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37 STORIES
Science & Technology
Air pollution can affect bone density
Books
Protests & policy
The second volume of Zoya Hasan’s trilogy on policymaking offers valuable insights that enhance our understanding of political developments during the
Lead Story
Election manifesto in disguise
In keeping with its scorn for institutional propriety, the Modi regime presents a full-fledged Budget instead of a vote on account, that too full of t
Literature
Mandir
ILO Report
World of disquiet
In the centenary year of its founding, the ILO releases a report that reflects the disquiet felt among the working classes of the world and suggests a
Cash transfer scheme
‘Cash for votes’ scheme
The proposed cash transfer to farmers on election-eve is a poorly imagined scheme that is likely to have little positive impact. An alternative to it
Farmers' protest
Rural rumbles
Disgruntled farmers plan a concerted protest against the government, posing a formidable challenge to the BJP government when the Lok Sabha election i
Lead Story
Voices of dissent
Michael F. Atiyah
Mathematical bridge-builder
Michael F. Atiyah (1929-2019) was a prominent member of the scientific establishment in Britain, where he dominated the mathematical scene and establi
Afghanistan
Perilous truce
The U.S. and the Taliban reach a tentative agreement that could finally end the war in Afghanistan, but the Afghan government of President Ashraf Ghan
Krishna Sobti
A defiant life
Krishna Sobti (1925-2019) wrote on a range of issues such as Partition and women’s sexuality and identity with a rare candour and opposed the establis
Bullet train project
Trust deficit
Despite the best efforts of the rail authorities and Japan’s JICA agency, local residents in Maharashtra are firmly against Narendra Modi’s pet bullet
Chanda Kochhar
Fall of an icon
The sacking of Chanda Kochhar, ICICI Bank’s former CEO and MD, for violating the bank’s code of conduct raises questions about the present-day corpora
Chennai Kalai Theru Vizha
Art on the street
The Chennai Kalai Theru Vizha, held recently, sought to take the art forms of north Chennai to other parts of the city in an attempt to democratise th
Fiscal deficit
The new fiscal arithmetic
Over the years, the Narendra Modi government has not only window dressed its Budgets but also relied on extra-budgetary resources and off-budget expen
Venezuela
Creeping coup
In an abortive bid to overthrow the elected government of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela, the U.S. recognises Juan Guaido as the “interim” President and
Jayalalithaa's medical treatment
Record of a lost battle
With conspiracy theories doing the rounds over Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s death, often floated by Ministers and members of the ruling AI
Protests in Assam over Citizenship Bill
Assam’s angst
Protests erupt in Assam and other north-eastern States over the passage of the Citizenship Bill as ethnic communities fear that it will replace their
Mamata Banerjee dharna
Sounding the bugle
Mamata Banerjee’s dharna to “save the Constitution”, which drew widespread opposition support, has set the stage for the Lok Sabha electoral battle.
Diary from Trumpland
Nuclear muscle flexing
The United States’ seemingly reckless withdrawal from a 1987 missile treaty with Russia, its push for a Space Force and the expansion of its military
Budget & Unemployment
Jobs and gloom
Available evidence indicates that the employment situation in India may have worsened in the recent past, and the losses have been heavy for the infor
The political context
Clutching at straws
The political context of the announcements in Budget 2019 is the BJP’s defeat in the recent Assembly elections in the Hindi heartland and its urge to
Advertorial
A crop for all seasons
Interview with Dr Raju Narayana Swamy, Chairman, Coconut Development Board.
"Jumla Budget"
Budgetary charades
Budget 2019-20 is a “jumla”, and little thought has gone into formulating the schemes it has announced such as the largesse to “vulnerable landholding
KALIA Rath in Odisha
A game changer
Interview: R.B. Barman
‘Regular audit of core statistics essential’
Interview with R.B. Barman, former Chairperson, National Statistical Commission.
Books
Measuring women’s work
In this book of collected essays, Professor Devaki Jain constructs an alternative theory of economic life that values work for what it is and moves to
Kyasanur Forest Disease
Viral challenge
With Kyasanur forest disease reappearing in new territories, an intensive scientific study is needed to know how the virus enters the forest ecosystem
DHFL scam
Murky dealings
Cobrapost’s claims of DHFL having engineered India’s biggest banking scam cast a shadow on the functioning of the NBFC sector.
Kumbh Mela
Mela for politics
The Yogi Adityanath government gives scant regard to facilities for devotees at the Kumbh Mela; instead, it turns the event into a public relations ex
India's trade with world
Rising trend
India recorded growth in both exports and imports in the April-December period.
Nothing for Farmers
Crumbs for farmers
Hidden in the Modi government’s Budget promises to India’s farmers, who are in distress, is the admission: we have failed you.
Essay
Nana Deshmukh: Bharat Ratna for a FUNDRAISER
Nana Deshmukh has been conferred the Bharat Ratna for 2019. He neither enriched Parliament nor the public platform nor the press with his contribution
Tribute
George Fernandes: Man of extremes
George Fernandes’ (1930-2019) personal life and political career saw many highs and lows and this is generally attributed to his mercurial mind.
Papua New Guinea
On the trail of the bowerbird
A team of international birders goes to Papua New Guinea to photograph the endemic flame bowerbird and its mating ritual “dance”.
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Haryana: Scripting a new chapter
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‘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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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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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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