2015 · 11:32 pm

Prashant Bhushan

‘A country is great when it worships principles and not men’: Lawyer Shanti Bhushan in court in 1975

An excerpt from ‘The Case That Shook India’, by Shanti Bhushan’s son, lawyer Prashant Bhushan, who has been held in contempt by the Supreme Court for his tweets

Prashant Bhushan · Aug 27, 2020 · 05:30 pm

Manifesto for change: ‘Reclaiming the Republic: 19 issues for elections 2019’

A group of eminent citizens outline reforms for India’s judiciary, media, education, healthcare, police and social welfare system.

Prashant Bhushan & Anjali Bhardwaj · Feb 05, 2019 · 04:33 pm

Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie, Prashant Bhushan: ‘Rafale defence scandal imperils national security’

This is the full text of a statement released by Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie and Prashant Bhushan at a press conference on Wednesday.

Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie & Prashant Bhushan · Aug 08, 2018 · 04:02 pm

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Rohingya refugees: History will judge us by how we treat the world’s most persecuted ethnic minority

Yet, the BJP government refuses to act humanely.

Prashant Bhushan · Nov 09, 2017 · 08:00 am

How to ensure that justice is not denied because of being delayed

Positive voluntary steps need to be institutionalised and implemented for all courts in India.

Prashant Bhushan · May 07, 2016 · 02:00 pm

Centre should heed Chief Justice's call for urgent judicial reform: Prashant Bhushan

It has become imperative to put in place systems of accountability and for selection of judges.

Prashant Bhushan · Apr 27, 2016 · 10:30 pm

Video

Eco India: A shrinking habitat and overpopulation drive Gir lions into human settlements

3 hours ago

Eco India, Episode 277: When wildlife habitats collide with urbanization, how do we build bridges?

Yesterday · 04:35 pm

Eco India: Why Kolkata faces a severe air quality crisis each winter?

Dec 15, 2024 · 08:55 am

Eco India, Episode 276: How science and society are turning the tide on environmental crises

Dec 14, 2024 · 03:33 pm

Video: Rajdeep Sardesai explains how hate has captured Indian newsrooms

Dec 12, 2024 · 04:33 pm

Appointing judges: The Supreme Court has struck a blow for independence of the judiciary

It must be remembered, however, that the independence of the judiciary neither means independence from accountability nor does it mean that judges must appoint judges.

Prashant Bhushan · Oct 17, 2015 · 04:00 pm

'Goodbye and good luck': full text of open letter to Arvind Kejriwal from Prashant Bhushan

'You must realise that you cannot go very far with a party of just yes men,' Aam Aadmi Party co-founder says in a letter released on Friday evening.

Prashant Bhushan · Apr 03, 2015 · 11:32 pm

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Prashant Bhushan
· Aug 27, 2020 · 05:30 pm

Prashant Bhushan
&
Anjali Bhardwaj
· Feb 05, 2019 · 04:33 pm

Yashwant Sinha
,
Arun Shourie
&
Prashant Bhushan
· Aug 08, 2018 · 04:02 pm

Prashant Bhushan
· Nov 09, 2017 · 08:00 am

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· May 07, 2016 · 02:00 pm

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· Apr 27, 2016 · 10:30 pm

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· Oct 17, 2015 · 04:00 pm

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· Apr 03, 2015 · 11:32 pm