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COVER STORY
07-03-2014
Unhappy soldiers
Soldiers
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Briefing
Physics
Physics of curly hair
Science & Technology
Letters to the Editor
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Anthropology
They came from Asia
Science & Technology
The model and the code
Sashi Kumar
Money matters
Books
Shooting in the dark
Heritage
The challenge of photographing the paintings at Ajanta.
Tamil Nadu
Tangled for a cause
India
Japan
Strategic embrace
World Affairs
Japan steps up its diplomatic cooperation with India as part of its “contain China” policy, being pursued since Shinzo Abe became the Prime Minister.
Musings on law and justice
Books
Legal practitioners and academics engage with the history, politics and shifting scales of justice in India.
Letter from Beirut
Land of refugees
World Affairs
The number of refugees in West Asia riddle the imagination: there are millions of them. Conditions in Syria are deteriorating rapidly now, pushing mor
Thailand
Political impasse
World Affairs
Thailand stands on the edge of an abyss as the early elections called by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra turns out to be a futile attempt to end th
Maharashtra
Free at last
India
Health care
Ailing scheme
Lead Story
The Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme is meant to provide cashless health-care services to veterans and their families, but inadequate funding,
Interview
Celebrating diversity
Cinema
Yaadhum, a documentary tracing the roots of Tamil Muslims, evocatively portrays a syncretic tradition that allowed inclusiveness and peaceful coexiste
Defence Ministry response
Positive accommodation: Defence Ministry
Lead Story
Wendy Doniger
In their bad books
India
Penguin withdraws Wendy Doniger’s book on an alternative history of Hinduism bowing to pressure from right-wing forces.
Alternatives
A new platform
Politics
A non-Congress, non-BJP grouping of 11 parties takes shape and positions itself as a viable, secular alternative to the two mainstream parties in the
Controversy
A legal flaw
India
The Penguin case raises doubts about the state’s ability to protect writers’ freedom of expression from those seeking to impose unreasonable restricti
Soldier and his vote
Right to vote: discriminatory rules
Lead Story
Mumbai
Monorail as mass transport?
India
New Delhi
Two more attempts for civil service aspirants
India
Pay, pension, perks
Veterans’ woes
Lead Story
Defence personnel are at a great disadvantage in respect of pay, pension and medical benefits compared with civilian government servants.
Buddhist wonders
Monumental effort
Heritage
Delhi
To farmers’ rescue
Politics
The Delhi government gets tough with agents at vegetable wholesale markets who charge farmers a 6 per cent commission for selling their produce.
Unhappy soldiers
Lead Story
India’s armed forces personnel, who put their lives on the line for the country, are denied what is their due in terms of pay, perks and pension in s
Alarming shortage of personnel
Lead Story
Interview
‘There is no sensitivity in the system’
Lead Story
Interview with General (retd) V.K. Singh.
India-Iran
Challenges & opportunities
World Affairs
Given its interests in the Gulf, India has opted not to get embroiled in GCC-Iran differences. With the thawing of U.S.-Iran relations, it is time
Communal violence
A Bill on hold
Social Issues
The UPA government is in a hurry to push through the Communal Violence Bill, but the lack of confidence expressed by the opposition and several State
Data Card
Oil & gas policy
Data Stories
Good policy marred by poor implementation—this sums up India’s oil and gas exploration history. Will the new uniform licensing policy change the count
Industrial Safety
Norms to the winds
Environment
In view of the violation of the norms for the health and safety of workers in thermal plants, the Supreme Court directs the High Courts to examine whe
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Feb 10, 2023
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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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