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Correcting the image of the higher judiciary

India, July 12 -- Former Supreme Court judge Madan Lokur is known for his candour and courage. His occasional pungent comments on a wide array of subjects were quite a draw when he was on the Bench an... Read More


PSBs irked by govt's IBC plan for stressed PSUs

New Delhi, July 12 -- Some of India's public sector banks (PSBs) are not in favour of the government now exploring the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code route for stressed central government enterprises,... Read More


Russian crude imports rise but rupee-rouble plan slips

New Delhi, July 12 -- A rupee-settlement mechanism rolled out in 2022 to ease trade with sanction-hit countries has failed to gain traction with India's largest crude supplier-Russia. Indian refiners ... Read More


Use central capex loans to drive growth, FM urges states

New Delhi, July 12 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday urged states to make full use of the Centre's special assistance to states for capital expenditure (SASCE) scheme to drive economic ... Read More


K'taka cabinet to discuss enquiry report

Bengaluru, July 12 -- Over a month after a deadly stampede outside Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium during an RCB victory celebration, a judicial inquiry into the incident has concluded. On Friday, ret... Read More


'You cheapen a story if you put horror centre stage'

India, July 12 -- 1What sort of research went into writing Remote Sympathy? Remote Sympathy had its seeds last century, when I was studying German in Berlin in the early to mid 1990s. Our university p... Read More


A movement driven by the doubly marginalised

India, July 12 -- Desi Queers reveals how diasporic South Asians have shaped LGBTQ+ movements and communities in Britain, from the 1970s to the present day. Weaving the history of 1980s anti-racism wi... Read More


A bittersweet tale of female friendship

India, July 12 -- The bestselling South Korean phenomenon, To the Moon, is a bittersweet tale of wealth and class, female friendship, and the promise of the future when good fortune seems to be just a... Read More


the links between notes and numbers

India, July 12 -- From the earliest of civilisations, humans have found ways to make music, whether through makeshift drums or artfully drilled bone flutes. But how did music, effectively little more ... Read More


Of displacement and resilience

India, July 12 -- I n Little Lhasa, a collection of engaging essays and interviews, novelist and journalist Tsering Namgyal Khortsa takes us deep into the cultural and political world of the Tibetan-i... Read More