A Bill and some concernsSIDDHARTH NARRAIN in New DelhiThe Communal Violence (Suppression) Bill, drafted with the aim to check communal violence, is criticised as being a draconian and potentially dangerou
A battle for sexual rightsSIDDHARTH NARRAIN in New DelhiThe campaign for sexual rights gets a boost with the Supreme Court taking up an appeal against a High Court order dismissing a petition challenging Se
Clampdown on degree shopsSIDDHARTH NARRAIN in New DelhiThe Supreme Court strikes down as unconstitutional the Chhattisgarh Private Sector University Act under which 112 private universities sprang up in th
Targeting GeelaniSIDDHARTH NARRAIN in New DelhiS.A.R. Geelani, the Delhi University lecturer who was acquitted in the Parliament House attack case, is shot at and injured in mysterious circumstance
A costly prescriptionSIDDHARTH NARRAIN in New DelhiThe United Progressive Alliance government's promulgation of an ordinance amending the Patents Act of 1970, a model piece of legislation hailed around
Unfounded optimismV. VENKATESAN SIDDHARTH NARRAIN in New Delhi As the Bharatiya Janata Party boasts of its pre-eminent status in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections, it is reluctant to reveal the basis of this o
Health, for a priceSIDDHARTH NARRAIN in New DelhiThe government makes claims about setting up superspeciality hospitals when the need of the hour is the upgradation of basic health care facilities.
The AIDS initiativeSIDDHARTH NARRAIN in New DelhiWhile welcoming the government's initiative to provide ARV treatment at reduced cost, the HIV/AIDS community hopes that it will also strengthen diagno
Sexuality and the lawSIDDHARTH NARRAIN in New DelhiA movement is taking shape opposing the government stand against the repeal of Section 377 of the IPC, which criminalises private consensual sex betwe
The great Indian family A strict population control policy sounds good on paper, but it ignores sociological correlations.
SlideshowThe hungry river Villages in West Bengal’s Malda and Murshidabad districts live under the constant threat of river erosion that eats up their homes overnight.
