Controversy Accusations continue to fly in Kerala film institute rowAnna MathewsKRNNIVSA faces allegations of improper admissions and caste-based discrimination.
Interview Adoor Gopalakrishnan: ‘Caste allegations are purely fictional’Anna MathewsInterview with the noted film-maker and former chairman of KRNNIVSA.
UNION BUDGET 2023-24 Without growth or welfare, Budget 2023-24 is one that curtails social spendingC.P. ChandrasekharOne expects welfare spending to spike before elections. But this Budget goes against the grain.
CONTROVERSY Female wrestlers change script by speaking out against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan SinghIsmat AraSexual harassment complaints are common in the Indian sports fraternity but tend to be hushed up.
Controversy Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh: The bahubali netaIsmat AraAlthough the former WFI head has stepped down temporarily, the BJP will probably go easy on him now.
INTERVIEW Christophe Jaffrelot on 2002 Gujarat riots: ‘The ghosts have never left me’Anupama KatakamJaffrelot was one of those the BBC interviewed for the documentary “India: The Modi Question”.
Guest Column: Media A new phase of censorship creep in IndiaN. RamA proposal to amend the IT Rules 2021 and the ban on a BBC documentary are part of a larger trend of Internet censorship, growing since 2014.
Economic Perspectives Is a reversal of bank nationalisation on the cards?C.P. ChandrasekharCalls for privatisation have grown louder just as public sector banks clean up their balance sheets.
India, This Side The great Indian familyGanesh DevyA strict population control policy sounds good on paper, but it ignores sociological correlations.
Spotlight AAP to move Supreme Court as Delhi mayoral elections get postponed againAshutosh SharmaRuckus breaks out over AAP’s objection to voting rights for aldermen nominated by L-G.
Human rights Siddique Kappan alleges police torture, use of religious slursIsmat AraThe New Delhi-based journalist spent 28 months in jail over allegations of having links to PFI.
Obituary Pervez Musharraf (1943-2023): Former military ruler of Pakistan diesFrontline News DeskHe seized power in a bloodless coup and later led Pakistan into aiding the US war in Afghanistan.
Visva Bharati Visva Bharati, Mamata Banerjee lock horns over Amartya Sen-related land disputeSuhrid Sankar ChattopadhyayThe university’s direct attack on the Chief Minister receives widespread condemnation.
Parliament Opposition demands probe into Adani issueFrontline News DeskFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman claims LIC, SBI exposure within limits.
Market Watch Turmoil at Adani Group a key test for India Inc under Narendra ModiFrontline News DeskGautam Adani’s ascent mirrors the meteoric political career of Modi, a fellow native of Gujarat.
Joshimath collapses - The lede Joshimath crisis: A story of criminal neglect Ismat AraIgnoring protests and pleas of residents for 14 months, the government pushed on with mega projects.
Joshimath Collapses Tapovan Vishnugad: NTPC project at the heart of Joshimath crisisHimanshu ThakkarWere thorough geological, geophysical, and geotechnical studies done before sanctioning the project?
Joshimath collapses Joshimath is proof why eco-friendly development is the need of the hourVinod Kumar GaurIt highlights our continued, blatant indifference to rigorous terrain testing and resilient design.
Joshimath collapses How unplanned urbanisation threatens the mountain towns of UttarakhandPrakash C. TiwariMore than 60 per cent of the built-up area in these towns is in environmentally unsafe zones.
JOSHIMATH COLLAPSES Ravi Chopra: ‘It is madness’Anupama KatakamThe research scientist says Joshimath was a disaster waiting to happen.
Joshimath collapses - Info Card Alarming rise in landslides now a pan-India perilRamesh ChakrapaniIt is leading to calls for a serious rethink on balancing development with environmental concerns.
Controversy The curious battle for Parasnath hill in JharkhandAshutosh SharmaIt is difficult to decipher why the Adivasis and Jains lock horns over the hill. Is it about faith, custom, business, or politics?
Judiciary Ad-hocism in appointing judges of higher courts must stopK. ChandruThe government’s attack may be self-serving, but revamp of the collegium system is urgently needed.
SPOTLIGHT Why is the government delaying Census 2021?T.K. RajalakshmiIt is crucial for budget allocations, delimitation of constituencies, and administrative planning.
AGRICULTURE The humble millets need more government supportAnupama KatakamIt has the potential to answer several of India’s agrarian, food, and health issues.
INTERVIEW Vandana Shiva: ‘Millets have become forgotten foods’Anupama KatakamAn early proponent, the activist says the future of the cereal is in the hands of small farmers.
CONTROVERSY New BBC documentary puts Narendra Modi back in the dockAshis RayIt reveals a secret British foreign office report that found him culpable in the 2002 Gujarat riots.
Controversy Supreme Court stay on Haldwani evictions draws attention to need to codify housing lawsAshutosh SharmaWith a rise in evictions across India, experts call for new laws that protect the right to shelter.
Karnataka Hills of Hassan district plagued by perennial human-animal conflictVikhar Ahmed SayeedGiant fences or elephant translocation might not be the right solutions to resolve the problem.
Interview ‘Permanent solution to human-elephant conflict elusive’: Vinod KrishnanVikhar Ahmed SayeedIn conversation with the wildlife conservationist.
Movements Satyashodhaka Yuvajana Sangham: Agent of change in TelanganaAyesha MinhazInspired by the ideals of Jyotirao Phule, the collective furthers the fight for equality and rights.
Tribute Remembering B.V. Doshi (1927-2023): Visionary architect and institution builderDurganand BalsavarFor the legendary architect, architecture was a celebration of life.
Media Watch Tamil Nadu’s YouTube-based news channels are a force to reckon withSiddarth MuralidharanIn terms of impact, popularity, and reach, they are giving traditional media a run for the money.
Jammu and Kashmir Rajouri killings disprove government claims on Article 370 flawsAnando BhaktoThe latest spate of attacks suggests it was not the sole reason for law-and-order issues in Kashmir.
Assam ECI wades into fault lines of Assam to redraw electoral map Sushanta TalukdarComplexities of readjusting constituency boundaries overshadowed by a need to settle pending issues.
Delhi Delhi in the Constituent Assembly: The inside storyS.K. SharmaIt is time for a relook at the Balakrishnan Committee report implementation that paved the way for special provisions for Delhi.
Science Notebook Finally! A safe and effective vaccine against malariaR. RamachandranIn African adults who previously had malaria, PfSPZ provided 52 per cent efficacy.
Science Notebook A new process uses solar thermal energy to recycle concrete debrisR. RamachandranThe recycled concrete aggregate produced met the requirements for typical structural applications.
Science Notebook Radio signal emitted by atomic hydrogen in distant galaxy detectedR. RamachandranAtomic hydrogen is the basic fuel required for star formation in a galaxy.
Interview P. Sainath: ‘I wrote this book for the people in it’Anupama KatakamIn conversation with the journalist and author of The Last Heroes: Foot Soldiers of Indian Freedom.
Book review Tiger man, burning brightRaza KazmiA fascinating omnibus edition of writings and documents connected to Jim Corbett’s life and work.
Book review A strong doseT.K. RajalakshmiA fascinating and authoritative book on the opaque structure of India’s drug regulations.
Book Review ‘Crycrycrycry…’Annie ZaidiThis serves as a document and a testament, a creative intervention on a continuum of silencing.
Book Review Jagged notesShinie AntonyA novel on sexual violence, this story goes beyond questions of victimisation or survival.
SHOWCASE New books on the shelves Ghosts of the past, a detective story, a dispassionate account of the reservation policy, and more.
Israel-Palestine The far right rises again in Israel as Benjamin Netanyahu returns to powerJohn CherianIsrael’s new regime wants to bury the two-state solution and annex the West Bank.
Brazil Right-wing rampage in Brazil as Bolsonaro supporters storm government buildingsJohn CherianThe “coup attempt” in Brasilia was nothing short of a blatant attack on democracy.
Maldives Conviction of Abdulla Yameen means more tension for Maldives R.K. RadhakrishnanThe former President has been found guilty of corruption and money laundering, altering equations.
Interview Jitish Kallat: ‘My work mirrors the changing self’Sukhada TatkeInterview with the Mumbai-based contemporary artist.
Archaeology The museum that Biswajit Sahu built in the SunderbansSuhrid Sankar ChattopadhyayMore than 10,000 items painstakingly gathered over the years are on display in remote West Bengal.
Photo Essay The hungry river in West Bengal eats up homes overnight Sudip MaitiVillages in Malda and Murshidabad districts live under the constant threat of river erosion.
White Space Where did the mynas go? Mihir VatsaUrbanisation and tourism have almost killed the pastoral, but it still endures.
Diary The bluebird tree of SikkimSubash JeyanHaving seen countless photographs of the grandala tree, it was foremost in my mind when I set out.
SlideshowThe hungry river Villages in West Bengal’s Malda and Murshidabad districts live under the constant threat of river erosion that eats up their homes overnight.