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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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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘They built the Ram temple. That is bigger than providing jobs.’
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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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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Eco India, Episode 258: Is repurposing waste saving the environment from further degradation?
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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?