Dear editors, Forgive me for writing to all of you collectively and not individually. Also for approaching you publicly. On principle, I hate the idea of addressing a person publicly even on matters that may have consequences for people and public life beyond correspondents. However, there is a reason to …
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New Delhi: Justice Arun Mishra’s last day as Supreme Court justice left something of a controversy, just as did his eventful six-year tenure. In a letter to the Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), Dushyant Dave, made a strong exception to …
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During a recent phone conversation with lead attorney Ravi Varma Kumar, I asked him, “How is the Supreme Court doing?” We were speaking in the background of the court ruling of three Supreme Court justices that found Prashant Bhushan’s tweets to be in contempt of court. Ravi said: “The judiciary …
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Srinagar: The thought of losing his sight kept Tanveer awake all night. “Have the doctors arrived?” the 16-year-old repeatedly asked his father, Nazir Ahmad. This morning, as a surgeon carefully removed the padding from Tanveer’s bruised eyes, his father ran out into the hospital corridor and cried. “His right eye …
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[ad_1] For an India that is largely ignorant of history, and perhaps not interested, and more in tune with mythology, Narendra Modi’s use of the phrase “aatma-nirbhar (self-sufficient) “will gain admiration and praise. They will not know that self-sufficiency was the Jawaharlal Nehru mantra and that he invoked it at …
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[ad_1] Washington: Various Indians in the US Whether on the H-1B work visa or Green Card with children who are US citizens by birth, they cannot travel to India aboard Air India’s special repatriation flights in the midst of world travel linked to the coronavirus. restrictions In accordance with regulations …
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[ad_1] New Delhi: A day after uploading on its official website a broader report on spotting fake news that mentioned the audio clip of the Tablighi Jamaat chief (where he is purportedly heard asking people not to follow social distancing norms) in the context of fake audio, the Bureau of …
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[ad_1] Mumbai Contrary to claims made by the Maharashtra Department of Homes and Prisons that utmost care has been taken to save prisons from the COVID-19 outbreak, cases of infection have increased in state prisons. Days after 103 people, 77 prisoners and 26 prison staff, tested positive for coronavirus infection …
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[ad_1] Radical labor reforms announced by states like Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat have received strong criticism from many. Eminent labor economist Dr. Shyam Sundar believes it is an extremely retrograde step that jeopardizes the rights and security of the Indian workforce. Uttar Pradesh has announced that it has …
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[ad_1] New Delhi: According to the Indian express, a preliminary investigation by the Delhi Police Crime Division on an audio clip allegedly featuring Maulana Saad Kandhalvi, chief of Tablighi Jamaat (TJ), asks members of the religious group not to follow the rules of Social distancing and prohibitive government orders indicate …
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