#DHEdit | Heed states’ protest

Siddaramaiah has been asking for a fair and equitable distribution of funds which has turned skewed against Karnataka as well as the other southern states in the past many years.

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#DHEDIT | Defamation: Law panel is wrong

Citizens have the right to their reputation and it may be considered as part of their right to privacy. That is a basic requirement of civilised life and coexistence. Its importance is all the greater in times of expanded public life, possibility of greater access to private life through technology and explosion of the media, including social media.

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#DHEdit | Bulldozer tyranny, in the name of law

There are unauthorised and illegal constructions made by people who have money and influence in many parts of the country. These are not touched by the bulldozer squads. According to rules, an alternative dwelling should be provided to those whose houses are demolished.

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#DHEdit | A wrong ruling overturned

The Supreme Court overturned its 1998 judgement that had ruled that protection under Article 105(2) was available to those who cast their votes in parliament though they were accused of taking bribes. The ruling has shed clearer light on the idea of legislative privilege.

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#DHEdit | TRAI proposal on caller ID welcome

The proposal is for the feature, called Calling Name Presentation (CNAP), to be rolled out as a supplementary service across the telecommunication network.

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#DHEdit | Expanding grain storage capacity is essential

India, which is among the top grain-producing countries, is way behind its storage needs. It is estimated that about 22 per cent of the food grain output in the country is going waste.

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#DHEdit | Stable leopard numbers is good news

Leopards are an important part of wildlife. They have evoked fascination and have figured in fables and stories and in the lives of people who live in their proximity.

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#DHEdit | The Kalpakkam milestone

With the operationalisation of the PFBR, India has entered the second stage of its three-stage nuclear power programme, designed by the visionary Homi Bhabha in 1958.

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#DHEdit | Landmark Supreme Court verdict on climate change

It is a recognition of the serious threat that climate change poses to the lives and welfare of people.

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#DHEdit | US cashes in on a total solar eclipse

The country made the best use of the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to observe the rare spectacle in the sky.

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#DHEdit | Stop communal games, let police do their job

This is not the first time that such inter-religious murders with a love angle have been reported in Karnataka. But the BJP was silent in the case of at least two similar incidents as the victims in those belonged to the minority community.

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#DHEdit | Welcome changes in insurance regulations

Bringing more people under the cover of health insurance is important in a country where the demography is changing and healthcare costs are high.

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#DHEdit | A disservice to the cause of justice

The observations made by the Delhi High Court while rejecting former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia’s bail plea in the liquor policy case amounted to a definitive indictment, and occasioned the question whether anything more is needed to convict him.

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#DHEdit | A much-needed dressing down

Mohan Bhagwat's statement that the Opposition is not to be treated as an enemy and the emphasis on the need for consensus should be seen in the light of the arrogant calls for a “Congress-mukt Bharat” and the confrontational politics practised by the BJP under Modi.

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#DHEdit | NTA has failed NEET exam

NEET is the country’s biggest entrance exam with participation of over 23 lakh students in about 5,000 centres. There should not be so many questions and complaints about its conduct.

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