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35 STORIES
Battle of Talikota
Beyond the Hindu-Muslim binary
The story that the Battle of Talikota was a religious war is perpetuated in many forums and feeds into reductive right-wing historical iterations that
Surveillance
Surveillance state is a reality now
A year after a Constitution Bench of nine judges declared privacy a fundamental right, its fears of the emergence of a surveillance state have come tr
C.P. Chandrasekhar
Behind the furore over farm debt
Advocates of neoliberalism who object to the farm loan waiver announced in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan on the grounds that it would vio
Maharashtra
Paltry relief to onion farmers
West Bengal
Rath yatra deferred
Eye on the next Lok Sabha election
Mechanism for political manipulation
The order authorising mass surveillance is a brazen attempt by the ruling BJP to harness citizen data for use in the next Lok Sabha election.
State versus the people
Future of freedom
The government’s decision to launch mass surveillance raises concerns beyond the freedom of speech and expression and is an extraordinary assumption o
The roles of the 10 agencies
The tools of surveillance
The 10 Central intelligence and investigative agencies and the roles assigned to them by the December 20 order.
Pretend law
Political agenda
The order authorising 10 agencies to monitor and intercept computer resources is a pretend law meant to be an enabler of partisan actions.
Opposition's reaction
All-round opposition
Opposition parties and cybersecurity specialists raise concerns about the possibility of gross misuse of data, especially for political purposes.
Interview: Mahua Moitra
‘Flagrant disregard for personal liberties’
Interview with Mahua Moitra, who has challenged in court the government’s move to monitor online data.
Anti-Sikh riots
Memories of a massacre
Survivors of the 1984 violence remain scarred forever by the experience, but the conviction and sentencing of Sajjan Kumar has brought them some conso
Afghanistan
U.S. troops, about-turn
In a bid to take the diplomatic option to end the Afghan war, the United States decides to recall half of its troops from Afghanistan.
Diary from Trumpland
Tweet revenge
The series of resignations of senior officials from the White House gives President Donald Trump a handle to malign his opponents and glorify himself.
Heritage
Challenging the popular narrative
Interview with Girish Karnad. By Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed
Jnanpith Award
Stories from solitude
The Jnanpith award for Amitav Ghosh marks the ultimate acceptance of English as an Indian language.
Medicine
Childbirth after uterus transplant
Social Justice
‘Catching the mastermind means a lot’
Interview with Senior Advocate H.S. Phoolka.
Indian History Congress
In fear of history
The Savitribai Phule Pune University’s sudden decision to postpone until further notice the 79th session of the Indian History Congress two weeks befo
Jammu Tourism
Jammu's untapped potential
A land of breathtaking forts, pilgrimage spots and natural splendour, Jammu has something for everyone.
Controversy
Steamrolling ahead
The demolition drive in Varanasi continues, bringing down heritage edifices and polarising the population.
Books
A date with the desert
A lyrical and compelling travelogue on various aspects of life in the Arabian desert.
Books
Fiercely honest memoir
The book takes the reader into the writer’s mind, offering glimpses of the creative process, and is a forceful argument against labelling writers by g
Books
Eye-opener on north-east India
The book looks at north-eastern India’s diversity and touches upon the region’s challenges and potential through the eyes of a journalist associated w
Art
Indian art in European churches
Images in early church art in Spain, Portugal and Italy are remarkably similar to those of ancient Indian art in the stupas at Bharhut, Sanchi and els
Benoy K. Behl
Tulsi Ramsay
King of horror
Tulsi Ramsay (1944-2018) blazed a trail as one of the earliest specialists in making horror films in Bollywood.
Anti-Sikh riots
Day of reckoning
Even as the Delhi High Court sentences Congress leader Sajjan Kumar to life imprisonment for his role in the anti-Sikh carnage in 1984, it points to a
Astrophysics
Cosmic particle accelerators
Physics
Square liquid drops
Events
Committed to cultural resistance
In three decades, the Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT) has established itself as an enduring platform that resists all forces threatening the rig
Climate Change
Antarctic Ocean also emits CO2
Jinnah role in freedom struggle
THE PEOPLE’S JINNAH HALL
Both Indians and Pakistanis believe that Jinnah was politically born on March 23, 1940, the day the Muslim League adopted the Pakistan resolution. Bot
Nationalism vs sedition campaign
Project in progress
The decision to allow snooping into data in every computer in the country seems to have been made at the highest level and is of a piece with the ruli
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03-05-2024
Rise of ‘Hindutva’ cinema
Editor’s Note: When cinema becomes a tool for propaganda
Movie trailers: The unofficial manifestos of our time
Of Magadh, Manjhi and Musahars
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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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