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The problems posed by abandoned, unproductive cows
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10-11-2017
44 STORIES
India
Hari Singh, the first separatist
Tatas
Slide of an aging leader
Jayati Ghosh
The golden 'Diwali gift'
Kerala
Blurring divides
Kerala makes a silent revolution by appointing Dalits and other non-Brahmins as priests in temples.
Jantar Mantar
Displacing dissent
With the National Green Tribunal banning all protests, dharnas and demonstrations at the historical Jantar Mantar, the already shrinking space for dem
Politics
Ripples of discontent
Revelations about the tremendous growth of Amit Shah’s son’s business in a very short time shock even members of the Sangh Parivar, who are surprised
Books
Over breakfast, tea or dinner
Rohingya
In search of a solution
Bangladesh calls for a “sustainable return” of the Rohingyan refugees and demands the effective involvement of the U.N. and the strategic collaboratio
Puerto Rico
Devastated Puerto Rico
Three weeks after Hurricane Maria struck, Puerto Ricans continue to lead perilous lives, without access to water or electricity, and relief packages h
Books
Perspectives on foreign policy
The essays by Professor Manohar Lal Sondhi, starting from 1965, are still relevant for scholars and the general public despite the passage of time.
Godhra
The puzzle remains
The Gujarat High Court commutes the death sentence of 11 persons convicted in the Godhra train burning case to life imprisonment but upholds the consp
Catalonia
Catalan crisis
Catalan secessionism has received little international support even as it faces the heavy-handedness of the Spanish government.
Recognition
Award for Frontline journalist
Crime
Murder mystery
The Allahabad High Court’s acquittal of Rajesh Talwar and Nupur Talwar nearly four years after their imprisonment for the murder of their only daughte
Gender issues
'Extremely positive step for women’s rights'
Interview with Jayna Kothari, legal expert.
Obituary
History free of politics
Social Issues
Unending wait in Tamil Nadu
Over 200 non-Brahmin youths, including 30 Dalits, who were trained at government-run Archakas’ Training Centres, remain jobless.
West Bengal
Uphill task for Bimal Gurung
U.S.-Iran
A deal undone
President Donald Trump refuses to recertify the nuclear deal with Iran in order to renew his professed goal of dismantling the deal and reintroducing
Books
Guerilla with a mobile phone
A book that frames the Lalgarh movement and Kishanji, its charismatic and controversial spearhead, in a historical perspective.
Cover Story
The cow menace
The BJP governments’ holy cow policy has given rise to the phenomenon of large herds of unproductive cattle abandoned by their owners creating social,
Defence
Gunning for Dhanush
Dhanush, the flagship indigenous artillery gun, is mired in controversy with the Ordnance Factories Board, its maker, and the Army exchanging accusati
Gender issues
A blow for child rights
The Supreme Court rules that sex with a minor wife, despite consent, is rape, but activists call for a more realistic perspective to prevent child mar
Recognition
Top shot
Meat traders
Held to ransom
Books
An envoy extraordinary
The past stays relevant, as the publication of the diaries of Ivan Maisky, who was the Soviet Ambassador to Britain from 1932 to 1943, shows.
Unfulfilled promises
For pastures new
Sant Gopal Das takes on the Haryana government for failing to protect cows and to keep its promise to provide grazing land.
India
New artillery thrust
Books
Rethinking motherhood
A renowned feminist takes up arms against religious dogma, capitalist myths and nationalist patriarchy.
Obituary
Doyen of secular history
A historian who represented Indian academia as an independent voice at the highest international forums, Prof. Satish Chandra (1922–2017 )upheld the v
Pollution
Breathing space for the capital
By restoring its earlier ban on the sale of fireworks, the Supreme Court has affirmed that air pollution has become a serious health hazard in Delhi a
Economic and ecological concerns
Running roughshod over livelihoods
Developments following the “cow protection” efforts of the government and other social organisations have not only crippled an already beleaguered liv
Nobel Prize: Medicine
Inner timekeeper
The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young for their research that concl
Nepal
A new Left alliance
In an increasingly polarised political environment in Nepal, all the Left parties form a “grand alliance” to fight the provincial and national electio
Nobel Prize: Literature
More English than the English
Kazuo Ishiguro, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, is a non-native speaker of English who acquired the language and reached the pinnacle of
NOBEL PRIZE: Physics
Catching cosmic chirps
This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to three U.S. scientists, Rainer Weiss, Kip S. Thorne and Barry C. Barish, for their contribution
NOBEL PRIZE: CHEMISTRY
Imaging molecules
Jacques Dubochet of Switzerland, Richard Henderson of the U.K. and Joachim Frank of the U.S. have been awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry fo
Agriculture
Killer spray
The death of 20 farmworkers who sprayed pesticides on Bt cotton crops in Maharashtra puts the focus on the risky practice and on the claims about Bt c
Translation
New Custom (Naya Kaayada)
Tribute
Kundan Shah: Everyman’s director
Kundan Shah (1947-2017) stole hearts with his meaningful craft that offered a peek into middle-class lives.
Conservation
The Grey Forest in the Western Ghats
The Naraikadu Forest managed by the Dhonavur Fellowship is a classic case of unconventional citizen-government cooperation.
Essay
Betrayal of Indian nationalism
Muslims opposed the British rulers. The Sangh Parivar collaborated with them. Who is “anti-national”?
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