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Election Commission must have power to derecognise political parties for violations of conditions, SC told

Election Commission must have power to derecognise political parties for violations of conditions, SC told

28 Nov 2023 12:45 AM IST
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) must have the power to deregister a political party in case of a violation of the mandatory conditions for...
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Govt making sincere attempts to draft laws in simple manner, Indian languages assures PM Modi

Govt making sincere attempts to draft laws in simple manner, Indian languages assures PM Modi

23 Sept 2023 1:00 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that his government is making sincere attempts to draft laws in a simple manner and in Indian languages...
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Inefficient legislative drafting can weaken laws, democracy: Home Minister Amit Shah

Inefficient legislative drafting can weaken laws, democracy: Home Minister Amit Shah

15 May 2023 10:34 PM IST
New Delhi: An inefficient legislative drafting system can weaken laws and democracy and even affect functioning of the judiciary, Union Home Minister...
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Myth that courts cannot make laws exploded long back: SC

Myth that courts cannot make laws exploded long back: SC

2 March 2023 10:38 PM IST
New Delhi: The theory that the courts cannot or do not make laws is a myth which has been "exploded a long while ago", the Supreme Court asserted on...
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Extravagance feeding off adversities
"Thomas Manuel’s Opium Inc." | Extravagance feeding off adversities

Author: Thomas Manuel

Publisher: HarperCollins

Price: 595

Opium Inc: How A Global Drug Trade Funded the British Empire’ is not just a magnum opus on opium,...

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The end of autonomy
"The Battle of Belonging" | The end of autonomy

Author: Shashi Tharoor

Publisher: Aleph Book Company

Price: 799

As I have noted, Prime Minister Modi likes to practise what American generals call ‘shock and awe’....

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Journalism’s Future
"The Panama Papers" | Journalism’s Future

Author: Ritu Sarin, Jay Mazoomdaar , P. Vaidyanathan Iyer

Publisher: Penguin

Price: 599

‘‘...The next revolution will be digitized. Or perhaps it has already begun.” This is how John Doe...

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Peril of the digital age
"Tools and Weapons" | Peril of the digital age

Author: Brad Smith and Carol Ann Browne

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Price: 699

Microsoft faced one of the defining Antitrust cases by the US Department of Justice in 1998. A phase...

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A slice of society
"Kali’s Daughter" | A slice of society

Author: Raghav Chandra

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Price: 650

On the surface, this is a story – and an engaging one, at that – of a young girl from a small town...

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BRIDGING GENDER DISPARITY
"Sex-Selective Abortion and the State" | BRIDGING GENDER DISPARITY

Author: Bijayalaxmi Nanda

Publisher: Har-Anand Publication

Price: 795

Bijayalaxmi Nanda is a well-known academician in India who has worked extensively on women’s rights...

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Recounting the idol thief’s heist
"The Idol Thief - The True Story of the Looting of India's Temples" | Recounting the idol thief’s heist

Author: S. Vijay Kumar

Publisher: Juggernaut Books

Price: 499

Here is a gripping account of one of the most sensational crimes of recent times involving the...

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The perilous state: Public position & perception in Pakistan
"Pakistan Under Siege: Extremism, Society and the State" | The perilous state: Public position & perception in Pakistan

Author: Madiha Afzal

Publisher: Viking/Penguin Random

Price: 599

It is considered to be one of the world's most dangerous countries, acclaimed as the hub of a...

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Vagaries of change
"Life’s Beautiful Days" | Vagaries of change

Author: Nilakshi Borgohain

Publisher: Visions and Reasons Imprint

Price: 350

Nilakshi Borgohain has handed over a unique novel dedicated to the Omni- ‘to every reader...

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Practice alternate medicine
"Acupressure and Magnetotherapy" | Practice alternate medicine

Author: Dr. Chanda Seth

Publisher: Har Anand Publisher

Price: 495

Acupressure and Magnetotherapy are two alternative systems of medicine which are drugless,...

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The other Pakistan
"Do We Not Bleed? Reflections of a 21st Century Pakistani" | The other Pakistan

Author: Mehr Tarar

Publisher: Aleph Book Company

Price: 599

What do a paraplegic artist seeking to inspire others to rise above their disabilities, a social...

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An attempt to track corruption
"On the Trial of the Black" | An attempt to track corruption

Author: Bibek Debroy and Kishore Arun Desai

Publisher: Rupa Publishers

Price: 595

In short, in a country like India where judicial review and anti-corruption laws are already very...

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An engaging sequel

"Maleficent" | An engaging sequel

Director: Joachim Ronning

Star Cast: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Chiwetel Ejiofor

Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil is the sequel to the 2014 released, dark fantasy adventure film,...

Sensitive but soppy

"The Sky Is Pink" | Sensitive but soppy

Director: Shonali Bose

Star Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Farhan Akhtar, Zaira Wasim

The statutory note first: Don’t forget a box of tissues. Sky, pink or white – take your pick in...

Message in a Mess

"Khandaani Shafakhana" | Message in a Mess

Director: Shilpi Dasgupta

Star Cast: Sonakshi Sinha, Varun Sharma, Priyanshu Jora

Sex is not a dirty word. Khandaani Shafakhana opens with that intrepid assertion. A little over a...

Killer thriller

"Judgementall Hai Kya" | Killer thriller

Director: Prakash Kovelamudi

Star Cast: Kangana Ranaut, Rajkummar Rao

Judgementall Hai Kya celebrates the bizarre, at the cost of giving in to glaring flaws, much like...

A compelling film with social message

"Nakkash" | A compelling film with social message

Director: Zaigham Imam

Star Cast: Inaamulhaq, Sharib Hashmi, Kumud Mishra, Pawan Tiwari, Rajesh Sharma and Gulki Joshi

Religion often creates conflict if not preached and understood properly. Though meant to unite...

Powerful and compelling

"City Of Dreams" | Powerful and compelling

Director: Nagesh Kukunoor

Star Cast: Priya Bapat, Sidharth Chandekar, Eijaz Khan and Vishwas Kini

What starts off seeming to be a take-off on Mani Ratnam’s most recent political drama Chekka...

An insanely, illogically fun science-fiction

"2.0" | An insanely, illogically fun science-fiction

Director: S.Shankar

Star Cast: Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar, Amy Jackson, Adil Hussain and Sudhanshu Pandey

It’s been a long wait for superstar Rajinikanth’s 2.0, which has finally hit the screens, and it can...

Go for Gold

"“Gold”" | Go for Gold

Director: Reema Kagti

Star Cast: Akshay Kumar, Kunal Kapoor, Amit Sadh, Mouni Roy, Vineet Kumar Singh

There is something to be said about motivational sports films. They make you stand and cheer even...

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