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Securing the ‘garima’ of core sanitation workers

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Diary from Trumpland

U.S' China obsession

Nothing the U.S. does will change the fact that China is now economically strong or that a multipolar political world order is emerging. Countries in

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The crisis of poverty and migration in the SAARC region

A recent report published by the South Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication discusses the extent of involuntary working-class migration in the SAARC

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Politics in Dalit quota

Although the A.J. Sadashiva Commission, in its report submitted in 2012, has recommended internal reservation within the 15 per cent Dalit quota in Ka

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Centre starving Christian organistions into submission

The Central government, without giving any reason, has suspended the FCRA licences of six Christian organisations.

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Naga peace talks

Naga peace talks at a dead end?

A single final accord between the government and all the Naga factions is nowhere in sight as the stakeholders disagree on interpretations of the cont

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PM-Kisan scam: Defrauding farmers

In a startling expose, the Tamil Nadu Agriculture Department unearths a scam in which Rs.110 crore was siphoned from the PM-Kisan income support sche

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Elgar Parishad arrests: Decimation drive

The recent arrest of three Dalit rights activists in connection with the Elgar Parishad is seen as an attempt to stifle dissent.

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Lapdog narratives of the Kannada media

A report looks at the way hate speech flourishes in the Kannada media and tries to locate the factors that fuel it and the consequences that follow.

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How the media reacted to Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide

Powerful sections of the electronic media have built up mass hysteria around actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death and almost succeeded in turning the na

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The sordid tale surrounding Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide

There are so many disturbing factors in the case around Sushant Singh Rajput’s suicide that it is necessary to discuss it without the hysteria that th

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India&China: Back from the brink

While the recent joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of India and China signals an easing of tensions between the two countries, the wounds left

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Kesavananda Bharati: Unwitting saviour of democracy

Kesavananda Bharati (1940-2020) never got the relief that he prayed for before the Supreme Court, but helped win the most significant decision in Indi

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Swami Agnivesh: Activist in saffron

Swami Agnivesh (1939-2020), a voice of reason amid the shrillness of religious bigotry, worked tirelessly to eradicate social evils and uphold constit

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How India’s historians have reflected on the country’s history, culture and heritage

One of the greatest issues for historians has been the geographical understanding of India, as well as its cultural and civilisational edifice. While

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Pattanam excavation

Excavations in Kerala’s Pattanam reaffirm its trade links with Rome

The Pattanam 2020 findings, along with the 2006-16 excavation and post-excavation studies of the same site, reconfirm the intense maritime commercial,

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Pattanam excavation

First-ever human image at Pattanam

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India’s double standards on human rights: Violations at home even as its diplomacy preaches liberty

India has consistently followed double standards on human rights and people’s right to self-determination and refused to brook questions on its own co

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Pollution of Damanganga river

Gujarat: Lockdown used as an excuse by Vapi's industries to pollute Damanganga

Industries in Vapi, Gujarat, which continue to release huge quantities of effluents into the Damanganga river, are seeking exemption from pollution co

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Tribute: Govind Swarup

Govind Swarup (1929-2020): Star among astronomers

Govind Swarup (1929-2020) not only built world-class radio astronomy facilities but also put India firmly on the global radio astronomy map by trainin

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COVID-19 Update

Kerala local body polls: Mass mobilisation violating COVID safety norms

In Kerala, the opposition parties’ mass mobilisations for the local body elections violating COVID safety norms and the easing of restrictions could,

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COVID-19 Update

Karnataka to become the State with highest number of active COVID-19 cases after Maharashtra

The number of COVID-19 cases continues to spiral in Karnataka, making it the State with the highest number of active cases after Maharashtra.

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COVID-19 Update

Pandemic situation fails to stop West Bengal from celebrating Durga Puja

In the midst of the raging pandemic, the State resumes Metro services and is gearing up for Durga Puja, a four-day-long celebration of colour, sounds

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MP Assembly Byelections

Madhya Pradesh Assembly byelections: BJP and Congress leave no stone unturned in bid to capture power

Both the Congress and the BJP are pulling out all the stops in the run-up to the byelections in 28 Assembly constituencies that will decide whether th

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COVID-19 Update

Madhya Pradesh witnessing alarming spike in coronavirus cases as political parties compete to win the byelections in the Gwalior-Chambal region

In Madhya Pradesh, the issue of oxygen shortage took centre stage even as case numbers grew and the BJP and the Congress ramped up roadshows and membe

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COVID-19 Update

Odisha’s COVID-19 strategy to involve private hospitals, hopes to reduce infection rate

By opening up more private hospitals for COVID care, easing pressure on hospitals in Bhubaneswar by getting those in the districts to take in more pat

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Global Scenario

COVID-19 vaccine still elusive even as September reports over 300,000 cases daily

Even as the world waits for a COVID-19 vaccine, and governments continue to combat the pandemic with varying degrees of success, it is projected that

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COVID-19 Update

COVID-19 cases show no decline in Assam, political parties busy in electioneering

The number of cases in the State shows no signs of declining, and with political parties resuming electioneering activities and students getting ready

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COVID-19 Update

COVID-19 in Rajasthan: Congress government finally takes serious COVID-19 management measures

Amid the rising number of infections and deaths in the State, the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government issues a series of orders and notifications, wh

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COVID-19 Update

COVID-19 in Haryana: Study reveals 8 per cent sero-positivity across 22 districts surveyed

A sero-surveillance study conducted in 22 districts of Haryana in August revealed an 8 per cent sero-positivity in the sample surveyed, even as the to

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Impact on Mental Health

Coronavirus and anxiety: Coping with stress and paranoia amidst a lack of institutional support

Pandemic-induced stress is taking a heavy toll on the mental health of people living in fear of COVID-19 infection and those recovering from it. Addin

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COVID-19 Update

COVID-19 in Delhi: Health workers protest against non-payment of wages, poor working conditions

Health care personnel and workers from other sectors protest against non-payment of wages and poor working conditions, but the AAP and the BJP keep bl

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COVID Management Strategy

COVID-19 surge: Indian government misleading public with recovery rate figures instead of focussing on its new waves

Denial is a major component of the Indian government’s COVID management strategy: it focusses on the number of recoveries rather than the surging infe

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COVID-19 Update

COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh: CM Yogi Adityanath turns to Hindutva as COVID situation worsens in the State

COVID situation is worsening in Uttar Pradesh, but the Yogi Adityanath regime manages to turn attention away from the subject by playing the Hindutva

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COVID-19 Update

Maharashtra government forced to give undue importance to politics during the pandemic

The fight against COVID-19 fades into the background as the opposition tries to beat the government image in political games.

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COVID-19 Update

COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu: Data discrepancy and flaws in protocols mar the State’s battle against coronavirus

Tamil Nadu’s anti-pandemic strategy is marred by flawed protocols and alleged manipulation of numbers.

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Monsoon session

Monsoon storm in Parliament

The exit of an NDA Minister citing the anti-farmer Bills comes as a shocker to the Modi government even as its plan to bulldoze its way through the mo

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Medieval monarch

A compelling and compact biography of Krishnadevaraya, widely recognised as the greatest ruler of the Vijayanagara empire.

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Battle against COVID-19: Gaining immunity the final solution?

The country’s public health system has failed the people miserably, as is evident from the extremely lax testing strategy in the early stages of the e

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Interview: Declan Walsh

Declan Walsh: ‘I hesitate to call Pakistan a failed democracy’

Interview with Declan Walsh, author of the recently published “The Nine Lives of Pakistan”.

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