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Crass disregard for the law
The attack by Shiv Sena activists on the house of Anjali Waghmare, the lawyer appointed by a Mumbai special court to defend Mohammed Ajmal Amir ‘Kasab’, reflects a crass disregard for the rule of law and the principles on which it ...

A boost to open access
In yet another initiative favouring the scientific community, President Barack Obama recently signed into law the 2009 Consolidated Appropriations Bill that includes a provision making the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) public ...

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Why inclusion makes global sense
By C.P. Chandrasekhar

The report of a U.N. Commission on addressing the global economic crisis shows why inclusive and even radical policies are needed for successful recovery.

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OUT OF LONDON

Mainstream Hindus frown upon open-air pyre campaign
By Hasan Suroor

Many Hindus have accused rights activist Davender Ghai of misinterpreting the Hindu cremation rituals by insisting that open-air pyres are “central” to Hindu and Sikh beliefs.

In a desolate Iraqi village, war is far from over
By Marc Santora

The retro war threatens the fragile gains made over the years.

Corrections and clarifications
* * In a graphic “Key Constituency/Wayanad” (“Elections 2009” page, April 1, 2009), two of the three pictures of the candidates were miscaptioned. They said “Shanawaz/LDF” and “Rahmatulla/UDF”. ...

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‘If you don’t have the magic numbers, the Third Front could be important’
I am against political reservation for the Marathas, says Sharad Pawar.

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