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Analysis of the need to form a committee to reform criminal law.
In this issue
25-09-2020
38 STORIES
Obituary
Posts held
Review: Mee Raqsam
Mee Raqsam review: Dancing together, separately
The fault lines of India’s “shared culture” are at the core of Mee Raqsam, a film that promises to ignite a dialogue about fraternity through its port
Controversy
A dividing wall at Santiniketan
The impasse at Visva-Bharati that followed the violence over the issue of constructing a wall around the Poush Mela ground continues.
Japan
Abe bows out
Shinzo Abe steps down as Japan’s Prime Minister because of ill health, but there is speculation that he will continue to push his right-wing agenda fr
Gender Issues
When to wed: Raising the minimum age of marriage
The government has proposed increasing the age of marriage for girls to 21, but there are fears that this will circumvent more pressing issues relatin
Interview: Dr Bevinje Srinivas Kakkilaya
Dr Bevinje Srinivas Kakkilaya: Lockdown created unnecessary fears
Interview with Dr Bevinje Srinivas Kakkilaya, consultant physician who writes regularly on issues of public health.
Communalism
Tablighi Jamaat: Vindicated, finally
The recent High Court verdicts ordering the quashing of cases filed against members of the Tablighi Jamaat under the IPC and the Epidemic Diseases Act
COVID-19: Government's statistics
COVID management: Hollow claims by the government
Statistics belie the government’s self-congratulatory proclamations on the management of the COVID crisis in India.
Interview: Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh
Poonam Khetrapal Singh: The pandemic is far from over
Interview with Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, World Health Organisation, South-East Asia.
Diary from Trumpland
U.S&China: A hybrid war
The Donald Trump administration’s tactics of intimidation against China, including threats to expel Chinese tech companies and the deployment of warsh
INTERVIEW: DAVID REICH
David Reich: Harappan ancestry is the single largest source population for almost all people in India today
Interview with David Reich, Professor at the School of Medicine, Harvard University.
Heritage
Ranakpur temple: Magic in marble
The Ranakpur temple, a three-storied structure built in 1436, stands out from other temples in Rajasthan not for its grandeur but for its 1,444 lumine
Sudha Mahalingam
Reservation
For equity within castes
A five-member Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, by recognising that a creamy layer exists within the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, uph
COVID-19
COVID-19: A chain of blunders by the Central government
The Centre’s top-down approach to COVID-19 and its exercise of control on the release of data to the public domain have led to flawed strategies and m
C.P. Chandrasekhar
Unravelling India’s growth impasse
While the pandemic has damaged the economy, the Central government’s failure to address the pre-pandemic recession and its tepid response to the COVID
Politics
In Tamil Nadu it is AIADMK vs AIADMK vs BJP
Fissures within the ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu come to the fore, with its leadership differing on the strategy for the Assembly elections next year a
Jammu & Kashmir
Political parties rallying forces again in Kashmir
The August 22 declaration of six mainstream political parties represents the first major exhibition of resolve on their part to come together and leve
Interview: Ranbir Singh
Ranbir Singh: Reforms were long overdue
Interview with Professor Ranbir Singh, Chairperson, Committee for Reforms in Criminal Laws.
Monsoon session
Muting Parliament
After undermining key institutions through its destructive interference, the Modi government seeks to debilitate legislative democracy by eliminating
Authoritarian State and Criminal laws
Hidden agenda behind criminal law reforms?
The urgency to start work on criminal law reforms in the time of a pandemic, without adequate engagement with the marginalised and other groups that a
COVID-19 Update
Karnataka: Open season
Karnataka registers more COVID cases following the ramping up of testing and removal of most of the restrictions.
Interview: Dushyant Dave
Dushyant Dave: Laws must provide out-of-box solutions
Interview with Dushyant Dave, president of the Supreme Court Bar Association.
COVID-19 UPDATE
Kerala: Bracing for the worst
In Kerala, hundreds of people are getting infected daily through local transmission, infection from unknown sources has increased manifold, and the go
Political context
Manu for modern times
Attempts at criminal law reforms are part of the Sangh Parivar’s long-term and sustained agenda of bringing about a paradigm shift in the popular pers
Covid-19 Update
Andhra Pradesh & Telangana: Relentless rise
While Andhra Pradesh becomes the second State, after Maharashtra, to have the largest number of COVID cases, Telangana pays the price for its governme
COVID-19 Update
Uttar Pradesh: Resilient farmers
In August, Uttar Pradesh recorded its highest spurt in cases and the government seems clueless about how to handle it, but the people, especially farm
Pranab Mukherjee
Pranab Mukherjee: A man for all seasons
Former President Pranab Mukherjee (1935-2020), one of the most influential politicians of the last 40 years, retained his relevance and grew in statur
West Asia
Tension over the ‘peace deal’ between Israel and the UAE
U.S. President Donald Trump, in an apparent bid to woo Christian evangelicals and the Jewish lobby in the presidential election, brokers an agreement
Interview: Siddhartha Dave
Siddhartha Dave: The ideal thing to do is to scrap the committee
Interview with Siddhartha Dave, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court.
Exams&the pandemic
UGC's guidelines to conduct university exams: Test of the times
The Centre’s decision to hold final-year examinations amid the raging pandemic displays a complete lack of sensitivity to students’ concerns, the digi
Books
Democracy from below
A comprehensive book, based on extensive fieldwork, that explores the complex relationships which India’s poor have with democracy and its institution
Books
Musical journeys
Through the prism of music, the writer subtly paints a picture of the sociocultural life of Kolkata down the years. A book for all lovers of music.
Criminal Law Reforms
Dangerous haste to reform criminal law
The Committee for Reforms in Criminal Laws has adopted measures that raise serious concern about its rigour, and its haste to rush through its mandate
COVID-19 Update
Rajasthan: Time lost in tussle
Rajasthan prepares for an effective strategy to contain the infection, which has spread to almost every part of the State.
COVID-19 Update
Delhi: Double blow
The Delhi administration carries out a demolition drive in the slum clusters even as COVID-19 cases and containment zones rise sharply again in the Na
COVID-19 Update
Maharashtra: Opening up slowly
In a bid to prevent a second wave of infection, the Thackeray government proceeds with caution in easing lockdown restrictions.
COVID-19 Update
Tamil Nadu: Fears of a second wave
The level of infection in the State is still high but with more establishments and businesses opening up in Unlock 4.0, the situation is likely to go
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