Questions over rushed approvals to COVID-19 vaccines in India

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Co-publishing venture opens up new vistas for Tamil literature in translation

The literature-in-translation programme supported by the Tamil Nadu Textbook and Educational Services Corporation in collaboration with some of India’

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Congress seeks to beat the BJP at its Hindutva game in Chhattisgarh

In a bid to retain power and be one up on the BJP, the Congress in Chhattisgarh is utilising Hindu symbols to the core.

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Approval for Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin lacks scientific basis

The decision to approve a major vaccine without consideration of its efficacy in itself is rather extraordinary to the point of being termed unscienti

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Naveen Patnaik's BJD braces for battle against the BJP in Odisha

The Biju Janata Dal led by Naveen Patnaik falls back on its old plank of regionalism to hold on to its own political space in the face of an increasin

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AIADMK troubles

AIADMK in crisis ahead of 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections

With an ambitious BJP breathing down its neck, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, rudderless and divided after Jayalalithaa’s death, faces

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RIVER SAND MINING

The Madras High Court seeks fresh profiling of Tamiraparani river sands and finds the extent of illegal sand quarrying alarming

A report submitted to the High Court points to the presence of precious minerals in the Tamiraparani riverbed and the illegal mining activity there, a

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Covid vaccine and farmers' agitation

Diversion vs determination: Government plan to overshadow farmers' protest with COVID-19 vaccine dry run fails

The Modi regime’s latest attempt to overshadow the growing farmers’ agitation with a grandiose vaccine dry run hits a roadblock, with many experts rai

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India’s vaccine saga continues with COVID-19 providing an opportunity to boost vaccine literacy

India’s efforts at vaccines since ancient times have served as the foundation for its modern vaccination strategies and as a framework of global vacci

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BJP using all means to get chairmanships in the Jammu and Kashmir District Development Councils

Failing to secure the mandate they wanted in the DDC elections, the BJP and its allies have embarked on a campaign to bag as many council chairmanship

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US war crimes in Iraq

Trump's pardon of mercenaries guilty of massacre in Iraq leads to outrage worldwide

Trump’s decision to pardon mercenaries guilty of massacring innocents in Baghdad evokes global outcry and consternation within the U.S.

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NFHS Round 5 data

Latest NFHS data reveal high levels of anaemia across nation

Data from the latest round of the National Family Health Survey show disturbing trends in indicators such as nutritional levels.

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Farmers' protest

Farmers dig their heels in at protest sites on Delhi's borders

Despite several odds and the government refusing to budge, the protest against the farm laws is gaining momentum and the resolve among farmers is grow

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Renaming of places

Maharashtra government decides to rename localities with caste-based names

In a far-reaching initiative, Maharashtra plans to rename places having caste-based names.

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Renaming of places

Shiv Sena's proposal to rename Aurangabad as Sambhaji Nagar gathers steam

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Maharashtra local body elections

Another test of unity lies in store for MVA in Maharashtra

The MVA’s strategy to meet the Maharashtra electorate as a single entity has been successful and the upcoming local body elections are yet another opp

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‘Ma reads’ by S.R. Harnot: A Hindi short story in translation

Creative explorations helped to put ageing on the literary map. By being in touch with feelings and relationships, and demonstrating that that they co

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Biological warfare experiment

Biological warfare experiment in India and the curious case of yellow fever mosquitoes

Did mosquito research in India in the 1970s act as a cover for certain U.S. research projects having a bearing on biological warfare?

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Shamsur Rahman Faruqi: An illuminating life

Shamsur Rahman Faruqi (1935-2020) married Western perception to Urdu sensibilities, enriching the world of literature and criticism with his unique pe

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Lawyer’s office raided arbitrarily by Delhi Police

The police raid on the premises of an advocate who represents several of the North-East Delhi riot accused to search for “incriminating documents” was

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Battle Against COVID-19

Politics drives India's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic even as questions over DCGI's approvals for vaccines persist

The approval process for the two vaccines released for Restricted Emergency Use once again makes it clear that politics, rather than science, is the g

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C.P. Chandrasekhar

Investor exuberance amidst real economy recession

Even while the real economy remains in contractionary mode, not only have stock market returns exploded but India’s stock of foreign exchange reserves

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Book Review: K.A. Nizami's "Ehd-e-Wusta ki Dilli" traces six centuries of Delhi as a cultural capital

A fine translation of K.A. Nizami’s Urdu book, “Ehd-e-Wusta ki Dilli”, which chronicles the history and culture of Delhi across six centuries.

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Tribute: Sugathakumari, iconic Malayalam poet-activist

Sugathakumari spearheaded successful campaigns to save the Silent Valley and other Kerala forests and roused concerns about social ills

Sugathakumari (1934-2020), Malayalam poet, nature warrior and guardian of grieving hearts, played a leading role in campaigns to save nature and natur

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