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The Injured Are Everywhere

Rahul Bhatia

As we come under attack, yet again, what do our reactions say about us?

His Master’s Choice

The chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes seems to be on a Congress assignment

It’s the Economy, Your Honour

The courts ‘have been used only for the purpose of vindicating the rights of the wealthy and affluent’

The Agony of the Usual Suspects

After every terrorist attack, they are picked up by the police. They are inevitably Muslims, and there is rarely any outrage in India about such blatant communal profiling

Child Sex Abuse and the Law

As Parliament gets set to reconvene, a bill to protect children from sexual abuse is on the agenda. Author Pinki Virani has warned that the bill might end up as a ‘graveyard of good intentions’ unless parts of it are redrafted. She explains to Open where the draft bill falls short

A New, Forgiving Amma

Jayalalithaa focuses on development, casting aside (for now) the vendetta politics that plagues Tamil Nadu

Suspended Animation

The fate of Special Police Officers in the state needs to be decided quickly

Sonia versus Manmohan

The Cabinet reshuffle betrays a tussle over economics within the Congress Party at the very top

The End of Swiss Secrecy

Since 2007, the US has forced Swiss banks to provide information on Americans who have overseas accounts with them

The Tobacco Fight

The Chief Minister plans counselling sessions for ministers to quit tobacco

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