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British used sedition law against Gandhi, Gokhale, is it still needed, asks SC

Concerned over "enormous misuse” of the colonial era penal law on sedition, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre why it was not repealing the provision used by the British to......

Why are these prisoners being denied their rights?

The superintendent of Taloja jail has just been transferred.Does that signal a more human phase in prison for the Bhima Koregaon accused? asks Jyoti Punwani. IMAGE: A protest at Jantar Mantar in......

Is India becoming a National SUSPICION state?

'Suspect all, fix all.' 'It is this mindset that begins at the very top of an establishment and then trickles down and across,' notes Shekhar Gupta. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com ......

SC allows Shourie, Bhushan, Ram to withdraw plea against contempt law

The Supreme Court Thursday allowed former Union minister Arun Shourie, veteran journalist N Ram and activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan to withdraw their plea challenging the constitutional validity......

Bhushan seeks to present additional evidence in contempt case

A day after the Supreme Court reserved its verdict, activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan on Thursday moved a plea seeking to present additional evidence if the court is not satisfied with his......

Will the real Mr Modi please stand up?

Human memory about policy issues is short.That alone can explain why many are deliriously happy with his latest slogans and ignore seven years of poor 'doing business' climate, taxtortion,......

Do SBI Cards' bad loans have a deeper meaning?

If credit card delinquency spells trouble, there may be questions with regard to the much bigger retail sub-categories of car and housing loans, notes T N Ninan. Kindly note the image has only......

India's telcos continue to dial the wrong number

India's telecom sector has been through dizzying peaks, troughs, policy U-turns, court battles, brutal competition, and daily controversies. India could go back to a private sector duopoly with......

Why Modi wants to sell government assets

'Fiscal purists would quarrel with the idea of selling assets to pay for current expenditure -- such as the payout to farmers and the health insurance programme -- for the obvious reason that the......

Bhagwat's message to Modi

'By holding forth on Swadeshi economics, Bhagwat is showing his intent to fight back,' says Shekhar Gupta.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Sarsanghchalak, as the Rashtriya......

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