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The Bombay High Court: Case No.14 1995 - Should India be socialists
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Saturday, August 21, 2010 |
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When the status of a 15 year old case in the Bombay High Court was checked, it was found that they haven't still listed a date. A source gave some critical information on the condition that the information will be used only in public interest.In India `truth' is still no defence in contempt proceedings. The source found judges in a huddle on Karan Thapar's defence of Capitalism. Karan Thapar shouldn't have brought Raju on his program, one said, writes Manuwant Choudhary in India Vikalp. |
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Accountability: Let's be fair
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Saturday, August 21, 2010 |
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When train accidents happen and innocent people die or when CRPF jawans die or cinema theatres catch fire, there is no talk from the NGOs, the media or the government to hold the non-executive chairman of the Railways responsible. But, it is considered acceptable to go after the non-executive chairman of a corporate entity where a really disastrous malfunction occurrs. Let us be fair, writes Rama Bijapurkar in Business Standard. |
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Nationalising marriage: Overriding US constitutional provision
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010 |
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A federal district judge in California, Vaughn R. Walker, has ruled that it's unconstitutional to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman. He said that the common-law definition is irrational. No credible jurist would suggest that a judge's personal disagreement with a law means the law is unconstitutional, writes William J. Watkins Jr. in The Washington Times. |
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Privatising Police Force: Cities can't give in to protection racket
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Monday, August 16, 2010 |
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Most of the work done by public employees could be done at a cheaper cost by private firms. The Oakland city is dealing with a budget deficit of $ 30 million, and police officers are supported by the tax paying public.The city council voted to hire a private security firm. Most of the activities of the police force could be done by unarmed private force. The argument that they are untrained is fallacious. All of them need not go through the same training, writes Bruce Benson in Investors.com. |
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Pakistan – Is it a Criminal State?
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Saturday, August 14, 2010 |
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It doesn’t matter which Independence Day it is – 64th or whatever; what matters is whether we are justified in celebrating the Independence or not! On this day of August 14, 2010, Dr Khalil Ahmad, presents it to the genius of the people of Pakistan with the hope that it will awaken the conscience of the criminal elites of the country! Dr Ahmad is not seeking to blame anyone, but seeking the "courage of admitting our crimes", writes Khalil Ahmad in Alternate Solutions Institute. |
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Encounter Killing: Wrong side of the law
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Tuesday, August 03, 2010 |
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Threatened by Maoist violence, many sections of the Indian middle class demand extrajudicial action.Then think summer encounters are the only way to curb militancy, when it is evident that those are col-blooded murders. This has negative implications as far as rule of law and democracy are concerned, writes Kingshuk Nag in The Times Of India. |
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Corruption: Cancer without cure
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Sunday, August 01, 2010 |
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The way traffic police in Delhi operates is really arbitrary, which is just extortion and thuggery on their part. Those who are unwilling to pay bribes have to wage a tough battle. It is not just the police. Corruption is prevalant in all spheres of life. Little could be done to prevent it. There can be no competition in law enforcement and tax collection, though many libertarians would disagree. |
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End to Regression
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Monday, July 19, 2010 |
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`India is experiencing a sudden mushrooming of self-styled keepers of public morality and traditions. They usually target the weaker sections of the society.The Government ignores such atrocities and anti-democratic procedures. Semu Bhatt writes on the atrocious diktats of traditional torch bearers – Khap Panchayats – in the latest issue of SouthAsia Magazine. |
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Our Socialist Constitution
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Sunday, July 18, 2010 |
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The Supreme Court dismissed as withdrawn a petition challenging the insertion of the word "socialism" in the indian constitution. The writ petition was submitted by an NGO. Every political party in India should swear allegiance to Socialism. It is not compatible with Individual liberty and Capitalism. We have bought many of the socialist proposals, writes Shanu A. |
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Protest, softly
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Tuesday, July 06, 2010 |
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In some issues, public protest is necessary. But, it imposes unnecessary hardships on the common man. The Government is not concerned about the iffects on inflation on poor. Political parties have a vested interest in neutralising social protest or using it timidly and sparingly, writes Pratap Bhanu Mehta in The Indian Express. |
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