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Manoj Mitta
Manoj Mitta is the author of Caste Pride: Battles for Equality in Hindu India
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12 days, still no FIR, if only CBI lets the law take its courseSubscriber Only
November 28, 2003 00:00 IST
Twelve days after The Sunday Express expose on Union Minister Dilip Singh Judeo, 10 full days after Prime Minister A B Vajpayee secured his ...
Fri, Nov 28, 2003It’s indeed a turf warSubscriber Only
November 27, 2003 00:00 IST
It’s not often that the Chief Justice of India issues a denial. But that’s exactly what Justice V.N. Khare did last week in the Su...
Thu, Nov 27, 2003Amma finally has reason to smile, and why notSubscriber Only
November 25, 2003 00:00 IST
It condemns her but does not convict her. This is because the Supreme Court, when it exonerated Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa tod...
Tue, Nov 25, 2003Stamp it OutSubscriber Only
November 23, 2003 00:00 IST
The response could not have been more unimaginative. When the Finance Ministry top brass met in North Block last week to take stock of the R...
Sun, Nov 23, 2003Objection, Your Lordship, Govt tells apex courtSubscriber Only
November 21, 2003 00:00 IST
Undaunted by the Supreme Court’s stinging criticism that it was encroaching into its domain, the Government today said that Commerce Se...
Fri, Nov 21, 2003This time, Amma has nowhere to hideSubscriber Only
November 19, 2003 00:00 IST
In a scathing expose of the subversion of the judiciary in Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court today directed that the trial of the two dispropori...
Wed, Nov 19, 2003Mulayam’s new script attacks demolition, but not CBI roleSubscriber Only
November 19, 2003 00:00 IST
In a strenuous bid to dispel any impression of going soft on Ayodhya, the Mulayam Singh Yadav government today filed a ‘‘clarifica...
Wed, Nov 19, 2003Fake paper, invalid deals?Subscriber Only
November 16, 2003 00:00 IST
ABDUL Karim Telgi wasn’t just a forger of revenue stamps and stamp papers. He was also a licensed vendor of stamp papers. That helped h...
Sun, Nov 16, 2003When babus decide casesSubscriber Only
November 13, 2003 00:00 IST
While the government is forging ahead with its October 31 decision to introduce a unified licence in the telecom sector, the Supreme Court h...
Thu, Nov 13, 2003<i>Hindu</i> knocks, highest court opens its doorsSubscriber Only
November 09, 2003 00:00 IST
Less than two hours after The Hindu knocked on its doors, the Supreme Court, showing unusual speed and a rare departure from procedure, open...
Sun, Nov 09, 2003Setback for reform as Calcutta HC stays Tax TribunalSubscriber Only
November 07, 2003 00:00 IST
Within a week of being slammed by the apex court for appointing a bureaucrat as chairman of the Competition Commission, the Centre today suf...
Fri, Nov 07, 2003Had Govt kept its word, it would have avoided SC fireSubscriber Only
November 04, 2003 00:00 IST
Had Finance Minister Jaswant Singh stuck to the original draft of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) Bill or had he, at least, kept h...
Tue, Nov 04, 2003SC slams Centre: it’s our turf, lay offSubscriber Only
November 01, 2003 00:00 IST
In a setback to the reforms process, the Centre today suffered the mortification of cancelling the swearing-in of the chairman and member se...
Sat, Nov 01, 2003Pota gets a cosmetic touchSubscriber Only
October 30, 2003 00:00 IST
The Centre’s sudden decision to promulgate an ordinance seeking to check the abuse of Pota reminds me of a nasty encounter I had with A...
Thu, Oct 30, 2003POTA panel judge isn’t celebratingSubscriber Only
October 25, 2003 00:00 IST
Claiming it wants to check POTA’s abuse, the Government this week decided to change the law to give powers to the review committee it s...
Sat, Oct 25, 2003And why rape goes unpunishedSubscriber Only
October 19, 2003 00:00 IST
If 2003 has been marred by a succession of high-profile rape cases, it is also a year that began on a propitious note for the law against th...
Sun, Oct 19, 2003Welcome, and come via MauritiusSubscriber Only
October 18, 2003 00:00 IST
The message is loud and clear. India has come of age as a destination for international investments and it will not be squeamish any longer ...
Sat, Oct 18, 2003Govt gets first chance to make SC think againSubscriber Only
October 13, 2003 00:00 IST
The Government’s dilemma over the Supreme Court judgment halting disinvestment in oil majors BPCL and HPCL may end tomorrow when a thre...
Mon, Oct 13, 2003Contempt of quoteSubscriber Only
October 12, 2003 00:00 IST
Anju Gupta, an IPS officer, was barely two months into her job when she was asked to take charge of L K Advani’s security on December 6...
Sun, Oct 12, 2003Breaking the divestment deadlockSubscriber Only
October 02, 2003 00:00 IST
We are not final because we are infallible, we are infallible only because we are final.’’ This candid and oft-quoted remark of an...
Thu, Oct 02, 2003Tansi land sword in SC completes one year of hanging over Amma’s headSubscriber Only
September 26, 2003 00:00 IST
Tomorrow it will be one whole year since the Supreme Court concluded hearings in the corruption case against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jay...
Fri, Sep 26, 2003Health Ministry gets SC’s strong dose: don’t mess with MCISubscriber Only
September 24, 2003 00:00 IST
The Supreme Court today sent a clear signal to the Union Health Ministry not to mess with the Medical Council of India, the independent regu...
Wed, Sep 24, 2003Why only me, asks Advani; he has reason to wonderSubscriber Only
September 20, 2003 00:00 IST
Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani, reacting to the court order, said he was mystified why only he—out of the eight accused—had been...
Sat, Sep 20, 2003It’s not just about oilSubscriber Only
September 20, 2003 00:00 IST
In the bygone age of socialism, whenever the government set up a public sector company, it had to take Parliament’s approval for whatev...
Sat, Sep 20, 2003Oil disinvestment: how SC skid as it rushed to judgmentSubscriber Only
September 18, 2003 00:00 IST
The Indian Oil Corporation is also in the ‘‘strategic’’ sector. It’s a government-owned company worth far more than...
Thu, Sep 18, 2003Journalism of Courage
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