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COVER STORY
13-12-2013
Patel, Nehru and Modi
Modi's communalism
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Briefing
Predicting heart attack risk
Science & Technology
Graphene
Science & Technology
Public Health
‘There is a crisis of health inequity’
General Issues
Interview with David Sanders, one of the founders of the global public health movement.
Letters to the Editor
Letters
Unmediated
Know thy news
Sashi Kumar
Assembly Elections - Mizoram
Playing the Piper
Politics
The Congress hopes to come back to power on the strength of its new land policy.
Cover Story
A statue and its cost
Lead Story
The proposed 182-metre statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Sadhu Bet island near the Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat brings to the fore many environme
Iran
French barrier
World Affairs
The Geneva talks on Iran’s nuclear programme get derailed because of last-minute changes made in the U.S.-proposed draft at the instance of France.
2G Scam
Ripping into JPC report
India
The dissent notes on the Joint Parliamentary Committee’s final report on the 2G scam call it a bundle of contradictions, criticise it for its selectiv
Spotlight
Against caste in Europe
World Affairs
Anti-caste campaigners in the United Kingdom score a major victory with the E.U. passing a resolution to put caste within a global rights framework.
Assembly Elections - Delhi
Shifting sands
Politics
The Assembly elections will provide crucial insights into voter preferences in a political environment made uncertain by the Aam Aadmi Party’s entry
Limiting Ambedkar
Books
In the process of focussing on “the caste that produced Babasaheb Ambedkar”, the book dilutes the larger role of Ambedkar as a political reformer, nat
Assembly Elections - Madhya Pradesh
Battle royal
Politics
The Congress hopes to cash in on the general anger against the BJP’s governance, but Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan still remains as popular as
Torture and impunity
Books
Two books portraying in disturbing detail the harm impunity can cause to persons in custody and to those belonging to vulnerable sections.
Exploding a myth
Books
A book that critically evaluates the many alternatives to privatisation practised across the world, which are enough to disprove the there-is-no-alter
Assembly Elections - Chhattisgarh
Brand Raman on test
Politics
The Congress hopes for a miracle to bring to an end the 10-year rule of the BJP government under Raman Singh.
Controversy
Age and marriage
Social Issues
A controversial circular from the government and the demand by some Muslim organisations in Kerala to let Muslims follow their personal law with regar
CHOGM
Fractious summit
India
The Commonwealth summit in Colombo is overshadowed by the issue of the Sri Lankan government’s alleged violation of human rights towards the end of th
CHOGM
Buckling under pressure
India
Tamil Nadu political parties, including sections of the Congress, force the Prime Minister to skip the CHOGM in Colombo.
Interview: K.L. Meena
‘It’s going to be a hung Assembly’
Politics
Interview with K. L. Meena, co-founder of the RJP.
JP’s criticism
Lead Story
Letter from Beirut
Nehru in Beirut
World Affairs
Jawaharlal Nehru’s visit to this war-torn city and Gaza in 1960 and his impromptu speech at the American University of Beirut left a lasting impressio
Maldives
Turning the clock back
World Affairs
The political crisis in Maldives over the presidential run-off ends with the surprise victory of a close relative of Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and the shoc
Assembly Elections - Rajasthan
Emerging factors
Politics
With no wave in favour of or against the Congress or the BJP, the influence of new political fronts is expected to be the dominant factor in governmen
Sport
A life for cricket
India
For 24 years, Sachin Tendulkar was the most dominant player of the game and an artist and a genius throughout. He represented the hopes and dreams of
Most efficient solar cell
Science & Technology
Space
Celestial visitor
Science & Technology
The newly discovered Comet ISON has excited the scientific community in India, which is going all out to ensure that as many people as possible are ab
Palestine
Poisoned with polonium
World Affairs
Swiss forensic tests prove that the death ofPalestinian leader Yasser Arafat in 2004 was caused by the ingestion of the radioactive poison polonium-21
Sport
The icon
India
This term with its quasi-religious connotation best describes the sphere of influence of Pele, Maradona and Tendulkar in the nations they have represe
Cover Story
Masters of manipulation
Lead Story
The subtext of Narendra Modi’s counterfactual about a putative Vallabhbhai Patel prime ministerial stint is the Sangh Parivar’s assumption that the de
Conservation
The elephant in the room
Environment
When forests fragment, elephant populations fragment too. Just as fragmented forests become unviable, fragmented elephant populations are doomed to dw
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Patel’s communalism—a documented record
Lead Story
A cabal of self-confessed Hindu nationalists, as distinct from Indian nationalists, consistently lauds Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel because it finds in hi
Data Card
International migration
Data Stories
The number of international migrants in 2013 was over 3 per cent of the world population.
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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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