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Firing in Thoothukudi

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Letters to the Editor

FL22STERLITECOPPERPLANTINTHOOTHUKUDI

Sterlite Copper

Serial offender

Sterlite’s culpability in Thoothukudi is only rivalled by the record of the Tamil Nadu government and its prime regulatory arm in this case, the TNPCB

FL22COVERFISHBOXPIC

Sense of betrayal

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C.P. Chandrasekhar

Dangers of falling rupee

FL22COPWITHPISTOL

Violation of Police Standing Orders

FL22ACHARYULU

Right to Information

Contentious rules

The RTI rules, 2017, are still to be notified and appear to have been put in cold storage over a few controversial proposals.

FL22MEDIAPAYTM1

Paytm Data Controversy

Stinging facts

The controversy over e-payments company Paytm’s alleged sharing of user data with the government raises larger concerns about digital data privacy.

FL22MODIWITHIAS

Meddling with Bureaucracy

Loyalty test

A proposal from the Prime Minister’s Office to reform the system of service/cadre allocation for the IAS and other Central government services could d

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Short Story in translation

Black chinks

Malayalam fiction has never been the same after Sarah Joseph’s assault on its patriarchal language 25 years ago. Her Ramayana stories stand out in th

FL22FIRE-ROHINGYA

Rohingya crisis

Going through fire

The regularity with which fires break out in Rohingya settlement camps in India raises questions and makes life more stressful for an already beleague

FL22KISHORIAMONKAR

Kishori Amonkar

Celebrating a legacy

The Ganasaraswati Kishori Amonkar Sangeet Mahotsav, held in memory of Kishori Amonkar, feted all the great masters of her gharana who inhabited and en

Fl22archiExcavated trench

Unearthing Asurdanga

Recent excavations at Birbhum district in West Bengal have led to the discovery of an artisans’ village, dating back 3,500 years, notable for its high

FL22POSTAL3

Postal Workers strike

Colonial hangover

The Central government ignores a nationwide strike by rural postal workers who are struggling to be recognised as full-time employees of the Postal De

FL22SWEARINGIN

Solutions for a hung legislature

The Constitution Drafting Committee dropped at the very last minute the Instruments of Instructions for the President and the Governors because it was

fl22 afghanistan kandahar

Bloody tailspin

A wave of suicide attacks and threats from the Taliban ensure that people stay away from the voter registration process for elections scheduled in Sep

FL22NIPAHMOOSA

Managing Nipah

Early detection of the virus and prompt action by the government contain the deadly outbreak in Kerala, but health officials stress the need for resea

fl22kashmir

Quest for Kashmir

The book is a milestone in the study of the region in South Asia and the most authentic statement yet on the origins of the Kashmiri identity.

FL22 BOOK SHOURIE

Lessons from the courtroom

The book subjects the judicial system to a rigorous scrutiny and points out what is wrong with it. But the remedy the author offers is not fully convi

FL22 annapurna Trekkers on ABC trail

A teahouse trek to catch the sunrise

FL22SNBREDINK

Award for Frontline writer

FL22INTBAHAL

Interview: Aniruddha Bahal

'Revelations beyond just paid news'

Interview with Aniruddha Bahal, founder of Cobrapost.

FL22COBRAPOST

Cobrapost Sting

Under the scanner

The Cobrapost sting operation, which reveals the nexus between big money and manufactured news, may have come in for criticism on its methods but rais

FL22 SNB Cold Atom

Cold atomic calculations

FL08IMMIGRANTS

Immigrants as outlaws

Immigrant labour is central to the U.S. economy, but the law has always criminalised them. Now, Trump has made it stricter.

FL22 CS sterlite police

Anti-Sterlite movement

Gunning down a protest

The police open fire, in a “stage-managed” riot situation, on people protesting against the Sterlite copper smelter plant in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu.

FL22GAURIPIC

Gauri Lankesh Case

Closing in

The Karnataka SIT arrests four more persons for the Gauri Lankesh murder and makes tremendous progress in the case.

Apex body for the arts

FL22MARTINMACWAN

Interview: Martin Macwan

Of Dalit awakening, upper-caste jealousy

Interview with Martin Macwan, Dalit rights activist.

FL22 SNB galaxy cluster

Stars formed much earlier than previously thought

FL22 venezuela maduro

Maduro returns

Nicolas Maduro comes to power for a second time in Venezuela in an election boycotted by most right-wing parties at the instance of the United States.

FL22 gujarat dalit

Expendable lives

The recent case of the murder of a Dalit man by upper-caste people yet again shreds the myth of a socially progressive Gujarat.

FL22ROMILA2

Islamic Terrorism Course in JNU

Hidden agenda?

The JNU Academic Council’s hastily taken decision to introduce a course on “Islamic terrorism” draws a storm of protests.

FL22CHOMSKY1 2

'The growth of right-wing forces is ominous'

Interview with Noam Chomsky.

FL22DALITUNA

Recent cases of violence against Dalits

FL22STERLITEVV

Tamil Nadu government's order

Arbitrary act

The Tamil Nadu government’s order to close the Sterlite plant permanently, without issuing notice to the company, possibly a knee-jerk response to the

Copper smelting plant

Evicted from Ratnagiri

Major environmental conflicts in Tamil Nadu

FL22Vedanta2

Living in fear

The tribal people of Niyamgiri in Odisha, who won a landmark victory in 2013 when the Supreme Court ruled that village councils would decide whether m

FL22VR0336

Pressure in London

While being listed on the London Stock Exchange provides Vedanta Resources with what has been described as a “cloak of respectability”, London has als

fl22 datacard thoothukudi

Tamil Nadu industries

Price of progress

Industries are a key driver of the Tamil Nadu economy, but they are also a main contributor to ecological damage.

fl22pleasure

Pleasure points

An engaging argument and a provocative appeal for the basic rights of transpeople and queer pride.

FL22 SNB quadrillionth

World’s fastest water heater

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