Extracts from a conversation with Mythily Sivaraman, veteran Communist leader and women’s rights activist.

Siddalingaiah (1954-2021) achieved cult status in progressive movements with his poetry being appropriated by a variety of activists in the 1970s and

It is clear that there is widespread agreement in the West that China’s development must be stopped at all costs even if it means mobilising half-trut

United States President Joseph Biden attempted to close ranks at the G7 and NATO summits by emphasising on multilateralism while continuing with his p

Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s President-elect, faces U.S. sanctions on his “human rights record” and a travel ban to that country. But many observers believe

The BJP’s pre-election strategy of engineering defections from the Trinamool now boomerangs on the party as it faces the prospect of an exodus in the

A group of volunteers in Bengaluru lend dignity to the COVID dead by organising their last rites.

A report on the impact of the Baghjan blowout in Assam details the all-round loss to people living in the area, and to animal and plant species as a r

Crisis in the Punjab unit of the Congress comes out in the open ahead of the Assembly election due early next year.

Huge donations to Sewa International for COVID-relief efforts in India brings into focus the funding patterns of Hindu organisations in the United Sta

The concealing of the actual numbers of the dead is likely to impact research on the COVID-19 pandemic and block efforts to combat the virus.

Science and the scientific method have been thrown to the winds as politically motivated and unsubstantiated theories that pin the blame for the pande

Interview with Asif Iqbal Tanha, student activist.

The Tamil Nadu government wins all-round praise for setting up a well-balanced council of eminent minds to guide it in the path to economic recovery.

Over the past 10 years, Tamil Nadu under the AIADMK emerged as one of the most repressive States in the country, throwing thousands of peaceful protes

Amidst speculation of a third COVID wave, what remains missing are specific commitments to improve the quality of the public health response in India,

The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, are an extension of a culture of intolerance consistin

It has been a long and futile wait for compensation and return to even a semblance of normalcy for many of the victims of the February 2020 riots in n

The Delhi High Court verdict directing the release of three student leaders is significant as it has analysed certain harsh provisions in the UAPA wit

Interview with Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita, students and activists.

Student activists Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita and Asif Iqbal Tanha, who were released on bail from Tihar Jail on June 17, pledged to continue the

Dr P.K. Warrier, who turned 100 in June, is a clinician committed to scientific pursuits and the values of human dignity and freedom. Inspired by the

Interview with Dr P.K. Warrier, managing trustee of the Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala, on the occasion of his birth centenary.

The fate of Kashmir’s Muslim majority hangs in the balance as cracks within the Gupkar alliance become apparent with the National Conference taking an

In the face of growing disenchantment with its acts of commission and omission, the Narendra Modi regime intensifies its efforts to suppress voices of

There seem to be multiple motivations underlying the Union government’s recent interventions in the digital sphere, which target foreign e-commerce fi