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A grant and a controversy

THE four-day visit to India by Microsoft chairman Bill Gates was marked by an unprecedented gesture of philanthropy, with a billionaire businessman an

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Slaughter of the Dalits

Were the five Dalits killed in Haryana the victims of mob frenzy following the slaughter and skinning of a cow? Or did the police do it after failing

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Taking on dowry

A national survey conducted by the All India Democratic Women's Association reveals that the dowry system is widespread and has permeated every sectio

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The wrong lessons

The new social science textbooks of the NCERT for Classes Six and Nine are flawed in terms of factual details, content and historical interpretation.

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A breather for the police

The surrender of R.K. Sharma, who had been evading arrest in the Shivani Bhatnagar murder case, has brought some relief to the Delhi Police.

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Conflicting class interests

A lack of consensus on several important issues and attempts at steamrollering several anti-labour recommendations through, mark the 38th session of t

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Capital coup

The Centre's move to curb the powers of the Delhi government seems to have been made with an eye on the ensuing Assembly elections.

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The issues at stake

The Supreme Court judgment lifting the interim stay order on the implementation of the NCFSE underlines the necessity of exercising caution while impa

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A man and his mission

Sandeep Pandey, the winner of the 2002 Magsaysay award in the Emergent Leader category, is a man with a mission - of giving the poorest of the poor in

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The riddle of a river

Union Minister Jagmohan's efforts to establish a role for the Sarasvati river in the Indus Valley civilisation take the shape of a project of excavati

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Loaded against labour

The report of the Second National Commission on Labour draws flak from across the political spectrum for its attempts to dilute labour rights citing a

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Restraint on talaq

A Bombay High Court verdict requiring the husband to satisfy all legal preconditions before exercising his right for talaq comes as a great relief to

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