Madhavan Narayanan
Senior Editor, Writer, Columnist, Commentator, and Media Consultant at Freelance
Journalist/Writer Economy/politics/policy/music/movies. ex @reuters, HT,ET Gigs : @WIONews @thequint @newindianxpress @mirrornow @ETnow RTs not endorsements
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1 week ago |
thesouthfirst.com | Madhavan Narayanan
Synopsis: The Supreme Court is evidently under stress – and it is for citizens and the legal community to wake up, become more constitutionally literate, and speak out on the nuances because we seem to be in danger of frequently facing monarchical interpretations of a democratic republic. This has been a phenomenal month for the Supreme Court of India.
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1 week ago |
newindianexpress.com | Madhavan Narayanan
The fashion industry's plight seems at variance with music's, in which remixing a song requires approval from the original creator. Section 14 of the Copyright Act 1957 provides omnibus rights to original owners, including translation, development, reproduction and communication. Remixes are derivatives and identified clearly as such. Sadly, it seems such privilege doesn't extend to fashion design. But wholesale design theft seems worth waging a legal battle for.
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1 week ago |
thequint.com | Madhavan Narayanan
The law of unintended consequences says that disruptive events can lead to unexpected and often undesirable results. The world is talking about whether or not the US economy will head into a recession after President Donald Trump imposed a series of tariffs on trading partners across the world. To me, that looks like a minor issue now. The world has seen a few recessions in the past few decades and emerged fine.
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3 weeks ago |
thesouthfirst.com | Madhavan Narayanan
Synopsis: Telangana should think well beyond Hyderabad if urbanisation is the aim. Decongesting Hyderabad by expanding cities like Warangal seems more appropriate than industrialising green patches in a city already located on a rocky plateau. What exactly was Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy thinking when he wanted to turn one of his state capital’s greenest forest areas into an industrial hub by auctioning 400 acres — at Kancha Gachibowli?
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3 weeks ago |
newindianexpress.com | Madhavan Narayanan
Among its many firsts, Kerala is the first state to have achieved 100 percent literacy. It also has the distinction of being the first to use electronic voting machines. One just hopes it would lead the way again. This time, in showing how to resolve chaotic traffic, especially the irresponsible variety. Kerala’s motor vehicles department data show that since the state tightened driving test norms, pass rates are down to 52 percent.
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