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Loss of face

The events that led to the suspension of Uma Bharati from the Bharatiya Janata Party point to a serious credibility crisis in the party after Advani's

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The collapse of a forgery case

The acquittal of Chandraswami by a Special Court in the case for lack of evidence raises questions about the CBI's ability to investigate efficiently

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Gubernatorial dilemmas

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A closed club

The Punjab and Haryana High Court orders the closure of the illegal golf course near Chandigarh and directs the CBI to probe the nexus between its pro

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POTA reinvented

The much-criticised Prevention of Terrorism Act goes, but the amended Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act threatens to take its place with a vengeanc

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The dilemma of governance

The BJP attempts to champion States' rights seriously through a conference of its Chief Ministers. However, such articulation of federal issues on a p

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Elusive extradition

The U.S. government's rejection of India's request to extradite Warren Anderson, former Chairman of Union Carbide Corporation, does not seem to be bas

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Between the parivar and political allies

In spite of the rhetoric about Integral Humanism, development and so on, it is clear that the BJP's exposition of its ideology does not rule out its c

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Death as penalty

The Dhananjoy Chatterjee case shows that both judicial and non-judicial decisions on a death sentence are guided by public outrage over the gravity of

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For judicial transparency

A Private Member's Bill in Parliament seeks to address the problem of lack of data on judicial functioning by calling for the creation of government o

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A chance to fight

The Supreme Court's order to disburse among the Bhopal gas victims the unspent compensation amount remaining with the RBI presents an opportunity to r

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Marching orders

The Opposition's criticism of the Centre's dismissal of four Governors lacks credibility in the light of past experiences and its own track record.

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