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23-04-2021
33 STORIES
AGRICULTURE
Supreme Court-appointed committee report on three farm laws reiterates Modi government's stance
Supreme Court committee report on farm laws echoes government’s stance. Its withholding may be due to the protests’ impact on BJP’s recent polls.
Short Story
‘Forbidden entry’: Tagore’s Bengali short story in translation
“Making a stranger a neighbour” was William Radice’s goal as he moved Rabindranath Tagore into English. This selection showcases Tagore’s humour and
Reports
PEW report points to how the pandemic has led to a shrinking of the middle class in South Asia
A PEW study points out how the COVID-19 pandemic led to the middle classes shrinking in number even as it pushed more people into poverty in South Asi
Essay
Akhand Bharat: The RSS' imperial pretensions
India expects its smaller neighbours to call it uncle and the Great Powers to call it brother.
Rohingya refugees
Rohingya refugees face deportation threat
The return of military rule in Myanmar has upended the lives of the Rohingya refugees in India where they face the terrifying prospect of being deport
Brazil
Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil is cleared to contest the 2022 elections
The recent rulings of Brazil’s Supreme Court annulling former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s conviction for corruption expose a corrupt nexus i
INDIA & UNITED STATES
India now a major defence partner for the US as it gangs up on China
The U.S. recognises India as “a major defence partner” as it prepares for a confrontation with China. The special status gives India access to militar
COMMUNALISM
Petition challenging constitutionality of 1991 Places of Worship Act admitted by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court admits petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Places of Worship Act, 1991, giving rise to fears that this will reopen ol
Controversy
The plot thickens in the case involving Sachin Vaze and the discovery of explosives near Mukesh Ambani’s home in Mumbai
Details emerging from the investigations into the bomb scare incident near Mukesh Ambani’s residence in Mumbai and Sachin Vaze’s involvement in it see
Maharashtra
High-voltage drama rocks Maharashtra government following the arrest of policeman Sachin Vaze
What started as a criminal case following the arrest of policeman Sachin Vaze flares into a political crisis for the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra
Temple entry ban on Muslims
After temple entry ban, Dasna Muslims now suffer social apartheid
After a Muslim boy was assaulted for drinking water inside a temple in Dasna near Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, the surrounding areas have turned into a
COVID-19 Update
Spiralling irresponsibility behind rising number of new COVID cases in Maharashtra
Non-compliance with safety measures is causing numbers to rise in Maharashtra.
Movements
Four months on, the farmers’ protest continues unabated
Despite the steadfast indifference of the Narendra Modi government and its refusal to hold talks, the farmers’ protest has not seen any abatement. The
Party Affairs
Congress rift in Jammu and Kashmir and its larger political ramifications
The rift in the Congress in Jammu and Kashmir and the aggressive posturing by G-23 supporters in the party are a pointer to a larger discontent brewin
COVID-19 Update
Second wave of COVID-19 in India
Even as India is in the throes of a second wave, having failed to use testing as a means of checking the spread of the pandemic, all that the Central
Interview: Anil Chaudhary
‘The GNCTD Bill is unconstitutional and goes against the very nature of federalism,’ says Anil Chaudhary of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee
Interview with Anil Chaudhary, president of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee.
BIHAR ARMED POLICE BILL
Manoj Jha, RJD: ‘Protest will continue until Bill is withdrawn’
Interview with Prof. Manoj Jha, RJD spokesman.
BIHAR SPECIAL ARMED POLICE BILL
Bihar: Makings of a police raj
The opposition parties in Bihar have come out in protest against the Nitish Kumar government’s decision to create a special armed police force with dr
ASSAM ASSEMBLY ELECTION
The communal narrative in the Assam Assembly election
The BJP’s obstinate stand on the CAA, the resentment of those excluded from the NRC list and the unity of the opposition threaten to undermine its eff
Interview: Sitaram Yechury
Sitaram Yechury: ‘The BJP should understand that without States, there is no India’
Interview with Sitaram Yechury, general secretary, Communist Party of India (Marxist).
Interview: Sanjay Singh, Aam Aadmi Party
Sanjay Singh: ‘A cruel joke on the people of Delhi’
Interview with Sanjay Singh, Rajya Sabha member, Aam Aadmi Party.
WEST BENGAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION
Game-changing phase in West Bengal
While Mamata Banerjee tries to safeguard the Trinamool Congress’ bastions in south Bengal and the BJP prepares to make a dent in southern districts wh
COVER STORY
When laws subvert the Constitution
A solidarity against inhuman and unconstitutional laws is a democratic imperative in present-day India.
Postal Ballot
How the bureaucracy votes matters
Any party or coalition that wins in an Assembly election needs to win a majority in both the general vote and the postal vote if it wants to effective
Puducherry Assembly election
Puducherry Assembly election: Two fronts, too many problems
The main combines in the fray continue to trade charges even as they are plagued by internal issues.
Tamil Nadu Election 2021
Tamil Nadu Assembly election: Winds of change
The DMK-led alliance forges ahead in the last leg of the campaign as the AIADMK government’s decision to give internal reservation for Vanniyars withi
Tamil Nadu Election 2021
Vanniyar reservation in Tamil Nadu: problems ahead
The Tamil Nadu government’s decision to provide exclusive reservation to Vanniyar will sow the seeds of dissatisfaction among other castes within the
Tamil Nadu Election 2021
Tamil Nadu Assembly election: Crucial role of straight contests
A study of past elections indicates that the 131 constituencies where the Dravidian majors are facing each other directly hold the key to determining
Assembly elections
Kerala Assembly election: LDF government on its path to a record second term in office as predicted by all opinion surveys
The LDF banks on its achievements on public health, education and infrastructure development fronts to weather the challenges posed by the Congress-le
Cover Story
Federalism in peril
The Delhi government Bill and other legislative measures adopted by the Narendra Modi government and State governments headed by the BJP fit in well w
Covid-19 Update
Recent research throws light on the significance of the role T-cells play in immune response against the coronavirus
Recent clinical research work carried out on COVID-19 convalescent patients has shown that the role of memory T-cells is significant in providing prot
Books
Book Review: 'Ghalib: A Wilderness at My Doorstep: A Critical Biography' by Mehr Afshan Farooqi reveals a great classicist with a modern mind
An incisive, comprehensive study of the textual history of Urdu and Persian poet Ghalib’s verse.
The GNCTD Act
With the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2021, the Centre has usurped the Delhi government’s powers
With the passing of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2021, the Centre has usurped the Delhi government’s powers
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Thames Water and the collapse of neoliberal privatisation
History does not agree with the BJP on Katchatheevu
The saint, the song, and the social revolution
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Kashmir: Valley of contention
Tastes of the earth
Did Periyar call for a genocide of Brahmins?
‘Enlightenment’: A Marathi story in translation
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Farewell Appappan
Why a proposed private port in Karnataka’s Honnavara faces stiff resistance from fisherfolk
India’s oscillating opposition and the dynamic evolution of protest politics
The crisis of the secular opposition
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Why the tiger-human conflict rages in Bandipur and Nagarahole
Minimum Support Price: A question of how, not why
Fali S. Nariman (1929-2024): A life dedicated to the Constitution’s promise
Farmers’ protest: It’s a battle against servitude
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