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Rakesh Bhatnagar
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Perennially pending: Election cases that stretch on endlessly taint our democracy
Election malpractice cases are supposed to be decided in six months. But a number of elected lawmakers and legislators end up serving their full terms before petitions challenging their election are disposed of,
Rakesh Bhatnagar
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Selling birds with clipped wings, de-clawed kittens: the horrors of India’s unregulated animal trade
The Law Commission has urged the central government to implement five-year-old rules for regulating the callous animal markets in India.
Rakesh Bhatnagar
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Blood banks in Gujarat sold blood to pharma companies for crores, says CAG report
The auditor describes a grim picture of Gujarat's blood banks, which overcharge HIV patients and follow few rules.
Rakesh Bhatnagar
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Muslim residents aghast as Hindu neighbours in Noida call the police to stop Ramzan prayers
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Pakistan’s military is no longer seen as a well-oiled machine, thanks in part to its former chief
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A strain of music that has flourished in India for centuries is being silenced by communalism
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A poem without verbs: The beauty of Dalit poet Omprakash Valmiki’s poem ‘Thakur Ka Kuan’
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Watch: Model Bella Hadid gets a dress spray-painted on her body on Paris Fashion Week runway
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Could a technical argument in the Supreme Court get Yakub Memon a few more days to live?
The possibility of a change in date for Memon’s execution fixed for July 30 can’t be ruled out.
Rakesh Bhatnagar
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Court orders point to education fraud in Uttar Pradesh that may be as huge as Vyapam scam
The state's education department is involved in large-scale financial and other irregularities, judges hearing two separate cases of the Allahabad High Court said in early July.
Rakesh Bhatnagar
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India allows its top law officers to represent private clients. But should it?
After Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi appears on behalf of bar owners in the Supreme Court, constitutional lawyers say it's time to regulate the practice.
Rakesh Bhatnagar
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Watch: Akshay Kumar pranks businessman Manish Mandhana for April Fool’s Day (and social media)
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Eco India, Episode 218: Can sustainable food production improve our consumption habits?
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Watch: This 33-year-old temple elephant has amazing football and cricket skills
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Watch: Man pulled to safety from Kosi river in Uttarakhand after sudden rise in water level
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Watch: Baseball fan runs onto field to propose to girlfriend, pinned to the ground by guards