'Farmers are our Annadata'

This is the full text of the address to the nation by President Droupadi Murmu on the eve of India’s 78th Independence Day. My Dear Fellow Citizens, I extend to you all my heartiest......

Should prostitution be legalised?

'When workers in other industries enjoy protection, why should sex workers not receive similar protection?' 'Sex work should be treated as work and brought under the work schedule of the labour......

The crime no one wants to talk about

'Poverty-stricken and drought-affected families in Bundelkhand and Marathawada are selling their children for as little as a few hundred rupees.'Rashme Sehgal reports on the shocking rise in human......

A Constitution for ALL Indians

'Constitutional narratives are forged both inside and outside courtrooms,' says Rohit De.Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In 1978 the Supreme Court of India admitted a petition from a poor......