Women and Democracy in India by Nancy Folbre

Democracy is, everywhere, a work in progress. Like many other countries, India has imposed electoral quotas to improve the political…

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Opposition: Copenhagen Accord not good for India

The Opposition has slammed the government over the Copenhagen Accord, saying the document betrays developing nations, and has  compromised India’s…

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No guarantees for work in Melghat by Meena Menon

It was a night out under the stars. These were not city slickers but a group of villagers from Salona.…

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Word scan on climate deal by GS Mudur

How much ground India conceded at the climate summit will depend on which of two sets of words packed in…

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For India and China, a Climate Clash With Their Own Destiny by By Anand Giridharadas

Imagine that the climate summit conference in Copenhagen this weekend was not a gathering of nations. Imagine a gathering of…

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India’s wettest place ‘lacks water’ by Subir Bhaumik

Once the world’s wettest places, Cherrapunji is getting up to 20% less rain every year – and is suffering water…

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State to have women SHOs soon by G Anand

The police to become more accessible to vulnerable sections of society  4,000 domestic violence cases reported in 2008 PSC to…

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Decade of debt-fuelled boom and bust by Larry Elliott

Borrowing was both the shaky foundation of global growth and the cause of its collapse. It started with a bust…

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Social Banditry by Ramachandra Guha

The novelist and critic, C.S. Lewis, said he had no time for those who thought that since they had read…

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For molester police boss, 6 months

Nineteen years after he allegedly molested a 14-year-old tennis player who later committed suicide, former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore…

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Cops’ frame-up formula: Blood group A+B = AB by Smriti Singh

Is AB blood group a result of mixing blood group A with group B? At least some Delhi Police sleuths…

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Row over World Bank’s Kashmir clause

Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has assured a delegation of J&K MPs that the government will oppose a disclaimer clause put…

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‘Consult’ means review? Govt will face House heat today by Amitabh Sinha

Having stitched together a climate deal at Copenhagen with a select group of countries, the government will have to do…

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Detailed code of conduct for judges in new Bill by Maneesh Chhibber

While finalising a new law to check corruption and increase accountability in the higher judiciary, the Union Law Ministry has…

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Learning from successes and failures by Amartya Sen

A report card from Pratichi Trust on the primary schooling scene in West Bengal Pratichi Trust (India) was established a…

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