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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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MV Dr.Roop Gursahant

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Shiv Sena MPs behaviour unfortunate; but doesn't look an attempt to hurt religious sentiments

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.

Death of innocents in Gaza strip: Who's really responsible?

Israel used a very sophisticated way to destroy the tunnels. Since now it has destroyed only 36 tunnels. Its air strike was intended to destroy the entrance shaft of the tunnels located in civilian homes. Thus it can be concluded that HAMAS is hiding behind civilian shield and attacking Israel.

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

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

Religious color to Maharashtra Sadan incident?

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Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania released

Amitabh Bachchan in 'Yudh' mood
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Prominent Citizen Journalists across the nation selected as Columnists by the merinews editorial team based on their profile and participation

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.

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.