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20-11-202031 STORIES

‘What is the ‘crime’ I’m supposed to have committed?’

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T.M. Krishna: On rediscovering Asoka through his edicts

A musical rendition of Asokan edicts rekindles interest in the ethical values ingrained in them and the Mauryan emperor’s vision of a humane society.

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Interview: Sanjay Jaiswal, BJP

‘The challenge is to deliver on PM’s promises’

Interview with Sanjay Jaiswal, BJP’s Bihar president.

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This year’s Nobel in Chemistry for a magical genetic tool: the CRISPR/Cas9 ‘scissors’

Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna jointly win this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing a simple but effective method to edit th

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Revolt in Thailand

Battle for democracy in Thailand

In a countrywide movement, protesters battle the military-backed government seeking fresh elections, a new Constitution that protects their rights, an

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China will be key driver of the global economy from pandemic-induced contractions

With the IMF predicting that 60 per cent of the growth in the global economy next year will take place in China, it would be better for the U.S. to me

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Assam police scam

Cash-for-jobs scam in Assam Police

The unearthing of a cash-for-jobs scam in police appointments in Assam involving a BJP leader and department officials exposes the ground reality of r

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UAPA: India's anti-India Act

Humble though its beginnings were, the UAPA has now grown into a poisonous tree and is clearly modelled on the United States’ McCarthyite Un-American

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T.M. Krishna: ‘To bring Asoka back in public discourse was important’

Interview with T.M. Krishna, singer, writer and activist.

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Pages from a diplomat’s life

Pascal Alan Nazareth’s autobiography is a riveting account of the life and times of a distinguished diplomat equally at home in philosophy, art and li

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Growth and inequality

This festschrift celebrates the work of Prof R. Radhakrishna in development economics through essays that deal with lopsided growth and its consequenc

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Interview: Suchetana Chattopadhyay

Origins of Communist Party of India, in Tashkent

Interview with the historian and author Suchetana Chattopadhyay.

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A twist in the politics of the Darjeeling hills

GJM leader Bimal Gurung’s return to West Bengal and declaration of support for Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress changes the political dynamics of

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Farmers' protest

A different Dasara: Farmers use unconventional methods to protest against the farm laws

Farmers in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh use unconventional methods to protest against the Centre’s farm laws.

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Kashmir Times: Where the mind is without fear…

The sealing of the Kashmir Times office is the latest in the series of attacks on the 66-year-old English daily published from Kashmir for its bold an

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Military alliance in the making between India and the U.S.

The recently concluded India-U.S. ministerial talks in New Delhi yielded as many as five bilateral agreements that may have the effect of compromising

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Left resurgence in Bolivia

The overwhelming victory of the Left in Bolivia’s presidential election is a setback for both the U.S. and the right-wing forces in Latin America whic

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Father Stan Swamy

The NIA and Father Stan Swamy: Hunting down a Samaritan

The NIA arrests Father Stan Swamy for alleged involvement in the Bhima Koregaon incident, but the actual reason for the state’s witch-hunt is his stri

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Tamil Nadu's political parties continue to resist NEET

Tamil Nadu’s political parties, which continue to resist NEET on the grounds that it strikes at the root of the State’s well-established success in ac

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COVID-19 update

More confusion than clarity on the trajectory of the COVID-19 virus

The results of the second national sero-survey and a mathematical model on the spread of COVID are at variance with each other.

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BCG as a stopgap vaccine for COVID-19

Studies make a case for BCG to be a bridge vaccine until a COVID-specific vaccine is developed, but larger clinical trials are needed to study the imp

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Interview: Randeep Singh Surjewala, Congress.

Randeep Singh Surjewala: ‘We have a vision of providing 10 lakh jobs’

Interview with Randeep Singh Surjewala, national spokesman of the Congress.

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Kanhaiya Kumar: The Communist Party of India's star campaigner in Bihar

Kanhaiya Kumar is drawing huge crowds for his public meetings.

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Bihar Assembly election

Left parties in Bihar come together to fight the 'common enemy'

The Left parties come together and join a broader political platform in Bihar to fight a ‘common enemy’, which, besides opening up the possibility of

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Interview: Dipankar Bhattacharya, CPI (M-L) Liberation

Dipankar Bhattacharya: ‘Dignity, development and democracy constitute our core agenda’

Interview with Dipankar Bhattacharya, CPI (M-L) Liberation leader.

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Interview: Chirag Paswan

Chirag Paswan: ‘My goal is to incorporate “Bihar first, Bihari first” vision’

Interview with Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan.

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On the campaign trail

Will Chirag catch the light?

Chirag Paswan pulls no punches as he takes on Nitish Kumar in Bihar while asserting allegiance to Narendra Modi and the BJP.

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On the campaign trail

Tejashwi Yadav: Formidable foeman

Tejashwi Yadav proves more than a match for Nitish Kumar and the Bharatiya Janata Party as he steadfastly sticks to issues such as unemployment and in

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Interview: Tejashwi Yadav

‘Our campaign is touching people’s hearts and minds’: Tejashwi Yadav

Interview with Tejashwi Yadav, RJD leader.

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Bihar Assembly elections

Nitish Kumar: Alone in a battle

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his JD(U) seem set to emerge as the biggest losers in the Bihar election as he fights anti-incumbency and a resurgent

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COVID-19 update

West Bengal: Restrained Durga Puja celebrations

Durga Puja celebrations in West Bengal were pronouncedly muted this year, giving doctors hope that the increase in the number of COVID cases in the da

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