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A child who has harmed another sexually is likely to have been harmed

Modern scientific understanding and basic principles of juvenile justice require us to provide rehabilitation services to underage offenders

Sponsorship for players, outsourcing services part of sports ministry’s mega revamp plan

Government will spend Rs 1,000 crore over a period of three years to nurture sports talent; SAI will be restructured with many of its services to be outsourced to cut red tape.

Indian cricket sets a new record: All out for 2 runs

Nagaland women’s under-19 team played 17 overs and made 2 runs in the BCCI one-day Super League match. Kerala got it in one ball.

Telecom regulator chief says US net neutrality rules won’t impact India, but activists wary

Activists say that India has strong norms on net neutrality, but some worry the change in US norms could have an effect. 

Corporate hospitals will continue exploiting desperate relatives if we don’t regulate now

Assuming it was rational, the charges are outrageous. It must be a terrible tragedy for the parents to lose a child; being presented a bill like this must be further traumatic.

Justice Dhingra, who probed Robert Vadra, himself in the dock for helping daughter’s firm

Retired judge of Afzal Guru hanging and Vadra probe fame under the scanner for allegedly misusing his position as court-appointed observer of private firm. Have done no wrong, says Dhingra.

The Fortis tragedy should compel us to ask if we really need five-star hospitals

Extra costs imposed by hospitals are equivalent to exploitation. Misusing the desperation of a patient is not ethical.

Swaminathan proposals, the crux of farmers’ tussle with the Centre over MSP

A national panel was formed in 2004 under M.S. Swaminathan, which recommended an MSP 50 per cent higher than cost, but Centre refused in 2015.

If India doesn’t fix its healthcare, only a miracle can save us from Fortis-like tragedies

We need a far stronger public health system. Along with that, we also need a strong private healthcare system.

Death of 7-year-old girl at Fortis sparks debate over private medical care

Seven-year-old Adya died of dengue after 15 days in Fortis Gurugram. Friends of her family say hospital charged them Rs 18 lakh, hospital says it was Rs 15.79 lakh.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.