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36 STORIES
Letters
Letters to the Editor
C.P. Chandrasekhar
Belt and road diplomacy
The second Belt and Road Forum reflected the directions in which China wants to take the Belt and Road Initiative in its reformed avatar.
Uttar Pradesh
Battle for U.P.
With voting in 39 constituencies in the first four phases of the election over in Uttar Pradesh, the gathbandhan, with its unprecedented social bondin
Controversy
Justice on trial
The Supreme Court’s defence of the CJI, Ranjan Gogoi, while dealing with his alleged offence of sexual harassment of its former employee, provokes out
Bihar
Direct contest
Bihar is one of the few States where the NDA is squared off against a determined and rejuvenated opposition, the grand alliance, which is banking on t
Bihar
Shifting sands
Caste calculations and the might of the mahagathbandhan outweigh the support for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in the constituencies that g
Sri Lanka: Easter Day bombings
Attack and aftermath
Two weeks after the deadly Easter Day bombings, there are more questions than answers in the island nation. But a determined civil society is rallying
Rajasthan
Livelihood worries
While political parties rely on caste and communal polarisation and nationalist rhetoric, the man on the street remains grounded in everyday irritants
Jharkhand
Tribal resentment
The BJP seems armed with little apart from the Modi factor in a State where the consolidation of tribal and minority votes in favour of the opposition
Himachal Pradesh
Walking a tight rope
The BJP and the Congress are not leaving anything to chance in winning the four Lok Sabha seats.
S. Muthiah
Chronicler of Chennai
S. Muthiah (1930-2019), through his writings, lectures and other endeavours, instilled a sense of history and heritage in the people of Chennai.
DELHI
Uncertain advantage
The Bharatiya Janata Party seems to have an edge in Delhi, but sections in the party fear tactical voting by anti-BJP voters.
HARYANA
Widespread ire
Simmering discontent over dull trade, low farm prices and a lack of jobs will be the determining factor at the hustings.
Diary from Trumpland
Beyond accountability
A report by Amnesty International details the horrific war crimes committed by the U.S. in Raqqa, Syria. Yet, as in similar incidents earlier, the U.S
Israel
March of the Right
Benjamin Netanyahu’s win for a fourth consecutive term in office could accelerate the process of turning Israel into a full-fledged Jewish state in wh
Iran
Choking Iran
India toes the U.S. line by agreeing to stop Iranian oil imports, but the move may impact its economy and hurt a long-time ally that has been devastat
Punjab
Bigger harvest?
The Congress, which is on a firm footing in the State, is all set to increase its tally, while its chief rivals are busy tackling internal crises.
Human body
New knee bone
Madhya Pradesh
Battle lines redrawn
In the Gwalior-Chambal region, the Congress hopes to exploit the despair among the voters by highlighting problems such as falling crop prices, missin
Punjab
Key contests
Books
Politics of polarisation
This book explains the conditions that facilitate fascist politics and the multiple strategies that its advocates employ.
Geology
How plate tectonics changed ocean chemistry
Books
A case for uncivil disobedience
Jason Brennan posits a radical, if problematic, thesis that responsible citizens should question authority and fight back when the government encroach
Jammu & Kashmir
Deserted booths
A staggering 85 per cent of the electorate has kept away from voting in the first two phases of the Lok Sabha election in Anantnag, and this must be s
VVPAT
Is this my vote?
The Election Commission must undertake a transparent and comprehensive audit of its system and processes in order to ensure that the EVM-VVPAT-led ele
Books
Striking finding
This book is a must-read for all those with an interest in the defining Indian problem of the day, mass unemployment.
Lead Story
Final battle
By all indications, the Bharatiya Janata Party is set to suffer significant losses in Election 2019, but a number of imponderables make the final outc
Interview: Ghulam Ahmad Mir
‘Congress, N.C. to continue tactical understanding’
Interview with Ghulam Ahmad Mir, president, Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress.
Electronic voting machine
‘Missing’ EVMs
An RTI-based public interest petition in the Bombay High Court points out that 20 lakh EVMs that the manufacturers affirm to have delivered are “missi
Birding
Colours of heaven
An Indian team of birders braves the swampy and mountainous terrain of Papua New Guinea to photograph the birds of paradise, in particular the spectac
Interview: Farooq Abdullah
‘Where is the Kashmiriyat Modi talks of?’
Interview with Farooq Abdullah, president, National Conference.
West Bengal
Price of hubris
In many of the 17 constituencies in the Trinamool Congress’ bastion that vote in the last two phases, development work may not fetch the party votes a
Nuclear Physics
Rarest nuclear radioactive decay
Controversy
Not above the law
International experience shows that ensuring ordinary criminal accountability for judges for crimes they are alleged to have committed will strengthen
Interview: Mahesh Joshi
‘We will do better than the BJP’
Interview with Mahesh Joshi, Chief Whip of the Congress in the Rajasthan Assembly.
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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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