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1 month ago | 
frontline.thehindu.com | Gautam Bhatia |Vaishna Roy |Tanuj Solanki
About one-third of the way into Gautam Bhatia’s latest novel, The Sentence, the protagonist Nila says something that I thought odd: “I think I wanted a world more contained. A world I could cup in my hands, and know its limits.
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2 months ago | 
strangehorizons.com | Stephen Case |Gautam Bhatia |Caroline Hung |Jennessa Hester
The Mercy of Gods is the first volume of The Captive’s War, a new series from the author of the wildly successful The Expanse (2011-2022). That series (both books and television adaptation) managed to raise the stakes with every installment while making each feel satisfyingly self-contained.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
openlegalblogarchive.org | Gautam Bhatia
[This is a guest post by Samuel Kahura.]IntroductionIn upholding its supremacy, Article 2(4) of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 stipulates that any law inconsistent with it is invalid. The High Court in line with its mandate under Article 165(3)(d) has on several occasions declared laws or certain provisions of Statutes to be unconstitutional.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
openlegalblogarchive.org | Gautam Bhatia
[This is a guest post by Joshua Malidzo Nyawa.]IntroductionIf there is one state agency that has yet to grasp or even tried to understand the demands, provisions, and leitmotifs of the 2010 Constitution, it is the National Police Service. The agency operates as if the Constitution is a mere suggestion and that the State grants rights. Further, the agency walks and lives as if it is an extension of the executive branch.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
thehindu.com | Gautam Bhatia
Some years ago, in the U.S., I remember attending a charity auction organised by the Philadelphia Arts League. Local artists were invited to display and sell their works by placing them on a conveyor belt that moved slowly towards a shredder. If a piece was picked by a buyer, the proceeds went to the children’s hospital; if not, it was shredded into the garbage bin. The artist merely watched helplessly.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
hindustantimes.com | Gautam Bhatia
On January 3, 2025, the ministry of electronics and information technology released the Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, for public consultation. These rules are proposed to be enacted under the authority of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, and in order to implement the provisions of that Act.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
htsyndication.com | Gautam Bhatia
India, Jan. 8 -- On January 3, 2025, the ministry of electronics and information technology released the Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, for public consultation. These rules are proposed to be enacted under the authority of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, and in order to implement the provisions of that Act.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Gautam Bhatia
Earlier this year when a busload of foreign tourists arrived in the city square in Barcelona, locals threw tomatoes at them. When large numbers of tourists from northern Europe appeared in Tenerife, protesters went on a hunger strike, demanding govt place curbs on tourism. From Venice to Machu Picchu, Santorini to Amsterdam, the scourge of excessive tourism has put a strain on local resources, threatened historic sites, and artificially raised prices of commodities and real estate.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Gautam Bhatia
Mindless over-tourism and crass commercialisation are killing our historical sites and nature reserves. It is time to hit the brakes and have policies that restrict tourist numbers and facilities Earlier this year when a busload of foreign tourists arrived in the city square in Barcelona, locals threw tomatoes at them. When large numbers of tourists from northern Europe appeared in Tenerife, protesters went on a hunger strike, demanding govt place curbs on tourism.
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Dec 7, 2024 | 
openlegalblogarchive.org | Gautam Bhatia
In June 2023, the Kenyan Court of Appeal had delivered a landmark judgment concerning liability and compensation for environmental and human damage caused due to industrial projects involving multiple actors, from private corporations to State regulatory agencies.
