The rage of Mumbai’s citizens at the government’s callousness and criminal negligence was well expressed in the anguished messages on placards at the Gateway of India that read “Enough is Enough” and “When will WE get Z ..
INDIA HAS always had a parallel economy that has been patronised by politicians, a large section of small traders — those who have perfected the art of staying out of the tax net &m ..
The backdrop in which Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari assumed office — the fierce anti-military mobilisation in that country, and his wife Benazir Bhutto’s assassination by terrorists for which many blamed the establishment &m ..
Every 60 minutes, two women are raped in this country. What is more horrendous is that 133 elderly women were sexually assaulted last year, according to the latest report prepared by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). A total of 20,737 cases ..
Mumbai has been cleared of terrorists. And things will gradually return to normal. But let us face facts. The terrorists achieved their objective: Mumbai was held to ransom for three days, fear spread among the city’s residents, the economy was ..
The existing provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act are more than enough to handle paedophile cases, feel advocates and activists. “We have ample laws but no fool-proof enforcement ..
Afghanistan continues to struggle to find stability as the increasing Taleban insurgency and refugee problems cast a shadow on advances in education and the economy.Here are some of the facts and figures about the people, economy, health, education a ..
The more things change, the more they remain the same. Many things have changed in the global economy: rapid movement of large amounts of capital, significantly expanded trade in goods and services, and also more cross-border movement of people, espe ..
I do not believe in a personal God. I believe in Dhamma, the law of nature and destiny. As Buddha has said, there is a chain of conditioned arising from a relationship between cause and effect.The national emblem of our country has the Ashoka Chakra. ..
The law's objective is to help the people. But more often than not, legalities of end up confusing the public rather than help them. NR Chandran demystifies the Land Acquisition Act The Land Acquisition Act has been enacted to provide for compens ..