Pakistan, with a troubled economy, faces multiple challenges and the immediate one is to get off the “grey list” of the FATF, the Paris-based intergovernmental watchdog monitoring terrorism and criminal financing laws.

By the end of the first year of Joe Biden’s presidency, what will be evident is the continuation of much of the Trump agenda and an increase in civil rancour in the U.S.

The United Nations warns of a humanitarian crisis as Ethiopia’s central government sends the military into the rebellious Tigray province that has been defying central authority ever since Abiy Ahmad became the Prime Minster in 2018. Thousands of refugees flee into neighbouring Sudan.

Researchers try to answer this question by analysing data in a follow-up to the sero-survey conducted in Pune in July-August and conclude that there is some evidence that a high seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in a locality means that the population there may at least in the short term experience community-level immunity. However, vaccination is the only way to ensure long-term immunity.

Among the frontrunners in the race to defeat COVID-19, the Oxford vaccine enjoys a significant advantage as it does not require freezing temperatures for storage and can be quickly produced in large quantities.

Ramakrishnan was a remarkable short story writer and editor and a visionary publisher whose interests extended much beyond literature. He made fundamental contributions to the establishment of institutions such as Koothu-P-Pattarai, Sampradaya, Mozhi and the Roja Muthiah Research Library.

Soumitra Chatterjee (1935-2020), who captivated and enthralled lovers of serious cinema for over 60 years, was not just an iconic movie star but an inseparable part of the Bengali cultural psyche.

A small initiative by Delhi University students to take authentic history to the common man through online platforms gathers a momentum of its own with noted historians addressing webinars to correct the falsification of history.

The Modi government’s dilution of defence offset norms will starve the country of an opportunity to leverage technology when weapon systems are bought.

The political discourse in Kerala ahead of the local body elections is focussed on the multitude of inquiries launched by Central and State agencies and away from the LDF’s governance and development record of the past four years.

By bringing digital news media and OTT platforms under the I&B Ministry and tweaking FDI limits, the government seeks to smother any challenge to the dominant narrative by new age entities.

An analysis of the Assembly and parliamentary elections held in Tamil Nadu in the past decade clearly indicates that no entity is likely to pose a serious threat to the hegemony of the Dravidian parties, whose vote bases are intact.

The Congress’ alliance with the N.C., the PDP and other Gupkar signatories for the DCC elections poses a serious challenge to the BJP-RSS game plan in Jammu and Kashmir.

The essays deal with a variety of policies and issues affecting the migrant workforce in the GCC countries.

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In the case of the journalist Siddique Kappan, the Supreme Court abnegates its own responsibility by treating the writ jurisdiction of the High Courts as an acceptable alternative in disposing of habeas corpus petitions.

The Madhya Pradesh government’s anti-‘love jehad’ Bill against forced conversion for interfaith marriage has sparked off unease among Muslims in the State who view it as another tool to repress the community.

The U.P. ordinance on “love jehad” not only places tremendous hurdles in the way of inter-religious marriages but also criminalises conversion even if it is of a person’s own free will.

Interview with Mihir Srivastava, author of “Love Jihadis”.

There is no conclusive evidence of ‘love jehad’ in the country as claimed by Hindutva groups and the BJP governments in some States that are making laws to deter interfaith marriages; it is only a bogey raised to bring about communal polarisation.

Among the frontrunners in the race to defeat COVID-19, the Oxford vaccine enjoys a significant advantage as it does not require freezing temperatures for storage and can be quickly produced in large quantities.

A small initiative by Delhi University students to take authentic history to the common man through online platforms gathers a momentum of its own with noted historians addressing webinars to correct the falsification of history.

The Modi government’s dilution of defence offset norms will starve the country of an opportunity to leverage technology when weapon systems are bought.

By bringing digital news media and OTT platforms under the I&B Ministry and tweaking FDI limits, the government seeks to smother any challenge to the dominant narrative by new age entities.

In the case of the journalist Siddique Kappan, the Supreme Court abnegates its own responsibility by treating the writ jurisdiction of the High Courts as an acceptable alternative in disposing of habeas corpus petitions.

The Supreme Court’s recent decisions on petitions under Article 32 of the Constitution raises the question whether this fundamental right has been reduced to a selective remedy under the law.

Researchers try to answer this question by analysing data in a follow-up to the sero-survey conducted in Pune in July-August and conclude that there is some evidence that a high seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in a locality means that the population there may at least in the short term experience community-level immunity. However, vaccination is the only way to ensure long-term immunity.

Among the frontrunners in the race to defeat COVID-19, the Oxford vaccine enjoys a significant advantage as it does not require freezing temperatures for storage and can be quickly produced in large quantities.

Ramakrishnan was a remarkable short story writer and editor and a visionary publisher whose interests extended much beyond literature. He made fundamental contributions to the establishment of institutions such as Koothu-P-Pattarai, Sampradaya, Mozhi and the Roja Muthiah Research Library.

Soumitra Chatterjee (1935-2020), who captivated and enthralled lovers of serious cinema for over 60 years, was not just an iconic movie star but an inseparable part of the Bengali cultural psyche.

A small initiative by Delhi University students to take authentic history to the common man through online platforms gathers a momentum of its own with noted historians addressing webinars to correct the falsification of history.

The Modi government’s dilution of defence offset norms will starve the country of an opportunity to leverage technology when weapon systems are bought.

The political discourse in Kerala ahead of the local body elections is focussed on the multitude of inquiries launched by Central and State agencies and away from the LDF’s governance and development record of the past four years.

By bringing digital news media and OTT platforms under the I&B Ministry and tweaking FDI limits, the government seeks to smother any challenge to the dominant narrative by new age entities.

The Congress’ alliance with the N.C., the PDP and other Gupkar signatories for the DCC elections poses a serious challenge to the BJP-RSS game plan in Jammu and Kashmir.

In the case of the journalist Siddique Kappan, the Supreme Court abnegates its own responsibility by treating the writ jurisdiction of the High Courts as an acceptable alternative in disposing of habeas corpus petitions.

The Supreme Court’s recent decisions on petitions under Article 32 of the Constitution raises the question whether this fundamental right has been reduced to a selective remedy under the law.

The concept of ‘love jehad’ has not found favour in Tamil Nadu, but ‘caste purity’ has taken its place in vitiating the social atmosphere in cases of inter-caste marriages.

The fact that allegations of love jehad have never been proved in Karnataka has not prevented Hindu right-wing groups from using the term to advance their agenda.

Uttar Pradesh has become the first State in the country to pass an ordinance on ‘love jehad’. The roots of hate can be traced to the seeds of discord sown much earlier.

The Madhya Pradesh government’s anti-‘love jehad’ Bill against forced conversion for interfaith marriage has sparked off unease among Muslims in the State who view it as another tool to repress the community.

Interview with Mihir Srivastava, author of “Love Jihadis”.