Arun Jaitley’s latest budget, which refuses to address issues such as the crisis of profitability or paucity of state credit, fails to make any effort

When T.M. Krishna, the “enfant terrible” of Carnatic music, and five Jogappas, belonging to a traditional community of transwomen musicians in rural K

JNU students vow to intensify the struggle for their constitutional and democratic right to criticise the government’s anti-people policies.

The West’s attempt to effect a regime change in Syria using tactics from 60 years ago has not borne fruit, and the majority of the people seem to have

With domestic violence cases on the rise, the debate has now intensified over whether the victim needs pre-litigation counselling or aggressive court

Manoj Kumar, the latest recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, was a smart man who tapped into the patriotic spirit of the average Indian to achieve

The World Culture Festival organised by the Art of Living Foundation on the floodplains of the Yamuna flouts environmental concerns and established ru

The Ishrat Jahan case assumes political overtones with new twists and turns in the case of the controversial “encounter killing” by the Gujarat Police

Interview with G.V.L. Narasimha Rao, BJP’s chief spokesperson.

At a time when the basic structure of the education system, right from the primary school to the higher education level, needs a significant budgetary

Economic Survey 2015-16 covers vast ground but its premises are essentially neoliberal, marked by an overwhelming focus on fiscal consolidation and an

By launching a frontal attack on several major sections of society, Union Budget 2016-17 probably marks a turning point in the way the Narendra Modi

The “pro-farmer, pro-rural tilt” of the Union Budget is aimed at enhancing popular support for the BJP and its NDA allies in an election year. Left pa

The Union Budget uses a silo-based approach to health in complete disregard for what its own reports and data point out in terms of what is required f

In Umberto Eco’s (1934-2016) death, the world has lost a semiotician who blended scholarship with pop iconography, an intellectual who believed in pro

The stark divergence between rhetoric and intent in the Budget exposes the regime’s inability to push for growth and welfare, which stems from its obs

Donald Trump is the outcome of Nixon’s Southern Strategy, the anti-immigrant sentiment in the party, and the deep wells of Islamophobia that have been

By adopting a niggardly approach to capital investment, the Railway Budget missed an opportunity to provide a stimulus to the overall economy.

S.A.R. Geelani’s arrest shows that the Centre is using any event commemorating Afzal Guru as a bogey to oppose any discussion on the Kashmiri people’s

A heart-wrenching story of a Muslim youth who is incarcerated on false charges and an indictment of the criminal justice system.

The book does not give priority to fundamental and critical issues relevant to policymaking in India.

Yoweri Museveni, the U.S.’ key partner in Afica, is re-elected President of Uganda in an election that is widely seen as fraudulent.

The author Dilip Hiro speaks about his latest book, The Longest August: The Unflinching Rivalry Between India and Pakistan.

Widespread opposition to the proposal to tax withdrawals from Employees’ Provident Fund puts the government on the back foot.

By refusing to make a significant commitment to recapitalise public sector banks, the government refuses to accept its own responsibility in causing t

The increase in the budgetary allocation for the MGNREGA is only marginal. The scheme helped lower the poverty level by 32 per cent between 2004-05 an

Interview with Virjesh Upadhyay, national general secretary, BMS.

Interview with Tapan Sen, general secretary, CITU.

Purno Agitok Sangma was a towering political personality of Meghalaya whose term as Speaker of the Lok Sabha was unforgettable.

The combined revenue of the Centre and the States has not grown at the same pace as expenditure in recent years, leaving a widening gap in public fina