The bird flu attack in West Bengal has raised the question as to who was responsible for not taking prompt steps to contain the epidemic – Centre or the State Government. The State Government...
Everyone knows how the Union of India had to withdraw its own affidavit in the Sethusamudram case in the Supreme Court, as the Government felt embarrassed by Paragraph 20 of the affidavit, which...
The Seminar‘s latest issue is on SEZs, a subject which has engaged the attention of our contributors recently. In the Problem, posed by Aseem Shrivastava, an independent economist in Delhi...
I had suggested in my last post that the speculation that Harbhajan Singh might be imposed only fine in lieu of match-ban by the Appeals Commisioner Justice John Hansen was wrong because for a level...
Professor Tony Blackshield, Professor Emeritus at Macquarie University, will deliver a lecture on the above subject at a seminar being organised by the Centre for the Study of Law and Governance...
This year’s R-Day awards, as usual, have become controversial. If the non-award of Bharat Ratna was preceded by open lobbying by almost all sections of political spectrum, not all the names of...
Today’s Times of India has carried a news item speculating the possible outcome of India’s appeal against Mike Procter’s verdict on Harbhajan Singh. The report says Indian legal...
Today, our blog has recorded a landmark number of visits by our readers -796 on the previous day (see the hit counter on the left). Whether it is a transcient phenomenon, one doesn’t know. But...
The three-match ban on Harbhajan Singh by Match Referree Mike Procter, invited intense scrutiny and criticism in the media, without I understand, access to the full text of Procter’s decision...
Guest Blogger: Harish Damodaran Harish Damodaran is a journalist who has worked for more than 16 years as a reporter and editorial analyst with the Press Trust of India and The Hindu Business Line...