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Unless the states act to bring investigation and trial to a close within four months of a rape incident as is envisaged now, the toughest laws on the statute books are unlikely to be deterrent enough to stop these barbaric crimes. (Representational image)

Will death penalty deter child rapists?

The planned national registry of sex offenders is a good initiative though as it could help in outing the names of...

23 April 2018 12:11 AM IST

Gujarat High Court on Friday acquitted former BJP Maya Kodnani in the 2002 Narodia Patiya case. (Photo: PTI | File)

Kodnani not guilty

. Suffice it to say that the wheels of justice have rolled on once again, but ever so slowly in a 2002 case.

22 April 2018 12:29 AM IST

CJI Dipak Misra

Move to impeach CJI seems misguided

Constitutional provisions exist to impeach the CJI and a procedure is laid down for it.

22 April 2018 12:24 AM IST

Cuba after the Castros

Mr Diaz-Canel has to strike a path that will be conservative and yet be a reformist in the path shown by Raul.

21 April 2018 12:26 AM IST

Late special CBI court judge B.H. Loya

Loya case needed robust investigation

The petitioners in the case, the Bombay Bar Association & others, had urged the instituting of a probe into the death of...

21 April 2018 12:24 AM IST

According to Indian Navy, China has often used anti-piracy patrols and freedom of navigation as the reasons for its increasing presence in the Indian Ocean. (Photo: Twitter/@indiannavy)

Navy needs more support

The intent of our sea warriors was to let the Chinese know we keep a close watch over their movements.

20 April 2018 12:30 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the CPSE Conclave at Vigyan Bhawan on Monday, according to an official statement.

It's away from home that PM is at home

The bonhomie again shows how India's diplomacy has had a smooth sail away from South Asia in the past four years.

20 April 2018 12:17 AM IST

People in many states are complaining of cash crunch at ATMs. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

ATM mess a mystery: RBI must come clean

One report notes the cash in circulation to GDP ratio stood at 11.6 per cent, and has now declined to 10.7 per cent.

19 April 2018 2:20 AM IST

Banwarlilal Purohit

Governor's conduct regrettable

A high-level judicial inquiry should have been ordered as the governor's name has been dragged into it.

19 April 2018 2:20 AM IST

The I&B ministrys proposal to integrate a chip in DTH set-top boxes to monitor the television channels that people are watching is bound to be a non-starter. (Representational image)

Dump DTH spy' chip

The fear that we are becoming a police state as seen in the dystopian world visualised by George Orwell is not without...

18 April 2018 12:33 AM IST

The blast at the historic Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad on May 18, 2007 during Friday prayers had claimed nine lives and left 58 others injured. (Photo: File)

Mecca Masjid: NIA's role fuels speculation

Strengthening the law is necessary to ensure professional conduct by the police and in respect of witnesses.

18 April 2018 12:28 AM IST

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah (Photo: File)

Karnataka CM can smile

This includes wealthy industrialist Ashok Kheny, for whom he wangled Bidar South in the face of objections by senior...

17 April 2018 12:11 AM IST