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COVER STORY
06-09-2013
Personal laws
Personal laws
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Briefing
Russia
A pause in ties
World Affairs
U.S.-Russia relations are put in “cold storage” after Barack Obama cancels his summit with Vladimir Putin over the granting of asylum to whistle-blowe
Ends vs means
Lead Story
A recent judicial conclusion setting live-in relationships on a par with marriage stirs up a controversy.
Gujarat
In the name of development
India
Riding roughshod over farmers’ concerns, the Gujarat government notifies a project to develop the Mandal-Becharaji Special Investment Region, an indus
Unmediated
Contemplative triptych
Sashi Kumar
Biotechnology
No to GM crops
General Issues
The Technical Expert Committee wants field trials of GM crops put on hold until gaps in the regulatory system are addressed.
Cover Story
Taking on patriarchy
Lead Story
In Tamil Nadu, there are Muslim women activists fighting on all fronts for gender justice.
Uttar Pradesh
Political axe
Politics
Communal polarisation is once again becoming the major political theme in Uttar Pradesh, and the suspension of the young IAS officer Durga Shakti Nag
Letters
Letters
Through my window
‘Paraja’ reborn
K.Satchidanandan
West Asia
Hoping against hope
World Affairs
The Palestinian Authority is entering another round of U.S.-orchestrated peace talks with Israel with little hope of real change on the ground.
United Kingdom
Targeting immigrants
World Affairs
The government’s latest campaign against illegal immigrants leads to charges of racism and exposes the country’s hidden racial fault lines.
Urban invasion
Heritage
Arihant’s advantages
India
‘We are happy farming’
India
Why Jinnah became defiant
Books
This book is a faithful record of Jinnah’s rise to unquestioned leadership, his tactical skills, his remarkable qualities as the Organisation Man, and
Legislation
In corporate company
India
Physics
High-power terahertz sources
Science & Technology
Genetics
GM rice to fight rotavirus
Science & Technology
For equal laws
Lead Story
Women’s groups feel that there need not be any dichotomy between personal laws and uniform laws as long as the underlying principle is equality and no
Photography
Shades of three cities
Art
Set in the 1970s and 1980s, Pablo Bartholomew’s pictures of Delhi, Bombay and Calcutta trigger an unsettling experience of simultaneous joy and sorrow
‘These images have a great resonance across cultures’
Art
Globalising India
Books
Two books help us understand the consequences of India’s mindless pursuit of globalisation and the neo-liberal agenda.
Legislation
For pain relief
India
Environment
Problems with PCBs
India
India & Pakistan
Hurdles to peace
India
The recent killing of Indian soldiers on the LoC and the strong reaction to this from India’s government and media, which see the hand of the Pakistan
Jammu & Kashmir
Fragile peace
India
An uneasy calm prevails in Jammu after a communal flare-up in Kishtwar, and vested interests are bent on taking political mileage out of the incident.
Alternative fora
Lead Story
Ambiguities and clarifications
Lead Story
Interview with Justice C.S. Karnan.
Inconsistencies in Special Marriage Act
Lead Story
Tibet
White Lama & ‘Tibet Land’
World Affairs
The American involvement in Tibet and the British role in achieving it.
Inconsistencies in Special Marriage Act
Lead Story
Mugabe marches on
World Affairs
He wins a decisive victory as his promise of radical economic reforms in a country struck by Western sanctions renews hope among the unemployed youth
Tale of inequality
Books
An Uncertain Glory is an indictment of the Indian state for failing the poor by not addressing the disparities between the privileged class and the re
Letter from Beirut
Price of truth
World Affairs
He observed a war crime being covered up, saw evidence of it and, living up to the values of international laws, released it to the general public thr
Administration
Moving out of Kolkata
India
Archaeology
On the menhir trail
Heritage
The destruction of menhirs in Vembur in the Varusha Nadu region is typical of the fate of megalithic burial sites in other parts of Tamil Nadu.
Festival insurance
Revellers gain
India
Medicine
New malaria vaccine
Science & Technology
Loss of livelihood
India
Space
Mysterious magnetar
Science & Technology
Cover Story
Personal laws: A reality check
Lead Story
Fragmentation of religious authority, greater debate and dissent within communities, and increasing literacy and awareness among women have transforme
Defence
Critical feat
India
INS Arihant’s reactor, which has gone into operation, propels India into the exclusive club of countries that are able to build nuclear-powered submar
Data Card
Deaths on the road
Data Stories
According to the World Health Organisation, 91 per cent of the world’s fatalities on the roads occur in low-income and middle-income countries.
Alone in a crowd
Books
Kirti Singh’s book shines the spotlight on the lot of women who are divorced or separated.
Ceasefire violations
India
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Feb 10, 2023
Hills of Hassan district plagued by perennial human-animal conflict
Tiger man, burning bright
Supreme Court stay on Haldwani evictions draws attention to need to codify housing laws
P. Sainath: ‘I wrote this book for the people in it’
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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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