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40 STORIES
C.P. Chandrasekhar
Hype and facts on free trade
A report by UNCTAD emphasises that free trade benefits only a few, across and within countries, unless policies are adopted aimed at neutralising the
India-Pakistan
War of words
India abruptly cancels the proposed Foreign Ministers’ meeting between India and Pakistan, raising the spectre of violence along the LoC and renewed i
Lead Story
‘Aadhaar is useless for identification’
Interview with Anupam Saraph, an expert on governance and informatics.
Freedom of press
Vindictive in Tripura
The forced closure of the CPI(M)’s newspaper in Tripura, Daily Desher Katha, on flimsy grounds triggers widespread condemnation and exposes yet again
Politics
Communal dole
Mamata Banerjee’s decision to spend Rs.28 crore on Durga Puja celebrations across West Bengal brings to the fore her proclivity to use the religion ca
Syria
The endgame?
The Syrian government claims that the conflict in the country is nearing an end as its troops prepare for an offensive against the last rebel strongho
Police firing
Firing backlash
The death of two youths during an agitation by students in a high school in Uttar Dinajpur district has resulted in a massive political uproar in West
Astronomy
Decline of an observatory
An observatory in Muzaffarpur, which had “excellent astronomical equipment”, has been allowed to go to rack and ruin and sink into oblivion.
Section 497 of IPC
Axing adultery law
Making constitutional morality as the basis of its judgment, the Supreme Court decriminalises adultery, holding that Section 497 of the IPC is “backwa
Astronomy
Exomoon spotted outside solar system
Nobel Prize
Pioneering work in cancer research
The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to James Allison and Tasuku Honjo, whose work has laid the foundation for a new clinic
Isotopes
Shape-shifting mercury isotopes
Railways datacard
Wrong track
Growing expenditure and an increased reliance on borrowings could hobble the Indian Railways’ future prospects.
Citizen freedoms
Tracing the struggle
The verdict in the Aadhaar case is just one more milestone in the battle to secure citizen freedoms.
IL&FS controversy
Road to ruin
The government’s late reaction to the IL&FS crisis is likely to achieve little, but the larger question is whether the company deserves to be saved.
Constitutionality of Aadhaar
Plethora of plaints
A range of petitioners challenged the constitutionality of the UID project, raising a spectrum of issues that included right to privacy, fear of a pro
Interview: Shantha Sinha
‘Surveillance state argument still valid’
Interview with Shantha Sinha, child rights activist.
Parties' reaction to the verdict
Parentage claims
As the BJP and the Congress try to establish that the Aadhaar verdict is a vindication of their role in the project, the principled opposition to the
Lead Story
Rights at stake
By upholding the constitutional legality of the Aadhaar project, the Supreme Court effectively approves the role of the state as the arbiter of an ind
Flight to Sikkim
Now fly direct to Gangtok
West Bengal
Change of guard in the Congress
Kashmir Valley
Distrust in the Valley
Political workers are refusing to canvass in Kashmir for the local body elections amid militant threats and a growing lack of faith in democracy among
Personal Law
Questionable haste
The presidential Ordinance making triple talaq a punishable offence attracts intense criticism from across the Muslim community, which questions the a
Impact on marginalised sections
Regime of rejection
There is ample evidence on the ground that the possession of an Aadhaar number does not bestow either dignity or security to an impoverished populatio
Interview: Justice K.S. Puttaswamy
‘Majority judgment is correct’
Interview with Justice K.S. Puttaswamy.
Dissenting judgment
Landmark dissent
The history of the Indian Supreme Court is replete with instances of dissenting opinions later becoming the law of the land. One hopes Justice Chandra
Essay
Encounter epidemic
The process of investigation into crime and prosecution of criminals needs to be protected from interference by politicians, and international protoco
Sabarimala temple
End of exclusion
The Supreme Court in a 4-1 judgment upholds the right of women of all ages to pray at the Sabarimala temple by overturning an age-old custom that it s
Census
Census opportunity
The proposed inclusion and categorisation of data pertaining to the socially and educationally backward classes in Census 2021 will fulfil a long-dela
P. S. Krishnan
Award for reporter
Awards for Frontline journalist
Drug addiction
Drug addiction: A different approach
A recent study draws attention to the need to decriminalise addiction and shows how a high rate of conviction under the Narcotics, Drugs and Psychotr
Ayodhya Dispute
A saffron twist
The Sangh Parivar interprets the Supreme Court’s verdict declining to revisit its 1994 observations about the place of mosques in Islam as a major ste
Books
Victims of development
Adivasi women bear not only the brunt of development’s violence but also the adverse impact of that on gender relations.
The Maldives
Return of hope
Ibrahim Mohamed Solih wins a historic mandate in the presidential election, but managing a host of challenges will be key to a successful presidency.
Reservation
Setback for social justice
The apex court’s decision to extend the concept of creamy layer to S.Cs and S.Ts in promotions could reverse several years of gains in social uplift.
United Nations
The Iran obsession
Donald Trump uses the U.S.’ presidency of the United Nations Security Council to launch a heavy-handed attack on Iran and the nuclear deal signed with
Tribute
Kalpana Lajmi: Lone ranger
Kalpana Lajmi (1954-2018) defied conventional wisdom to make path-breaking films that established her as a formidable, feminist voice.
Letters
Letters to the editor
Western Ghats
Flying high in Thattekad
The ornithologist Salim Ali’s unscheduled stopover at Thattekad in 1933 made it the focal point of a bird survey, and 50 years later, he helped establ
Subash Jeyan
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The saint, the song, and the social revolution
Is India losing the goodwill of its neighbours?
Rise of ‘Hindutva’ cinema
Movie trailers: The unofficial manifestos of our time
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19-04-2024
Tastes of the earth
Did Periyar call for a genocide of Brahmins?
‘Enlightenment’: A Marathi story in translation
Close encounters with the third kind
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05-04-2024
Is India truly the voice of the Global South at WTO?
SBI’s reluctance to reveal electoral bond data raises concerns about its independence and reliability
Essays by Prabir Purkayastha: Defending reason with passion
How homogenisation can flatten knowledge systems
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22-03-2024
Why the tiger-human conflict rages in Bandipur and Nagarahole
Minimum Support Price: A question of how, not why
Fali S. Nariman (1929-2024): A life dedicated to the Constitution’s promise
Farmers’ protest: It’s a battle against servitude
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