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The writer is a senior advocate, author and former Cabinet minister for law and justice and minority affairs

Ram Jethmalani will now try to persuade God in heaven

There are no disputes in heaven and therefore no opportunity for lawyers to practice their craft.

9 Sept 2019 12:56 AM IST

Who killed liberal Islam? By Hasan Suroor Rupa, Rs 599.

Can instinct, instruction be combined to fashion a new liberal Islam?

Having said that the author proceeds to examine a variety of situations and reaction of Muslims as indeed of other...

1 Sept 2019 3:19 AM IST

The general feeling is to consider elections as a result when in fact the election is a process to bring in a government that can implement developmental policies and maintain the governance.

One nation, one poll: Simplistic solutions not always the best

Early indications are that most opposition parties are sceptical but some stray voices, including in the Congress have...

23 Jun 2019 2:34 AM IST

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From emancipation to liberation

SC judgements in several cases bring hope to women facing circumstances that undermine their dignity and their...

23 Dec 2018 12:00 AM IST

Painting a rosy picture of our foreign policy accomplishments for domestic audiences cannot be a substitute for reliable progress on the ground.

Need of the hour: Gandhiji, a Second Coming

For decades, we have become accustomed in India to relative calm even as the rest of the world suffered shocks and...

31 Dec 2017 3:14 AM IST

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Romeo jihad a weapon? It's a stretch!

The right to practice one's religion includes the right to propagate it but of course any form of allurement or coercion...

20 Aug 2017 6:43 AM IST

Man serving lifer for murder granted bail

Man serving lifer for murder granted bail

The Bombay high court granted bail to an accused serving life imprisonment awarded to him by a lower court in the 2010...

7 Oct 2013 4:24 PM IST

All civic bodies under one ambit

With a view to improve the pothole-ridden state of roads in the city and neighbouring areas, the Bombay high court on...

5 Oct 2013 4:18 PM IST

Pay teachers pension, interest on dues, HC tells civic body

Pay teachers pension, interest on dues, HC tells civic body

Pulling up the Brihanmumbai Muncipal Corporation (BMC) for withholding its teachers’ dues for the past 30 years...

2 Oct 2013 3:36 PM IST

HC lauds Kolhapur pollution board

HC lauds Kolhapur pollution board

Appreciating the efforts of Kolhapur’s Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) officials in bringing down...

30 Sept 2013 11:52 AM IST

HC upholds lifer for rapist father

HC upholds lifer for rapist father

The Bombay high court upheld a sessions court order, which convicted a man for reportedly raping his own minor daughter...

29 Sept 2013 3:07 PM IST

‘Take steps to manage traffic around school’

‘Take steps to manage traffic around school’

Acting upon a public interest litigation (PIL), the Bombay high court on Friday called the traffic flow at a prime...

28 Sept 2013 11:43 AM IST