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Kunariya: A model panchayat in Gujarat

The remarkable story of Kunariya panchayat in Gujarat, noted for its best practices in education, employment and ecological regeneration, and from whe

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Shankha Ghosh: Conscience of Bengal

The poet Shankha Ghosh (1932-2021) could make the most powerful squirm in shame with the power of his pen and often brought upon his own head the wrat

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Short Story in Translation

“Do you suppose it’s the east wind?”: An Urdu short story in translation

The bond between Hindus and Muslims is a special zone of literature, and unique to the subcontinent. Urdu fiction in particular carries its complexiti

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Judicial nod for 'khula' practice

Landmark Kerala HC verdict restores a right for Muslim women

A recent Kerala High Court judgment upholding the legitimacy of 'khula' strikes a blow for Muslim women by granting them the right to annul marriage t

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Rajan Mishra (1951-2021): Musical mind of Banaras

Pandit Rajan Mishra (1951-2021) carried the rich tradition of the Banaras Gharana of Hindustani classical music to great heights.

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Manoj Das: Master storyteller

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

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COVID second wave

COVID second wave: Telangana slow to act

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

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Passport and liberty

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

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COVID second wave

COVID second wave: Andhra Pradesh caught unawares

Overwhelmed by a sudden spate of infections, the government ramps up hospital facilities and augments tele-consultation in a bid to optimise bed usage

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COVID second wave: Odisha thinks ahead

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

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COVID-19 Update

COVID second wave: Surge warning in Kerala

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

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COVID-19 Update: Karnataka

Karnataka: Pandemic situation out of control

Karnataka faces a severe challenge with shortage of hospital beds and vaccines as the infection spreads and cases surge.

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COVID-19 Update: ASSAM

Assam: Rapid rise in COVID-19 cases

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

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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

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

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COVID-19 Update: West Bengal

Politics sans protocols in Bengal

Unscrupulous politicians and a callous public exacerbate the COVID crisis in West Bengal.

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COVID-19 Update: Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh: Punishing the victims and volunteers

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

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Interview: Ramanan Laxminarayan, economist and epidemiologist

Ramanan Laxminarayan: ‘Vaccination the only way out of the pandemic’

Interview with Ramanan Laxminarayan, economist and epidemiologist.

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COVID-19 Update

Court steps in to ease congestion in jails

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COVID-19 Update: Maharashtra

Maharashtra fights COVID-19

As Maharashtra renews efforts to fight COVID-19, hidden truths start emerging.

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COVID-19 Second Wave

The fiasco that is India’s COVID-19 vaccine policy

The Modi government’s decision to deregulate vaccine procurement and deliveries, just as the vaccine rollout runs into a supply constraint, threatens

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COVID-19 Second Wave

Pandemic second wave deepens into unprecedented crisis

The government has few constructive leads to offer as the second wave of the pandemic develops into a crisis of an unprecedented scale.

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COVID-19 Second Wave

Second wave overwhelms Delhi’s health care facilities and crematoriums

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

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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

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

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Economic Perspectives

Sharp economic divergence in global impact of pandemic

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

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ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS: ASSAM

Victory for divisive politics in Assam

The BJP succeeds in projecting the Congress-led alliance as protectors of Bangladeshi infiltrators and polarising voters on religious lines.

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ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS: PUDUCHERRY

BJP flexing muscle without a base

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

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Assembly elections: Tamil Nadu

Sunrise in Dravidian land: DMK storms back to power in Tamil Nadu

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

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Assembly Elections: West Bengal

Bengal returns Mamata to power

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

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Assembly Elections: Kerala

Red-letter day in Kerala

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

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Secular surge stuns Sangh Parivar

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

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The government tries to erect a facade of media freedom in response to India's low ranking in Press Freedom Index

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

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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’

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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