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COVER STORY
21-05-2021
Secular backlash (May 21, 2021)
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Briefing
Tribute
Manoj Das: Master storyteller
Obituary
Writer and educator Manoj Das (1934-2021) will be remembered, most of all, as a narrator and storyteller par excellence who belonged to, and reclaimed
TRIBUTE
Rajan Mishra (1951-2021): Musical mind of Banaras
Obituary
Pandit Rajan Mishra (1951-2021) carried the rich tradition of the Banaras Gharana of Hindustani classical music to great heights.
ESSAY
Passport and liberty
India
The denial of the right to a passport and travel outside the country amounts to a denial of the fundamental rights of the citizen enshrined in the Con
COVID second wave
COVID second wave: Telangana slow to act
Covid-19
A sudden surge in infections, coupled with the Centre’s alleged bias in oxygen and vaccine supply, worsens the situation in the State, but the TRS gov
COVID second wave: Odisha thinks ahead
Health
As the number of fresh daily cases starts climbing in Odisha, the State government swings into action by announcing a slew of measures to combat the p
COVID-19 Update
COVID second wave: Surge warning in Kerala
Covid-19
Mutant variants are likely to cause a surge in the number of cases in the State in the coming weeks, but in nearly a year of well-planned initiatives
COVID second wave
COVID second wave: Andhra Pradesh caught unawares
Health
Overwhelmed by a sudden spate of infections, the government ramps up hospital facilities and augments tele-consultation in a bid to optimise bed usage
COVID-19 Update: Karnataka
Karnataka: Pandemic situation out of control
Covid-19
Karnataka faces a severe challenge with shortage of hospital beds and vaccines as the infection spreads and cases surge.
COVID-19 Update: ASSAM
Assam: Rapid rise in COVID-19 cases
Covid-19
An exponential growth in the number of new infections in all the districts prompts the government to double up pandemic management measures even as a
COVID-19 Update: Gujarat
Gujarat’s one-time claim of being a model State stands exposed by its inability to cope with the second wave of the pandemic
Covid-19
As Gujarat struggles with the increasing number of cases, many activists and noted members of civil society have suggested that the crisis could be ha
COVID-19 Update: West Bengal
Politics sans protocols in Bengal
Covid-19
Unscrupulous politicians and a callous public exacerbate the COVID crisis in West Bengal.
COVID-19 Update: Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh: Punishing the victims and volunteers
Covid-19
Even as people fall dead “like flies” in the State, the Yogi Adityanath administration is bent on punishing those who expose its shortcomings in deali
COVID-19 Update
Court steps in to ease congestion in jails
Lyla Bavadam
Health
COVID-19 Update: Maharashtra
Maharashtra fights COVID-19
Covid-19
As Maharashtra renews efforts to fight COVID-19, hidden truths start emerging.
Interview: Ramanan Laxminarayan, economist and epidemiologist
Ramanan Laxminarayan: ‘Vaccination the only way out of the pandemic’
Health
Interview with Ramanan Laxminarayan, economist and epidemiologist.
COVID-19 Second Wave
Pandemic second wave deepens into unprecedented crisis
Covid-19
The government has few constructive leads to offer as the second wave of the pandemic develops into a crisis of an unprecedented scale.
COVID-19 Second Wave
Second wave overwhelms Delhi’s health care facilities and crematoriums
Covid-19
Even as health care facilities are overwhelmed by the massive surge in infections and crematoriums are fast running out of space and firewood, the Sta
COVID-19 Second Wave
The fiasco that is India’s COVID-19 vaccine policy
Covid-19
The Modi government’s decision to deregulate vaccine procurement and deliveries, just as the vaccine rollout runs into a supply constraint, threatens
COVID-19 Update
Opaqueness in India’s National Task Force for COVID-19 shows the government did not prepare for the second wave of the pandemic
Health
The fact that India does not know the names of the 21 members of its National Task Force for COVID-19 is emblematic of the colossal failure of both th
Economic Perspectives
Sharp economic divergence in global impact of pandemic
C.P. Chandrasekhar
The annual Spring Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank note the sharp divergence in the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic globally and also p
ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS: ASSAM
Victory for divisive politics in Assam
Lead Story
The BJP succeeds in projecting the Congress-led alliance as protectors of Bangladeshi infiltrators and polarising voters on religious lines.
ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS: PUDUCHERRY
BJP flexing muscle without a base
Lead Story
The BJP comes to power in Puducherry riding on the back of the N.R. Congress, but there is trouble brewing in the alliance as the tussle for chief min
Assembly elections: Tamil Nadu
Sunrise in Dravidian land: DMK storms back to power in Tamil Nadu
Lead Story
The DMK storms back to power in Tamil Nadu after a gap of 10 years by registering a comfortable victory, while the AIADMK succeeds in preventing a whi
Assembly Elections: West Bengal
Bengal returns Mamata to power
Lead Story
The Trinamool Congress beats anti-incumbency to win its third consecutive Assembly election as the people of West Bengal vote to keep out the Bharatiy
Assembly Elections: Kerala
Red-letter day in Kerala
Lead Story
In a historic verdict, Kerala returns the Left Democratic Front to power for the positive impact its government made on people’s lives, efficient gove
COVER STORY
Secular surge stuns Sangh Parivar
Lead Story
The massive victory of the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, the DMK-led alliance in Tamil Nadu and the LDF in Kerala, overturns the BJP’s grand plan
Media
The government tries to erect a facade of media freedom in response to India's low ranking in Press Freedom Index
India
A committee set up by the government to improve India’s ranking in the World Press Freedom Index covers the blemishes and disregards the dissent note
Interview: Abdul Basit, former High Commissioner of Pakistan to India
Abdul Basit, former High Commissioner of Pakistan to India: ‘I don’t see India walking the talk’
Books
Interview with Abdul Basit, former High Commissioner of Pakistan to India, on his newly published Hostility: A Diplomat’s Diary on Pakistan-India Rela
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Feb 10, 2023
‘Permanent solution to human-elephant conflict elusive’: Vinod Krishnan
Hills of Hassan district plagued by perennial human-animal conflict
Joshimath: A tragedy foretold
A new process uses solar thermal energy to recycle concrete debris
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Jan 13, 2023
Sri Lankan Tamil Hindus seek India’s support as Sinhala government targets temples
Aggressive Koreas leave peninsula tense
Sex, lies, and chicken curry
A chat over tikki
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Jan 27, 2023
The Great Land Grab in Jammu and Kashmir
Great Nicobar development projects disregard risk in earthquake-prone area
How the Serendipity Arts Festival celebrated the spirit of community
Pele (1940-2022): At his feet, football transformed into poetry
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