An inquiry into Pune’s civic works lifts the veil on a sprawling nexus and a familiar political silence Pune: The Supreme Court’s directive to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to investigate the assets of a retired City Engineer from the Pune Municipal Corporation has sent shockwaves through the city. For the residents of Pune, the inner workings of the Construction Department and the illicit gains amassed by some of its shrewd officials are nothing new; however, this investi

With the Harish Rana case, the Supreme Court has turned a philosophical right into a practical pathway, redefining dignity at the end of life. For years, India’s debate over euthanasia lingered in the realm of theory while being ethically fraught, legally ambiguous and emotionally charged. Now, with its verdict in the Harish Rana case, the Supreme Court has moved the question from abstraction to application. In doing so, it has redrawn the boundaries of life, death and dignit