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Vigilantes and rough justice
The brutal lynching of 10 suspected thieves by a mob of villagers in Bihar’s Vaishali district is easily the most atrocious incident of vigilantism in recent times. The horrible crime is compounded by doubts whether the victims (members of ...

Phuket crash, a wake-up call
The air tragedy in Phuket that has claimed at least 90 lives, most of them of foreign tourists, must be an eye-opener to airlines as well as airports around the world. In this era of low-cost carriers and competitive fares, and the resultant ...

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Great times ahead for Russian aviation
By Vladimir Radyuhin

Russian aviation has been very much in the public eye as a key industrial sector designated to spearhead further resurgence and diversification of the energy-dominated economy.

News Analysis
Different strokes of responsibility
By Harish Khare

Why is it that we have not been able to enforce the principle of ministerial responsibility?

The McCann couple and a media storm
By Giles Tremlett

The story has provided the British media an intense test of modern, 24-hour, seven-day web-driven journalism.

Now, children drink bleach on reality TV
By Dan Glaister

U.S. show, to be aired from Wednesday, is already beset by complaints.

Corrections and clarifications
The heading of a report (Chennai city, September 17, 2007, page 4) was “Prevent school droupouts , [Tamil Nadu Governor Surjit Singh] Barnala tells voluntary organisations”. “Droupouts” should have ...

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