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Holding judges accountable
"Perhaps, it is not an exaggeration to state that no other earlier reference to the Law Commission in the last fifty years has been as important as [this]... " So states the 195th report of the Law Commission, which was asked to study and give ...

In reverse gear
At a time when other States and universities are adopting Common Entrance Test (CET) as a basis for admission to the professional courses, it is unfortunate that Tamil Nadu wants to scrap it. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Government, on assuming ...

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Still shackled to `family honour'
By Hasan Suroor

A recent study highlights that oppressive patriarchal structures and controls still determine the status of women among South Asian immigrants to Britain.

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In Sri Lanka, children at risk
By B. Muralidhar Reddy

A U.N. report about elements of the Sri Lankan military aiding and abetting the recruitment of child soldiers by the Karuna group has added a new dimension to the conflict.

Iran flexes its military muscle
By Atul Aneja

Tehran's display of its conventional weapons strength has left Israel worried.

Corrections and Clarifications
The strapline and text of the report "`Government looking at changes in developing advanced defence products'" (November 15, 2006) had references to "Defence & Research Development Organisation". A reader points out that the expansion of DRDO is

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