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41 STORIES
Astrophysics
Star dust in Antarctica
Medicine
Recreating the retina to test harmful drugs
Astrophysics
Neutrino mass gets an upper limit
Chemistry
First ever stable ring of pure carbon
Discussion on Zionism & Hindutva
Zionism and Hindutva: Communal cousins
A little-known organisation in Mumbai gets two high-profile speakers to talk on the similarities between Hindutva and Zionism at an event in the Unive
Interview: Riyas Komu
Sculptor Riyas Komu: An argument about beautiful histories at risk
An interview with the artist and sculptor Riyas Komu.
Birding in Costa Rica
Quetzal: Emerald jewel of the Costa Rican forest
A photographic encounter with an elusive bird of the cloud forests of Costa Rica, the resplendent quetzal.
John Anthony
Film on Netaji
Bose back in focus
Srijit Mukherjee’s film Gumnami, apparently based on the Mukherjee Commission report on Subhas Chandra Bose, sparks a fresh controversy.
GST
GST: For a fair share for the States
Ideal fiscal federalism in a market-driven economy calls for reassigning all the commodity taxes to States and effecting equalisation grants by the Un
National Medical Commission Act
The National Medical Commission Act: Travesty of reform
The government claims that the National Medical Commission Act will remove corruption in medical education and ensure access to quality health care, y
Medical workforce
The density of medical workforce in India: Miles to go
India has much ground to cover in achieving the desired density of medical workforce such as doctors, dentists, nursing personnel and pharmacists.
Ordnance factories
Public sector ordnance factories: Fighting for survival
The government is keen on corporatising the ordnance factories, but unions are against the proposal, which they believe defeats the very purpose of th
Iran
Iran's tactical successes against the U.S.
Iran’s recent moves have shown that it stands firm against unilateral United States sanctions, even as it continues to exert pressure on the European
South America
Amazon ablaze
The Amazon, the world’s carbon sink, is in deep trouble after settlers and farmers allegedly set fire to it in order to exploit the virgin forest, wit
Controversy
Razing of Sant Ravidas temple by the DDA: Demolition of faith
The DDA razes a Sant Ravidas temple in the national capital, setting off protests by Dalits across north India.
Communalism
Rising hate crimes in Uttar Pradesh: Striking fear
A series of recent incidents in Uttar Pradesh show that hate crimes are on the rise in India’s most populous State.
Khayyam
Khayyam's enduring music
In a career spanning four decades, the music composer Khayyam (1927-2019) carved a unique identity for himself with a repertoire of timeless masterpie
Controversy
Targeted money transfers using Aadhaar: A way to steal elections
The use of targeted money transfers using Aadhaar is a corrupt practice as defined under Section 123 of the Representation of the People Act. But just
Controversy
Concerns over linking Aadhaar to voter ID and social media accounts
The move to link the voter ID with Aadhaar and the attempts, through PILs, to bring social media accounts also under its ambit stir up the right to pr
India
‘It is a big hoax’: Col. Mathew Thomas, one of the petitioners challenging the validity of Aadhaar
Citizenship Issues
Final NRC list: List of exclusion
Political parties and people reject the final National Register of Citizens list, describe the exercise as “faulty”, and allege that the updated regis
Reserve Bank of India
Bank of last resort
The RBI’s transfer of a huge surplus to the Union government does not augur well for it from an institutional standpoint and in the context of managem
Essay
Kashmir dispute: Domestic or world issue?
The Kashmir dispute was internationalised quite early in its history and has never been a purely domestic issue, apart from the fact that the Valley c
Response
International reaction to abrogation of Article 370: Muted response
The international community continues to treat the Kashmir dispute as a bilateral issue, and Pakistan’s efforts to raise it in international forums ha
Nuances of the Bill
The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill: A cure worse than the disease
The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill is no panacea to the region’s multilayered problems. It has in fact added to the existing problems.
Reaction in Ladakh
Cautious welcome in Ladakh to Abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A
Although people of Ladakh are generally happy with its Union Territory status, a long-pending demand, there is a feeling that they have been made a pa
C.P. Chandrasekhar
Big banks not a solution
A few big banks may help only when combined with medium and small banks with jurisdictional limits and well-defined lending mandates. If not, credit w
Books
Food for thought
The book explores Mahatma Gandhi’s obsession with diet and food and his experiments and innovations in them to improve health and nutrition.
Books
Rule of the majority
A volume that attempts to explain why and how the Hindutva project of creating a majoritarian state took off in 2014.
Books
A subaltern history
The book is the outcome of several decades of serious research and makes a valuable contribution to the understanding of the social history of Odisha.
Letters
Letters to the Editor
Interview: Anuradha Bhasin
Anuradha Bhasin: ‘Impossible for journalists to function’
Interview with Anuradha Bhasin, Executive Editor, Kashmir Times.
Ground Report
Kashmir: The storm beneath the calm
While anger smoulders in Kashmir, the Narendra Modi government resorts to questionable means to prove to its majoritarian support base and also to the
Lead Story
Act on Greenland Self-Government
Interview: Gowhar Geelani
‘Darker days lie ahead’
Interview with Gowhar Geelani, senior journalist and author.
Interview: Shehla Rashid
‘We need to keep the focus on Kashmir’
Interview with Shehla Rashid, leader, Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement.
Lead Story
Petitions challenging abrogation of Article 370: Apex court on test
As the Supreme Court begins hearing petitions challenging the Centre’s decision to abrogate Article 370, its reluctant intervention to ensure the rele
Interview: Sitaram Yechury
Sitaram Yechury: ‘All parties kept in the dark’
Interview with Sitaram Yechury, general secretary, Communist Party of India (Marxist).
Lead Story
Fear and frustration
Interview with Aleem Syed, a law student from Jamia Millia Islamia.
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The saint, the song, and the social revolution
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Rise of ‘Hindutva’ cinema
Movie trailers: The unofficial manifestos of our time
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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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