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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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