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"Do I have a sovereign right over my body and consciousness? If yes, I should be able to choose my exit. If the government wants to decide my exit point, I feel enslaved to their ideas of freedom."

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Euthanasia should be legalised in India

"Euthanasia is only ethically and legally possible in a society, where the rule of law is administered without fear, favors or corruption and is ingrained in every citizen. So, at present, it is permissible only in small, homogeneous Western democracies, but not in most countries around the world, including India."

Mahesh Bhatt

Film director,producer and screenwriter

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Is the unfortunate incident at Delhi's Maharashtra Sadan being given religious color?

A group of 11 Shiv Sena MPs from Maharshtra are under fire for allegedly forcing a Muslim employee to eat Chapati at Delhi's Maharshtra Sadan while he was observing fasts in the holy month of Ramzan. However, the MPs have claimed that they were just asking the employee to check the quality of the food offered to them.

Justice Markandey Katju's revelations may be late, but doesn't it expose an unholy nexus

Katju's revelation just exposed the political-judiciary joint venture in promoting impropriety. Technically CJI need not to listen to PM's undue request. It's now understandable why politicians are not easily punished and why Judges get many post retirement benefits!

To encourage students to speak up Navi Mumbai police installs complaint boxes

Quality of food items served inside trains by Indian Railways reaches a new low: Feels passengers

'Decision to not contest Haryana polls is because Delhi is AAP's first target'

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Prominent Citizen Journalists across the nation selected as Columnists by the merinews editorial team based on their profile and participation

Virag Supreme Court judgment restricting automatic arrests in dowry cases well within the Constitution

Before we get into the real discussion of things, it is extremely important to understand the crucial difference between "arrest" and "automatic arrest". No law in world can give the power of arrest to police without proper investigation or the need to arrest or following the due process as enshrined in the law that has been passed by the highest governing body of the country – Indian Parliament in India's context.

CA Dr Sunil Gupta Business ethics and profitability

Most business owners and entrepreneurs would totally disagree with any positive relationship between ethical conduct and paybacks. Quite often, management books lay emphasis on best business practices, which theoretically establish an affiliation with output as well as viability.