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Something about the Aarushi Talwar case tugs at my heart. I feel transfixed every time the TV splashes Aarushi’s childhood pictures and videos. The normalness of the images is chilling in that they bear no hint, not a shimmer of ...Read More

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So how dirty is dirty on Indian television?  A censored film is not sanitised enough for family audiences but home grown crime shows are?  Especially the ones where in the guise of educating viewers about the dangers lurking in every ...Read More

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I promised myself that I would never write about Baby Falak or Baby Afreen. To write farewell notes to battered to death babies is such an inadequate response. We feel sorry, revolted, angry, maybe shed a tear or two. Write ...Read More

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An ill-conceived move by the Karnataka government allowing the extension of working hours for women working in the IT industry in Bangalore is drawing flak both from women and IT professionals. IT companies in Bangalore at a ...Read More

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The Supreme Court, in 2006, had passed a landmark judgment directing all State governments and the Union government to reform the way police forces function all over the country. One of the directives was that Police Complaints Authorities (PCAs) should ...Read More