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May 08, 2015 22:12 IST
Indian media in quake-hit Nepal: Grace, empathy thrown to the winds
Our media, especially some TV stations, chose to extol their hometown heroes. It ignored the tremendous display of dignity and resilience from grief-stricken Nepalis. writes Krittivas Mukherjee.
May 08, 2015 20:58 IST
Who looks after the minority investor?
A scandal has erupted in commodity exchange NSEL due to a lack of proper oversight by the regulator FMO.
May 08, 2015 15:46 IST
Was justice served? Common man's verdict in Salman Khan case
What took 13 years was undone in two days. Justice for the homeless man crushed under the wheels of Salman Khan's SUV in Mumbai in 2002 is still elusive, but the suspension of the Bollywood star's jail sentence in the case is fast and swift.
May 07, 2015 21:43 IST
The climate will decide how we all get along
Climate has always posed threats to security. In public debate the emphasis has been on environmental impact, but climate disruption upsets economic and social equilibriums and threatens internal security of countries.
May 07, 2015 17:51 IST
Hot under their collar: Women's panel takes on Kumar Vishwas
The Delhi Commission for Women could use its time better if it were to take a look at the problems women face from predatory men in public spaces.
May 06, 2015 22:08 IST
The government’s in top gear for safer roads
Every day almost 400 people die on India’s roads. This is equal to a jumbo jet crash a day. India’s national highways are especially dangerous. They make up just 2% of the road network but account for more than 30% of its road-related deaths and injuries.
May 06, 2015 21:55 IST
The NJAC is worse than the collegium
The Supreme Court is examining the constitutionality of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC). The government pushed through the law on this with undue haste, without consultation with the judiciary. Members of Parliament were unanimous in their condemnation of the collegium system.
May 06, 2015 21:28 IST
Integrity of the ‘United’ Kingdom is at stake in today’s elections
Take a walk on the streets in urban or rural Britain and you are hard put to spot signs of the elections. As political communication increasingly shifts to the digital arena, campaigning is visible mostly on television and social media than on the ground.
May 06, 2015 17:25 IST
Be human, don't waste your sympathy on Salman Khan
He has a heart of gold, according to the great and good of Bollywood. But what about one word of sympathy for the person who lost his life and those who were injured under his car?
May 05, 2015 23:32 IST
China and Pak: Little in common yet closest of allies
The corridor constitutes China’s new pincer strategy. India — like the proverbial frog in a gradually heating pot of water not realising the danger until it is too late — can stay mum and passive at its own peril.
May 05, 2015 23:19 IST
Bringing a personal touch to foreign policy
Indian diplomats, particularly those weaned on PG Wodehouse and Lord Curzon’s Frontiers speech, were horrified when they heard Prime Minister Narendra Modi refer to US President and Chinese President by their first names.
May 05, 2015 16:17 IST
BJP can’t afford to write Shiv Sena off as a party on the decline
Is Uddhav Thackeray slowly emerging as a much smarter leader than what his detractors and allies would have liked to believe?
May 05, 2015 00:56 IST
Analysis: Shades of grey, an asterisk over Floyd Mayweather's legacy
All too often, he has been criticised for hand-picking his opponents, and there is also the question of his relatively low knockout rate, just 26 for a boxer who prides himself on staying out of harm's way whenever possible in the ring.
May 03, 2015 22:32 IST
The Posco spat may be coming to an end
This is the 10th year of the MoU that was signed between South Korean steel giant Posco and the Odisha government for setting up a range of operations — a steel plant, captive port, and a power plant along with rail and road networks — in the state.
May 03, 2015 22:28 IST
Finetune the Juvenile Justice Act to help delinquents
The latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data show that 66% of juvenile crimes are committed by those in the age 16-18. Furthermore, the NCRB record also reveal that while the number of rapes went up by 67% between 2002 and 2012, those committed by juveniles increased by 137%.

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