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19-06-202025 STORIES

FL19ARMY

Beware the ‘Yes Man’

There are murmurs within the armed forces over the way the Army has been kept out of the COVID relief operations and the proposal to recruit short-ter

FL19US-UKALLIANCE

Geopolitics and the pandemic

New alliance against China

The Donald Trump administration’s trade war against China, occasioned by anxiety over the latter’s scientific and technological advances, is set to de

FL19BRAZIL-HEALTH-VIRUS-CEMETERY

Impact on the world

A devastated world

In the midst of a raging pandemic, with almost 100,000 people across the world being infected every day by the coronavirus and with the U.S. the worst

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Warli Adivasi Revolt

Adivasi revolt that ushered in change for Maharashtra’s tribal community

Seventy-five years have passed since the Warli Adivasi Revolt that changed the lives of Adivasis and led to democratic reforms in Maharashtra.

FL03BUSTARD

For investing in environment protection

Environmental experts voice concerns over ecosystem degradation and unbridled consumption of natural resources.

FL19NPRampMUSLIMS2

Equity and NPR data

The collection of data for the National Population Register, currently in abeyance owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, is one which threatens to redefine

Tale of two reports

FL19JAMIA

Pandemic and the Anti-CAA movement

Crushing the right to dissent

Civil society organisations express solidarity with JNU women students arrested under the UAPA in connection with the February violence in North East

FL19TRADITIONALCLASSROOM1

Classroom vs online learning

An ode to the classroom

More than teaching or learning, it is the tumult of togetherness, and learning to live with differences and commonalities, that make classrooms a rich

FL19ELEARNING2

E-learning and the digital divide

Online illusion

E-learning, the buzzword in education, has been greatly amplified during COVID-19. But the hype papers over India’s digital divide even as the efficac

FL19MARKET

Out of control

Mamata Banerjee’s recent statements reflect the pressure she is under because of the coronavirus pandemic and the devastation caused by the Amphan cyc

FL19MODI

Unlocking the real agenda

What marks out the first anniversary of the Modi government’s second stint is its focus on communal polarisation and muscle power to wriggle out of ch

FL19INDIAKASHMIRNEWSTATUS

Redesigning J&K

The Jammu and Kashmir administration’s May 20 order relating to domicile status certificates makes it clear that the BJP-led government at the Centre

FL19plitical-detainees-at-MLA-Hostel-Srinagar

Capturing the mainstream space

The political leaders of Kashmir Valley are unable to fathom the endgame of the BJP-RSS as New Delhi lowers the security cover of mainstream players a

FL19TKRSTORY

Clutching at straws

The government uses specious arguments on COVID deaths and recoveries in comparison with other countries to cover up for its ill-thought-out strategie

FL19JHARKHAND1

Flying high

Jharkhand has managed to keep the infection in check and handled the migrants issue maturely by even airlifting them home, and it accomplished all thi

FL19MP3

Shifting priorities

The BJP government begins preparation for the Assembly byelections, which will decide its political fate, instead of strengthening its efforts against

FL19CHILD

Flood of worries

The spectre of floods in the approaching monsoon haunts an election-bound Bihar as it struggles to contain the COVID-19 contagion and deal with return

FL19HONGKONG

Hong Kong and National Security Laws

China’s decisive step

The West flexes its muscles as China’s National People’s Congress decides to extend the country’s national security laws to Hong Kong.

FL19RAJASTHAN

Hard on labour

Rajasthan has transported thousands of inbound and outbound migrants, but its labour law reforms mean more hardships for workers.

FL19DELHISTATESTORY

Questionable decisions

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has the delicate task of opening up the economy and dealing with the rising number of cases.

FL19SURAT

Surat, a tinderbox

FL19COMMUTERS

Judicial rebuke

Gujarat’s inept handling of the COVID-19 crisis draws a sharp reaction from the High Court.

FL19MUMBAI

Test of leadership

With more than 60 per cent of Maharashtra’s COVID cases in Mumbai, the government is scrambling to expand the public health care system in the city.

FL19APMCINDIA-ELECTIONONIONS

Agricultural market 'reforms'

'Reform' by stealth

Using the fig leaf of providing farmers greater freedom, the Central government has used the ordinance route in order to dismantle “controls” in agric

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