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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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Christians in the Middle East

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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.