97 Articles by
Narasimhan Vijayaraghavan
The author is practicing advocate in the Madras High Court
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How Obama has Trumped our Bihar Poll Pundits
Bihar election results have shown up the Indian Pollsters for what they are. Speculators and Gamblers. No different from their US cousins.
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Nitin Gadkari’s viral speech could be a vaccine for Good Governance
The direct, simple, straight speech was brutal and sharp and aimed at total lack of Governance among the Governing class. He spoke what the common man talks day in and day out, in street corners.
Opinions
Indian electoral democracy is any day better than the USA
No matter what, whoever wins the POTUS prize, purportedly the most powerful office in the universe, be it Donald J Trump or Joe Biden, American democracy is unlikely to have won.
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The voter shall always have the last word-MSM & pollsters learn Their lessons
MSM and psephologists would do well to be humbled by this experience, lest they are rudely humbled, again and again, by the little man or woman with the little vote.
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Justice Anand Venkatesh’s strong vaccine for medical college admission taint virus
Justice Anand Venkatesh deserves our commendations for his ruthlessly cold and objective orders sticking to the letter of the law and spirit of it as well.
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Jury is still out on the Babri demolition verdict
t would make robust common, logical and legal sense to de-clutter the maze to appreciate and possibly understand that it would be unfair and unjust to accuse the Judiciary of forsaking its duty or even allude to any unseen hand of the executive.
Opinions
US democracy in cataclysmic churn?
One can easily foretell the stories and comments the GOPians will talk about, on how and why Donald Trump lost the elections. ‘They’ will blame him for the loss.
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Justice N Kirubakaran lambasts ‘glorification of suicides’ and payments of competitive solatium over NEET in TN
The Judge has said in strong language that this trend of paying competitive solatium to the families of the dead must stop, as it suggestively may be eulogizing the unfortunate acts of these innocent children.
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A balanced verdict from the Supreme Court
Supreme Court took the glorious opportunity to reiterate its magnanimity by letting off Prashant Bhushan, with a Re.1/- fine, and has made mincemeat of his expectation to become a martyr. Sentencing him was surely necessary, as he was a serial offender.
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Sterlite looks to Supreme Court for a vaccine
For Vedanta, Sterlite was ordered to be closed in May, 2018 and all their efforts to reopen have come to naught till now. Sterlite has now nowhere to Go. Except to Supreme Court.