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Decline of the upper house
The announcement of candidates for the upcoming biennial election to 58 seats in the Rajya Sabha has thrown up no big surprise, with realpolitik considerations rather than eligibility weighing with parties across the board. Predominant in the ...

The GM foods divide
In a draft ruling, the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) panel in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has upheld a 2003 complaint by the United States, Canada and Argentina that the European Union's (EU) de facto moratorium on authorisations ...

Leader Page Articles
Supreme Court judgment revisited
By Subhash C. Kashyap

The verdict in the Bihar Assembly dissolution case would have done well to flag the responsibility of the Union Cabinet squarely and to have laid down some guidelines for future correctives.

News Analysis
Understanding the Model Code
By J. Venkatesan

It comprises a set of guidelines for political parties and candidates in the run-up to an election. The aim is to provide a level-playing field.

Corrections and clarifications
While reporting cases of sexual assault on children, any particulars relating to their identity should not be published. In the report on "Jail for 2 Britons for child abuse" (March 19, 2006), the names of the two child victims were mentioned, ...

Bush's quest to be a great war President
By Gary Younge

In his bid for popularity, the President ignores the warnings of his backfiring democracies in favour of bloody war.

Commuting can boost brainpower
By Tim Hall

Varying your journey to work can boost your intelligence.

BALCO disinvestment opposed
By Aarti Dhar

LOK SABHA members on Monday demanded that the Government stop the move to disinvest the remaining 49 per cent equity in the public sector Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd., as it would result in a loss of Rs.9,000 crore to the exchequer. Ram Gopal ...

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