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A hostile side to trials

The Jessica Lall case highlights the need for quicker trials and an effective witness protection programme.

Opposition for the sake of it

If the government, which has been in power for a good nine years, is patting itself on the back on its achievements, what should the Opposition do?

Bollywood's sugar-coated bitter pill

While I would of course defend the sanctity of any story, I also believe that those who create the pop culture that shapes one billion mindsets should be more responsible. Anuya Jakatdar writes.

A difficult conundrum

Khalid Mujahid’s death in police custody has left the Uttar Pradesh administration with many a riddle to solve.

Make a pitch for fair play

Anything less than a thorough clean-up will destroy the little credibility that is left in cricket.

Vindoo Dara Singh arrested for links with bookies

Locked in, not locked out

Sanjay Dutt’s case underlines the need for prisons to become centres for reform and not just incarceration.

Bordering on a welcome realism

The Li Keqiang visit is marked by honesty and pragmatism, a good sign for Sino-Indian ties.

Don’t keep it all in the family

Businesses run by politicians’ relatives must be transparent and open to public scrutiny.

It’s time to talk the talk

Sanaullah’s death undermines India’s interests. Now, it is morally and politically bound to bring his killers to justice.

A purple patch amid the blues

A soaring Sensex is good news but slow project implementation still hampers the Indian economy.

A bit to cheer for the Congress

The Karnataka assembly poll verdict is a case of choosing the bad over the worse. In what is perhaps the only silver lining in a perilously dark cloud, the Congress has left the BJP in its dust in the Karnataka assembly elections.

Coal tars UPA and CBI

It really couldn't get any worse for the government. As recommended by the Supreme Court, there is an urgent need to make the CBI a truly independent body.

It’s all heading south

As Karnataka goes to the polls, the BJP is on a slippery slope. But the Congress has not gained from this slide

A joint tribunal may just work

India and Pakistan must safeguard the interests of civilians caught in the geopolitical crossfire.

Know where to draw the line

The real question that should be asked is whether there is something more to the Chinese intrusion than the traditional tit-for-tat game that both militaries play.

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