Yet another Jain practice becomes controversial with the death of a child following a fast lasting 68 days.

The BJP-led government’s attempt to link the demand for the abolition of the practice of triple talaq with the formulation of a uniform civil code has

The PDS, the ICDS and the MDM schemes constitute lifelines for a vast majority of the population. Maternity entitlements need to be seen both as a rig

The impression that a uniform civil code will essentially be a Hindu code and not an amalgamation of the fundamentals of all faiths gains ground, fuel

Interview with M. Salim Engineer, secretary-general of the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind.

Malnutrition-related deaths in Palghar in Maharashtra are a pointer to the lack of employment and welfare measures for tribal people to keep the wolf

The GIJN’s Asia conference was a telling reminder of the need for investigative and data-driven journalism to strengthen democracy in the current glob

The NITI Aayog’s draft Bill that proposes the setting up of a National Medical Commission dispenses with regulation of infrastructure and fees and giv

The Left Democratic Front government in Kerala apparently tides over a crisis of credibility with the resignation of E.P. Jayarajan as Industries and

Despite the differences among BRICS nations on the approach to be taken on dealing with terrorism, the grouping has remained united on major economic

Malnutrition exists on a large scale across the “developed” State of Gujarat.

Interview with Anupriya Patel, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare.

The baolis, or stepwells, of Delhi were built by its early rulers as secular structures that drew water from the ground in the dry season and harveste

The contribution of this study lies in its ability to situate the Jeremy Corbyn phenomenon within a context that embraces global currents while retain

Enthusiasm for Hillary Clinton is low. If she faced any other candidate, her victory would not be assumed. But it is Trump’s disgrace that may have sw

The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill faces opposition as it fails to address the concerns of the community adequately.

After four years of talks, FARC rebels and the Colombian government reach a historic accord to end 52 years of fighting, but a referendum held a few d

In the latest Global Hunger Index, India is bracketed in the category of countries where hunger levels are “serious”. But the policy responses on hung

Death of children from malnutrition and Japanese encephalitis in the backward Malkangiri district puts the Odisha government in the dock.

The United States government could be held “responsible for war crimes” involving the targeting of civilians in Yemen by Saudi Arabia-led forces arme

A study of the exchange between traditional structures and modernising agents within the Ezhava community in Kerala and of forces that shaped that exc

The foundation laying work for reactor units three and four has begun and talks for units five and six are under way.

There seems little hope of India ending hunger and ensuring a disease-free life for its citizens as it continues to put its public health stakes on pr

With his songs, Bob Dylan, who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature, has served as a reluctant conscience in a world torn by prejudice, strife and g

The BJP’s clear attempts to extend to Deendayal Upadhyaya the kind of iconic status that Mahatma Gandhi enjoys in India are in line with the Jana Sang

Despite making much progress over the past two decades, India still has a long way to go in its battle to eradicate poverty.