‘We Must Try For An All-India Entrance Exam For Judges For Uniform Recruitment’
Former attorney general of India Soli J Sorabjee says that an All India Judicial Services, with a few tweaks, should be planned.
The Munsif’s Mother Tongue
Reform of the lower judiciary is imperative, but a national service will run roughshod over the federal principle, social justice and linguistic rights
An Actor Prepared In Wasseypur
Some subtlety would have spared Nawaz the blushes, but this is about a sensitive man, pummelled by relentless humiliation, finally breaking out
Reform To Rebuild
The All India Judicial Service (AIJS) could be a way forward for the higher judiciary itself to develop its own model of recruitment.
This Is Being Sent Upstairs
Sardesai’s playing XI is unrealistic, the subject’s stories familiar. Only when he dons the garb of a journalist do the stories yield extra spin and bite.
State Of Many States
When lawyers appear for an exam conducted by the High Court, chances of unsuccessful candidates contesting the results exist, points out a senior lawyer.
A Decade On A 70mm Screen
The ’50s wasn’t a placid pool of idealism. In grappling with the Partition and forging a new polity, it fashioned modern India. This wide-angle view serves it well.
In Punjab, Another Decade, Another Scam
Long before Vyapam, the Punjab Public Service Commission sarkari job-for-cash scam caused a scandal in both civil and judicial recruitment.
Lens Shows A Spiderweb
So bad is crime probe in India that a closer view at cases exposes the sleuths further
Busan Diary
"The cinema of a country is often a visitor’s first introduction to the place," write filmmaker Devashish Makhija. "I imagined South Korea to be mostly as neo-noirish, cheeky and aggressive as its best cinema."
Tout As A Topper
Fake lawyers. And now touts who offer judgeship? Leaked papers were sold to candidates appearing for examinations for appointment to the lower judiciary in Haryana.
Torture As Evidence
Who killed Pradyuman Thakur is important. But more important is that Ashok Kumar, the school bus conductor, is innocent.
The World’s A Match
Prithvi Shaw’s bat has scythed through opponents. It cannot stop the plunder now.
The Subcontinental Menu
Gujarat's 'designer babies', the donkey business in the name of Ram Rahim and Honeypreet; read juicy news from the neighbourhood...
A Stunted Growth Story
Malnutrition is a national disgrace. Can the Centre’s grand plan consign it to history?
The Grasping Quicksand
Mohammed bin Salman’s brutal power grab tramples tradition and pushes Saudi Arabia towards the abyss
The Data Kidnappers
In the age of digitisation and connectivity, a new form of extortion has arisen: ransomware
As Diagonals Reach Out To Four Corners
The proposed four-nation Asia-Pacific quadrilateral has soft edges still. An expanding China can rest easy.
Around Home For 20 Months
Mumbai’s murderer guard jumped parole, worked as a labourer in native Kashmir. He’s been re-arrested.
Bright Spots In The Woods
An unconventional community initiative is helping kids in a tribal Kerala belt to face a broader world
The Tamil Gag Raj
A cartoonist’s recent arrest is no exception, leaders in Tamil Nadu have always pounded the press