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38 STORIES
Particle physics
Commitment to realising International Linear Collider
Assembly elections: Telangana
Test of performance
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao’s image and his government’s performance hold the key to a return to power for the TRS.
Astronomy
Kepler’s legacy: Planets are everywhere
Environment
Recycling fine rubble
NEET peparation
New initiative
Tamil Nadu’s School Education Department rolls out a series of measures aimed at preparing the State’s students for the medical entrance test.
Taliban
Russian initiative
Even as the Taliban gains military and political momentum, serious efforts led by Russia are under way to get it to the negotiating table.
Assembly elections: Mizoram
High-stakes contest
While it is important for the Congress to hold on to its last bastion in the north-eastern region, the BJP will be able to boost its tally in the regi
Cover Story
Target Varanasi
In a striking similarity with the way in which the area surrounding the Babri Masjid was cleared by a BJP State government in 1991-92, homes, temples
The Maldives
A new beginning
The Maldives gets a new President from the coalition of parties that defeated Abdulla Yameen in the September presidential election, but the real test
Stan Lee
Excelsior, Stan
Stan Lee (1922-2018) revolutionised the art of comic book writing with a completely new kind of superhero, which had a huge impact on popular culture.
Neuroscience
A physical model for neurodegenerative diseases
Neglect of a river
Reclaiming the Mithi
The neglect and institutionalised abuse of River Mithi, which originates in Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Mumbai, forebodes another disaster if the c
Lead Story
Attack on heritage
Renaming cities
Ahmedabad as Karnavati?
Assembly elections: Madhya Pradesh
Challenge before Congress
Reports about Narendra Modi’s waning popularity across all sections of society in Madhya Pradesh are true, but to win over his discontented supporters
Lead Story
‘No credible opposition to the project’
Interview with Vishal Singh, CEO of the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Mandir Trust.
Ayodhya issue
RSS’ endgame in Ayodhya
There is no legal route for the present dispensation to use an ordinance to build a Ram temple, but the Sangh Parivar looks set to resort to legal thu
Swami Avimukteshawaranand Saraswati
"They are preparing the ground for another Ayodhya"
Interview with Swami Avimukteshawaranand Saraswati, Shankaracharya-designate of Dwarkapeeth.
World Affairs
Democracy in peril
As Mahinda Rajapaksa’s brazen attempt to usurp power backfires, Sri Lanka is seeing a renewed discussion on democracy at various levels of polity and
U.S. sanctions on Iran
Arm-twisting tactics
The unilateral sanctions imposed against Iran by the United States kick in, but major European Union countries are looking for alternative ways of tra
Tribal girl's murder
Gruesome assault
The murderous sexual assault on a tribal girl in Dharmapuri district shocks Tamil Nadu. Equally shocking is the callous police investigation into the
Lead Story
The new flashpoint
There is growing discontent in Varanasi as the government goes ahead with the demolition programme despite stiff resistance from almost all sections o
Assembly elections: Chhattisgarh
A spoiler in the fray
The alliance of the Bahujan Samaj Party with former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi’s Janta Congress Chhattisgarh and the Communist Party of India threw the
United States
Democrats’ dilemma
In the recent midterm election, the Senate remained Republican and the House went to the Democrats, but will the Democratic Party be able to lean on a
Lead Story
The Ayodhya case
The Supreme Court’s decision not to prioritise the hearing of the Babri Masjid title dispute stems from its understanding of issues that require its i
Books
Challenge to pluralism
Harsh Mander’s book talks about India being unmade as hatred and bigotry become the new normal and questions the Hindu supremacists who claim monopoly
Lead Story
Ved Vyas Peeth razed
Lead Story
Legal status of Gyanvapi, Shahi Idgah mosques
Assembly elections: Rajasthan
A losing game
Of the three BJP-ruled States where elections are held in this round, the anti-incumbency sentiment is the strongest in Rajasthan.
Lead Story
A mahant’s lament
Sabarimala
Pilgrimage politics
Protests, activism and political sparring mark the start of the Sabarimala season, amid unprecedented police curbs.
C.P. Chandrasekhar
A standoff that is hurting
The government finds itself trapped by the failures of its neoliberal policies, including liberalised capital inflows, but the RBI refuses to oblige i
Short Story
Seminar
Our story this month focusses on the urban middle class in the age before liberalisation and how they managed corporates and bureaucracy. The story is
Heritage
Palaces of Chettinad
The palatial decorated homes of Chettiars in the Chettinad region of Tamil Nadu are symbols of a colonial-era architectural heritage marked by opulenc
Varanasi's heritage
A culture in danger
Temples and heritage houses that dotted the lanes and bylanes of Varanasi have been levelled by the Uttar Pradesh administration in pursuit of its “be
Letters
Letters to the Editor
Elder care
Caring for the aged
The share and size of India’s elderly population are steadily growing, posing a fresh set of challenges in terms of economic security and healthcare.
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05-04-2024
‘I don’t get rattled easily’: Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
Is India truly the voice of the Global South at WTO?
Haryana: Scripting a new chapter
Alliance of convenience: AAP, Cong seal deal for Delhi, to go solo in Punjab
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22-03-2024
‘Scent of a Bird’: A Malayalam story in translation
Babycha’s wager
A new biography delves into the turbulent life and subversive legacy of Michael Madhusudan Dutt
WTO is now just a tool to bully weaker nations
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08-03-2024
Mahatma Gandhi, in his own words
Finding home in the act: How Aagaaz theatre trust empowers young lives through art
Beyond borders: Unhoming in Lahore’s magical world
A worthy sequel to Animal Farm?
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23-02-2024
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: A force to reckon with
How would Vivekananda view the Ramjanmabhoomi movement and Ram Mandir?
Modi government’s crackdown on FCRA cripples civil society organisations
Rahul Gandhi, Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, and the power of walking
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