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Train to nowhere

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13-10-201739 STORIES

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Building India

Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru took a keen interest in fostering young talent in architecture and patronised the “modern” style in an effort to make

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The privacy ruling

The Supreme Court’s judgment of August 24 puts to rest the doctrine that the Constitution must be read according to the original intention of the fram

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Global experience

Chinese lessons

The way in which China has leveraged investments in its overall rail infrastructure, and not just in high-speed travel, to promote wider socio-economi

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Demolishing a legacy

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Going after the Dreamers

As protests against the decision to deport people who came to the U.S. as children without documentation grow, the Democrats seem to have cut a deal

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Gorkhaland movement

Anger in the hills

The rift within the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha adds confusion to an already chaotic situation in the Darjeeling hills, where the bandh in support of a sep

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C.P. Chandrasekhar

Mixed external signals

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The winner takes it all

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Frontline special

The paradox in Tamil Nadu

The State, where the self-respect movement was strong, is also home to godmen who run the business of spirituality.

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Frontline Special

Politics of divine intervention

Godmen have always enjoyed political patronage in independent India but the nefarious connection has reached its nadir with the BJP-led government usi

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A 'joke' by the NGT!

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‘It’s about the unmaking of modern India’

Interview with Nayantara Sahgal.

Pharmaceutical policy

Built on bias

The draft pharmaceutical policy, in its present form, is aimed at securing the interests of the industry rather than making affordable healthcare a re

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Frontline special

Panacea at a price

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar presides over a mighty spiritual empire and criticisms against him range from financial irregularities and nepotism to ecologica

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Migrants & trains

'Jungle' compartment

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Vadnagar’s wall of fame

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European experience

Europe’s High Speed Rail networks are seen to be hugely driven by political motivations with economic rationale playing a secondary role.

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Feuding twins

Two poems that describe the ills that India and Pakistan share—the rise of religious fundamentalism and disappeared persons.

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First-hand account

Arduous work, little rest

Interview with R.K. Sharma, who worked as a guard with the Indian Railways for 36 years.

Education, the worst casualty

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Kashmir myths

The book tries to counter the popular narrative about the history of Kashmir, Pandits and Muslims.

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Unkept promises

The BJP lays claim to the Sardar Sarovar dam by inaugurating it on Modi’s birthday and in an election year, but resettlement and rehabilitation remain

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Politics of spectacle

Style over substance

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “think big” projects such as the bullet train and the Statue of Unity are at best attempts to showcase the politics of

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Colonial continuity

The book offers an engaging blend of political history, legal history and constitutional doctrine in its treatment of the past, present and potential

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Bias in the open

The Rajasthan Police’s “clean chit” to dairy farmer Pehlu Khan’s assailants whom he had named in his dying declaration displays the discrimination aga

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Dismantling protection

Amid a lacklustre economy, the NDA government is peddling labour law reforms as key ingredients in ensuring industrial growth.

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Right to Information

Draft rules and dissent

The Centre’s draft RTI rules contain several flaws and the government would do well to heed the concerns of critics.

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Frontline special

Brand Amrita

Mata Amritanandamayi’s humble beginnings and fantastical deeds have been replaced by impressive assets in India and in other parts of the world and mo

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Blueprint for privatisation

NITI Aayog pushes for a PPP model to treat non-communicable diseases in tier 2 and tier 3 cities, allowing private players to provide service at a cos

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Frontline special

Selling spirituality

Whether it is FMCG products, breathing techniques or yoga and meditation “programmes”, spiritual entrepreneurs like Baba Ramdev satisfy a varied set o

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Uncertain future

Migrant labourers in Qatar are hit hard by the ongoing blockade of the country by an alliance led by Saudi Arabia.

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Frontline special

Tainted guru

Despite several serious charges against Asaram Bapu, there has been little progress in the cases against the godman.

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Freedom of expression

A Santhal suppressed

Once hailed as the brave new voice from Jharkhand, the award-winning writer Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar faces allegations of maligning the Santhals in hi

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Back to the booth

Kenyans are hoping for the best in the presidential election that has been scheduled for October 17 after the Supreme Court nullified the election tha

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The BRICS factor

The simultaneous announcement by India and China of “withdrawal” from the Doklam plateau allows both sides to “save face” ahead of the BRICS summit.

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Bullet train project

Chasing a chimera

The bullet train project is being undertaken at a time when a significant proportion of the Indian Railways’ assets are in a state of utter disrepair.

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The nowhere train

India’s first High Speed Rail scheme is a vanity project that diverts scarce resources from the needs of a national network that is in a state of utte

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Migrants in Middle East

Migrant woes

Despite MoUs with GCC nations in place, abuse and exploitation of Indian workers continue in that region.

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