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13-04-2018
35 STORIES
Disaster
Death in the hills
A forest fire claims almost an entire team of trekkers at Kolukkumalai in Tamil Nadu’s Theni district, and even as official rescue efforts come up sho
C.P. Chandrasekhar
Confusion over MSP
Alcohol and tobacco use
Habits die hard
The fourth National Family Health Survey reveals alcohol and tobacco consumption among a significant proportion of the adult population.
Stephen Hawking
A singularity in space-time
Stephen Hawking (1942-2018) was truly one of a kind: an outstanding theoretical physicist, a gifted writer and public speaker able to describe difficu
Interview: Yerram Venkata Subba Reddy
‘We will exceed what YSR was able to achieve’
Interview with Yerram Venkata Subba Reddy, YSRCP MP.
Interview: Akhilesh Yadav
‘There is much more work to do’
Interview with Akhilesh Yadav, national president of the Samajwadi Party.
Cover Story
Ebbing away
The byelection results from the Hindi heartland are the latest signal that the mood is turning among voters who pitched the BJP into power with a huge
Karnataka
On a sound footing
Through deft political management and a populist public policy, Karnataka’s Congress Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has consolidated his position within
Congress
Upbeat Congress
The Congress expects the inevitable slide in the BJP’s popularity to work in its favour in 2019, a perception buoyed up by byelection results in the H
Politics
Welfare war
CSDS poll
Mood swing
The latest CSDS survey shows a shift in popular opinion against the BJP and Modi, but questions remain about the opposition’s ability to mount a chall
India
When the Collector put her faith in local boys
Books
The Gwalior heritage
The book describes in great detail Gwalior’s centuries-old khayal style and the contribution of the Pandit family to preserving and promoting the gaya
Telangana
Punching above its weight
Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao’s idea of a third front raises questions about his new-found national ambitions at a time when his own fledgling
West Asia
Ascent of Iran
Iran has gained geopolitically from the U.S.-triggered turmoil in West Asia, and its arc of influence has been expanding considerably.
U.K.-Russia
War of nerves
The U.K. government’s investigation into the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter has so far raised more questions than answers, but that has
Euthanasia
Dying with dignity
The Supreme Court paves the way for voluntary withdrawal of medical support by individuals to hasten their death in cases of terminal illness.
Interview: Sujana Chowdary
‘BJP not interested in resolving the issues’
Interview with Sujana Chowdary, TDP MP.
Spotlight
Livelihoods under seal
Delhi’s trading community, distressed by the municipal corporation’s sealing drive, is up in arms against both State and Central governments.
Interview: Ashok Dhawale, AIKS
‘Manifestation of growing resistance by farmers’
Interview with Ashok Dhawale, national president, AIKS.
United States
Trump and his tariffs
China is the rhetorical target of U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariff policy on aluminium and steel, even though Chinese firms export neither alu
Pyarelal Wadali
Beyond boundaries
Pyarelal Wadali (1943-2018) bridged the divide between classical and folk music during a lifelong journey marked by devotion.
Malaysia
Mahathir’s challenge
The opposition puts up a spirited campaign under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammed’s leadership, but it is an uphill task with the majority of M
Literature
Breaking barriers
Six works of literary translation from Malayalam to English bear testimony to the potential of academic and creative collaborations in reshaping the p
Farmers
The long road ahead
A massive march by farmers from Nashik to Mumbai makes the Devendra Fadnavis government sit up and make a fresh round of promises, but the crisis-ridd
India
‘It is a person’s right’
Interview with Pinki Virani, journalist, author and activist.
Spotlight
Yoga for peace
Essay
The Army above the law
It is not only wrong but dangerously subversive of the rule of law and democracy itself to put a soldier on a pedestal above the “ordinary” citizen.
Gauri Lankesh
A lead at last?
UPSC
Aspirants' discontent
Andhra Pradesh
Falling apart
Andhra Pradesh faces a year of political uncertainty as the Telugu Desam Party severs its ties with the BJP and a united opposition, led by the YSRCP,
Books
Mother earth tales
The book draws a connection between women and ecology through folk tales from all over India incorporating tribal world views and offers the double pe
Interview with Akeel Bilgrami
'Left needed now more than ever before'
Interview with Akeel Bilgrami.
Letters
Letters to the Editor
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