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A woman voter shows her inked finger after casting her vote for the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly election, at a polling station in Nagpur on November 20. The 2024 Assembly election has been perhaps the worst ever when it comes to communal propaganda in the State’s history.
PERSPECTIVE

Maharashtra’s ‘communal election’: Will it have a long-term social impact?

Amey Tirodkar
AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal interacts with party officials in Chandni Chowk, New Delhi, November 17, 2024.
Perspective

Arvind Kejriwal’s political avatars

He went from fiery activist to apologetic leader, then became the “elder brother”. Each role crafted for its time, each mask worn with skill.
Soni Mishra

Videos

LISTEN | Amit Baruah in conversation with Ahilan Kadirgamar
LISTEN | Amit Baruah in conversation with Ahilan Kadirgamar
Balasaheb Thorat: “This Battle is for Maharashtra’s Soul” | Frontline Exclusive Interview
‘Absolute Majority for Mahayuti’-Sunil Tatkare Exclusive Interview | Maharashtra Politics 2024
LISTEN | Amey Tirodkar in conversation with Ashish Shelar
Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024: A State of Contradictions | Analysis by Saba Naqvi
WATCH | The Hungry River: A Frontline Perspectives Documentary
WATCH | Saba Naqvi breaks down the Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir election results
LISTEN | Amit Baruah in conversation with Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
Haryana and J&K Elections: What’s the Deal?
LISTEN | Amit Baruah in conversation with Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami
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Editor's Pick

People watching the exit polls of the 2024 Lok Sabha election, at a TV showroom in Visakhapatnam on June 1.
Election analysis

Exit polls have morphed from research tools into media spectacles that chase ratings and drive market bets

To become reliable again, they require strict regulation and methodological overhaul.
Ashish Ranjan,Atul Kumar Pandey
COP29

‘Maladaptation’ fears might end up blocking climate funds for poor nations

Overly strict definitions of failed climate adaptation can potentially prevent vital projects in developing countries from getting financial support.
Rishika Pardikar
SRI LANKA

NPP banks on a lean Cabinet to keep the optics right, and deliver

President Dissanayake keeps crucial portfolios while inducting fresh faces; the Opposition nominates defeated candidates through national list.
R.K. Radhakrishnan
Rohin Bhatt merges their roles as a queer lawyer and activist to document India’s pivotal marriage equality case, where the Supreme Court denied same-sex couples the right to marry.
INTERVIEW

There is no other way of surviving other than hoping: Rohin Bhatt

The non-binary lawyer chronicles the fight for queer marriage rights in India.
Mridula Vijayarangakumar

Audio Stories

Jammu and Kashmir

Kashmir’s split verdict: Democracy or division?

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DEMOGRAPHIC DIVIDEND — THE LEDE

More than just demographic dividend: Investigating India’s youth bulge

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Essay

The invisible ink of Dalit literature

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Livelihoods

Environmental degradation and urbanisation are pushing a 700-year-old fishing community to abandon their boats and nets

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Spotlight

Spotlight

KITCHEN KATHA

Tomato: The berry with a wolf

Both the tomato and the tomato sauce are about violence
 Kalpish Ratna

Photo Essay

Photo Essay

Human Struggles

Men at sea: The untethered lives of deep-sea fisherfolk

For the fisherfolk of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, earning a living often means sailing on the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal for months on end.
Joseph Rahul

Arts & Culture

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Waiting to cast their vote in the State Waqf Board election, in Hyderabad on February 28, 2022. There are concerns in the Muslim community that the proposed changes in the Waqf law will erode their rights.
WAQF AMENDMENT—THE LEDE

Propriety, not just property: The Waqf debate

Since the impacts of the amendments will go far beyond legal changes, the government must balance reforms with the rights of the Muslim community.
Shaikh Mujibur Rehman
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People at the Jama Masjid mosque in Old Delhi, India.
WAQF AMENDMENT

Editor’s Note: Putting Muslims in their place?

Behind the façade of Waqf reforms lies a sinister and systematic campaign to further marginalise the country’s largest minority.
Vaishna Roy
WAQF AMENDMENT

Who really benefits from the Waqf Amendment Bill?

Faizan Mustafa
WAQF AMENDMENT

Right move, wrong motive? Waqf Bill promises better management but delivers state control

P.S. Munawar Hussain
WAQF AMENDMENT

BJP’s agenda is to defame Muslims: Syed Naseer Hussain

Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed
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