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24-06-201633 STORIES

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Anger at the West

There is a widespread perception in Turkey that the July coup attempt was instigated by the CIA and this has led to a groundswell of resentment agains

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Next on the list

Emboldened by the “coup in Brazil”, the right wing in Latin America, aided and abetted by its allies in the United States, has now set its sights on d

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Contested practice

Triple talaq in one sitting as irrevocable divorce had its origin in special circumstances. It is outlawed in many Muslim countries, and the Muslim co

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Modi’s world

India’s foreign policy in the past two years has been remote-controlled from the Prime Minister’s Office, and under Modi the country has become a will

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The hurt runs deep

The writer Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar explains why he opposed Vedanta’s sponsorship of the Jaipur Literary Festival in London.

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More smoke, less fire

The Modi government invokes Mahatma Gandhi for its clean cities drive but ignores his dislike for promoting economic growth that neglects the weaker c

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Letter from America

Election exhaustion

Americans have to endure a permanent election season, but most of them find that their votes are worth nothing at the end of the day.

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Good days yet to come

Data show that our days are not statistically any more “acche” than they were under the previous governments.

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Symphony on ice

The icy South Georgia island in the South Atlantic Ocean reverberates with the shrill call of penguins, the predominant wildlife species of the region

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A journey into temples

A collection of articles on temple architecture in South and South-East Asia.

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Forest rights under siege

Attempts to dilute the Forest Rights Act and steamroller the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2015, through Parliament raise concerns about viola

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Colour of violence

A spate of hate crimes targeting African nationals in Delhi reopens old debates on racism and intolerance.

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Investigating violence

A novel that asks searching questions about contemporary urban living in a family setting.

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Boycott call & response

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Test in question

The Supreme Court prescribes a centralised examination for MBBS admission as a small step in correcting the role of money power, but concerns raised a

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Growth concerns

The sustainable use of resources rather than unbridled growth must be the basis for development.

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Half justice

Twenty-four people have been convicted in the high-profile Gulberg Society massacre case, but the survivors feel it is not complete justice as the mai

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Bard of Bhojpuri

Bhikhari Thakur used folk tradition to recount the ordeal, courage and humanity of his community and bring about social change.

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Managing media

The pressure on journalists to toe the government line is immense.

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Slogans as policy

While the government has stumbled from one blunder to another in its efforts to reorient education ideologically, it has nothing to show beyond grand

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Deep in despair

The Taliban appoints a new leader in the wake of the killing of Mullah Mansour and vows to continue with its military offensive, putting paid to all h

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Opposition prepares for battle

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Woman’s right to divorce

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‘I don’t want to bow down to higher castes anymore’

Interview with Radhika Vemula and Raja Vemula, Rohith Vemula’s mother and brother, on life after Rohith and why social activism has become a driving

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Two years and waiting

In its first two years, the Narendra Modi government has consistently sought to cover up its administrative and governance deficiencies with high rhet

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The ban on cow slaughter

The provision in the Constitution to ban cow slaughter, Article 48, was conceived in deceit and executed through fraud.

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Youth & employment

Growth in joblessness

Job creation no longer seems to be a major policy priority of the government, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speeches no longer emphasise how much

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Victor’s violence

The repeated attacks on the oppostion after the Trinamool Congress scored a huge victory vindicate the allegation that the ruling party wants an oppo

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Growing wings

ISRO crosses yet another milestone with the successful launch and return of a winged Reusable Launch Vehicle in a scaled-down configuration that flew

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Road map to a failed state

As the Modi government’s hard-nosed neoliberal policies lead the country to a dead end of economic stagnation and more hardships for the people, there

Letters to the Editor

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For a world in its own image

Modi’s rule is marked by intolerance towards divergent views, a deafening silence on attacks on people who oppose it, and the wresting of control of i

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Primary education

Long road ahead

Significant progress has been made at the primary schooling level, but much needs to be done to stem senior secondary dropout rates.

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