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Court orders police to protect Mamata's July 21 rally

India, July 22 -- The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the Kolkata Police to ensure protection of the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC faction for holding its Martyrs' Day rally here, while hearing its ... Read More


AIIMS panel to examine Asaram health: SC

India, July 22 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the director of AIIMS to constitute a medical board to assess the condition of self-styled godman Asaram, who has sought interim bail on medical gr... Read More


Calcutta HC grants interim protection to MP Mahua Moitra in hate speech case

India, July 22 -- The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday granted interim protection from coercive action to Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra till October 5 in a "hate speech" case which she claimed is b... Read More


1996 Rajasthan blast: SC sets aside death penalty of convict, acquits life

India, July 22 -- Three decades after a blast in a bus in Rajasthan's Dausa district killed 14 people, the Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside a convict's death penalty and ordered a fresh trial by a d... Read More


A state caught in the regional crossfire

India, July 22 -- While Jordan and Iran have never been outright enemies, competing strategic interests, shifting alliances and Iran's expanding influence have turned a once-cordial relationship into ... Read More


The quiet return of spiritual seeking

India, July 22 -- Mankind seeks what lies at its core, but mostly looks elsewhere - in things, material goods and trends. But there's a shift happening now. View it from the surface and it makes no se... Read More


The CJP protest: Democracy, dissent and the rule of law

India, July 22 -- A confident democracy is not measured by the absence of protests. It is measured by its ability to accommodate dissent while preserving public order The NEET-related protests at Jan... Read More


Feminism is out, realism is in

India, July 22 -- The great Indian feminism circus has run its full circle, or so it appears. It was a strange scenario. At a recent seminar held to highlight the problems faced by women in performi... Read More


Nationalisation nostalgia: Balancing market realities and public promise

India, July 22 -- Nearly six decades ago, India experienced a significant transformation in its banking sector when the government nationalised 14 major private commercial banks. This was immediately ... Read More


Learning to read: why faulty theories should not be allowed to get in the way of primary education

New Delhi, July 22 -- I watched an eight-year-old boy 'read' a page of poetry from his Hindi textbook. He spoke fluently, eyes moving across the page, finger tracking the line. Taking the book from hi... Read More