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Inside the matrix (17 April 06:48 am)

Israel’s facts on the ground, Palestine’s people on the ground.

A court adrift (17 April 06:48 am)

The Supreme Court by and large remains popular. Yet, if one digs a bit, beneath the surface is an institution that has strayed from its mission and may even be undermining the rest of the judicial

Dissenting note (17 April 06:48 am)

In place of judicial impact assessment, what India needs is “judicial use assessment” to measure to what extent people have actually used courts to enforce their rights.

Art and science of taxidermy (17 April 06:48 am)

Art and science of taxidermy

Lessons from Novartis case (17 April 06:48 am)

Lessons from Novartis case

Misunderstood relationship (17 April 06:48 am)

As far as substantive criticism of decisions is concerned, there ought to be no restraints on commentary, whether in the news media or elsewhere. All citizens should be free to comment on them.

Invaluable data (17 April 06:48 am)

Invaluable data

Cloud in the sun (17 April 06:48 am)

The Korean peninsula is on the boil again following North Korea’s nuclear test earlier this year and the month-long, unusually threatening U.S.-South Korean military exercises.

A paradise for endemic wildlife (17 April 06:48 am)

A trip to the unique archipelago called Galapagos, off the west coast of Ecuador, conjures up images of the weird and wonderful world that inspired Charles Darwin.

Illusory rights (17 April 06:48 am)

PESA, which is seen as an enabling law for tribal self-governance, is violated brazenly by both the Union government and State governments in the name of development.

High-stakes race (17 April 06:48 am)

The Congress enjoys a slight edge in the fragmented political landscape of Karnataka, where the May 5 Assembly elections are expected to throw up some surprises.

‘A people’s court’ (17 April 06:48 am)

Interview with Solicitor General of India Mohan Parasaran.

PESA and pressures (17 April 06:48 am)

PESA and pressures

Failing to deliver (17 April 06:48 am)

India’s indigenous defence research and production capabilities have not kept pace with the country’s military requirements.

Landmark verdict (17 April 06:48 am)

The Supreme Court’s ruling against Novartis’ patent claim for the cancer drug Glivec paves the way for generic drug companies to keep crucial, life-saving drugs affordable to the common

Promoting war (17 April 06:48 am)

The violence in Syria escalates to a new high as the United States and its Western allies airlift lethal weaponry to the rebels.

Supreme Court and the aam aadmi (17 April 06:48 am)

It is the goal of social revolution that connects the aam aadmi to the judiciary and to its highest institution, the Supreme Court of India.

Halfway measures (17 April 06:48 am)

The Bali meeting of the High-Level Panel designated to prepare the post-2015 global framework to the MDG offers little hope of a rethink on the development paradigm.

Stuff of legends (17 April 06:48 am)

Van Ingen & Van Ingen of Mysore were the master taxidermists of colonial India at a time when hunting was a thriving sport, and their work was prized and sought after around the world. With the

Age, seniority, diversity (17 April 06:48 am)

Criteria that were never conceived in the Constituent Assembly now determine who gets to sit on India’s apex court. Each of these unwritten qualifications, age, seniority, and diversity, is

Yankee Hindutva (17 April 06:48 am)

To Narendra Modi’s fan base among proud Hindutva supporters in the U.S., his unique combination of free-market rhetoric and cultural nationalism appears as a tonic.

Soaring assets (17 April 06:48 am)

Soaring assets

NAC recommendations gathering dust (17 April 06:48 am)

NAC recommendations gathering dust

PIL losing out (17 April 06:48 am)

PIL losing out

Inconsistent decisions (17 April 06:48 am)

Increasing workload, a higher rate of admission, and constitution of multiple two-judge Division Benches have resulted in a huge increase in the number of judgments handed down by the Supreme Court,