The Supreme Court’s judgment setting aside the Delhi High Court verdict on Section 377 of the IPC discriminates against consenting adults on the groun

In a sense the book is a metaphor: to survive is the only meaningful action possible when man confronts the ferocity of nature.

The Narendra Modi government will have egg on its face if the Government of India were to set up a commission of inquiry with terms of reference that

The Supreme Court, while otherwise more than activist on several issues, has attempted a textual, conservative approach in reaching its decision in th

On the new Land Acquisition Act which seeks to favour landowners at the cost of society at large.

The Afghan President wants a commitment that attacks on homes will stop before he ratifies the agreement that will allow U.S. troops to stay on in his

Compassionate and vivid portrayal of frustrated aspirations, failed relationships and blundering characters.

The Supreme Court’s judgment has grave implications for public health and HIV/AIDS advocacy programmes and to the ongoing process of sensitisation.

Hopes for an end to the conflict in Syria are high as the Geneva peace talks are announced and the U.S. decides to abort war plans after investigation

Interview with Reverend Winnie Varghese, rector of St Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery in New York City.

From films highlighting moral values to those portraying “illegality as enterprise”, ethical motifs in popular Hindi cinema have undergone a tremendou

The Supreme Court’s judgment re-criminalising adult consensual sexual relations in private brings into focus the provision in Section 377 of the IPC

The National Spot Exchange scam exposes the problems of deregulation. The motives of the government in facilitating such a regime need to be probed.

The Aam Aadmi Party in Mumbai is on a euphoric high with membership growing fast.

The Aam Aadmi Party has successfully taken up specific issues relating to the people and reached out to them for directions and solutions. Will the m

Interview with Jorge Glas Espinel, Vice-President of Ecuador.

With its economy dependent on remittance payments from the Gulf region, Ethiopia has remained mute to the vicious mistreatment of its citizens in Saud

Nelson Mandela’s moral grandeur as a revolutionary and a prisoner stemmed from his universalist vision of equality. It is all the more tragic then tha

Mandela and post-apartheid South Africa have been consistent supporters of people still trying to liberate themselves, like the Palestinians and the S

Interview with Grandmaster Maurice Ashley.

As the four-yearly tiger estimation begins, a look at some of the measures that need to be taken to conserve tigers in the face of developmental press

A documentary on the American film-maker Ellis R. Dungan, who made memorable films such as “Meera” and “Manthirikumari”and raised Tamil films from the