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Supreme Efforts at Lifting the Garbage

The Supreme Court has moved on front foot into the vexing case of waste management. Its directions last month reflect the growing impatience about heaps of waste which scar India’s landscape, affect the health of citizens and dent its developmental aspirations.

Constitutional Alchemy

The anti-defection law was meant to end the era of the “Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram” politician. Four decades later, it has produced constitutional alchemists seeking ever newer ways to turn defection into legality.

Rahul Gandhi’s Lok Sabha membership restored

Lok Sabha membership of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was on Monday restored by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, three days after the Supreme Court stayed his conviction in a defamation case.