SC Ban on Cracker Sale - Is it Judicial Overreach?

Diwali is the festival of lights… not the festival of sound (and pollution). Keeping this in mind, the Honourable Supreme Court of India has issued an order on the ban on selling of fireworks in the NCR till 1st November, 2017. This means that there is no ban on bursting of fire crackers. There are many good reasons that has been cited for this move. First and foremost being the deterioration...

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Timebomb

A sad sad world… tripping on a landmine Haze and hail – that won’t let through sunshine… Was there a loss, when the lost world embraced you? Did you win when the real world lost you? Where is the sorrow when you smiled through those glazed eyes & blew yourself up? Where is the happiness when the mortal fragments are scraped through & stuffed in a cup? Where is the fulfilment...

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The Curious Case of Kulbhushan Jadhav

India and Pakistan’s diplomatic row has reached to another level. After 46 years, since 1971, India for the first time has approached the International Court of Justice, Hague, in the hope of resolving an issue that could have been possibly solved through bilateral negotiations and backdoor diplomacy. While mentioning this, the author acknowledges the fact that there is every possible chance that...

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