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COVER STORY
23-08-2013
Divide and rule
Divide and rule
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Briefing
Astronomy
Cosmic bursts of a distant past
Science & Technology
A subaltern view
Books
The book’s real achievement is the way in which it has “problematised” the idea of communalism and wrenched it from its easy conceptualisations.
Physics
A new way to trap light
Science & Technology
Surveillance
Indian help
India
Network security agreements that Reliance Communications and VSNL signed with U.S. government departments oblige them to share data carried on their i
Next steps
Lead Story
The constitutional process in the formation of a new State.
Islam in the south
Books
Two books that provide a corrective to the wrong notions that Islamic studies are a monopoly of the north and that Islam first came to the north and s
Japan
Back to militarism?
World Affairs
A resurgent right-wing Prime Minister in Japan sees China as the main enemy and promises to rewrite his country’s Constitution to allow the deployment
Obaid Siddiqi (1932-2013)
Man of science
Obituary
Obaid Siddiqi (1932-2013): Pioneering scientist, institution builder and teacher par excellence.
Medicine
Early detection of AMD
Science & Technology
‘Both regions will benefit’
Lead Story
Economy
Poverty play
Jayati Ghosh
Unmediated
Leveson’s lessons
Sashi Kumar
Threat to federalism
Lead Story
Interview with Prakash Karat, CPI(M) general secretary.
Echo in other States
Lead Story
‘People in Seemandhra feel they have been cheated’
Lead Story
Interview with Botcha Satyanarayana, APCC president.
Spotlight
Fetters on freedom
General Issues
In acting at the behest of the police to cancel the lecture of Islamic scholar Amina Wadud, the University of Madras not only offends the scholar but
Mixed metaphors
Books
Interview: Amina Wadud
‘Wonder how India will move forward’
General Issues
Terrorism
Challenging a verdict
India
Human rights activists feel that the conviction of Shahzad Ahmad in the 2008 Batla House encounter case is based completely on the debatable police ve
Text of the CWC resolution
Lead Story
‘It helped us understand where we stand today’
Politics
Interview with Surjya Kanta Mishra.
Congress calculus
Lead Story
It is a desperate decision the Congress took to cut its perceived losses in the coming Lok Sabha elections in view of its waning influence in Andhra P
Midday meal scheme
Schools for scandal
Social Issues
The midday meal scheme is a grand idea in a flawed school system.
West Bengal
Trinamool’s triumph
Politics
The panchayat elections in West Bengal show that in spite of severe criticism from all quarters on various issues, the Trinamool Congress has not lost
Midday meal disaster
Tragic eye-opener
Social Issues
The midday meal poisoning in Bihar has prompted the government to initiate superficial measures, but important steps like appointing regular coordinat
Division spurs growth?
Lead Story
The demand for separate statehood in various parts of the country forces us to examine the complex relationships intersecting the boundaries of identi
Tibet
Arms and the elephant
World Affairs
Archival material of the 1940s shows that the British supplied arms to Tibet and a movie projector to the Dalai Lama and even made vain attempts to se
Communal tension
Tension in Tonk
India
The Ashok Gehlot government comes under fire for repeated police action against the minorities.
Kerala
Losing sheen
Politics
With Lok Sabha elections a year away, the ruling coalition in Kerala stands thoroughly discredited by the solar scam and weakened by the deepening sch
Birth of a star
Birth of a monster star
Science & Technology
Cuba
Red-letter day
World Affairs
Cuba commemorates the 60th anniversary of the “July 26 Movement”, which became a defining moment in the history of the country.
Divide and rule
Lead Story
Telangana stands on the threshold of achieving its 60-year-old dream of statehood. But the outpouring of rage among people in the other regions of And
Professor Barun De (1932-2013)
Historian and administrator
Obituary
Professor Barun De (1932-2013) was a secular historian who ably led many national research institutions.
Tribute
Samar Mukherjee: Man of the masses
Obituary
Samar Mukherjee (1913-2013) was more than just a Communist leader. He was the symbol of a way of life that inspired others.
Conservation
The ghost who stalks
Wildlife
Hiding amidst the shadows of jagged mountains and unforgiving crags is the snow leopard, a creature so mysterious that only a few would have had the l
Global warming
The heat trap
Data Stories
A World Bank report on climate change warns that a warmer world will trap millions in poverty.
Himalayan panorama
Books
The book provides a wonderful perspective of the region’s geography, demography and culture.
Other Issues
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Feb 10, 2023
Supreme Court stay on Haldwani evictions draws attention to need to codify housing laws
Vandana Shiva: ‘Millets have become forgotten foods’
The humble millets need more government support
Why is the government delaying Census 2021?
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Jan 13, 2023
Sri Lankan Tamil Hindus seek India’s support as Sinhala government targets temples
Aggressive Koreas leave peninsula tense
Sex, lies, and chicken curry
A chat over tikki
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Jan 27, 2023
The Great Land Grab in Jammu and Kashmir
Great Nicobar development projects disregard risk in earthquake-prone area
How the Serendipity Arts Festival celebrated the spirit of community
Pele (1940-2022): At his feet, football transformed into poetry
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