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COVER STORY
27-08-2021
Cloak, dagger & spyware (August 27, 2021)
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Briefing
Media
Plural imprint: Chennai-based Urdu daily 'The Musalman' continues its strong show
India
The Musalman, a handwritten newspaper in Urdu published from Chennai since 1927, is driven by a secular ideology and a commitment to pluralism.
India-U.S.
Security cooperation high on Blinken’s agenda in his two-day India visit
World Affairs
In July, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the third senior official of the Biden administration to visit India since January, took forward Wash
HISTORY
The Issur uprising of 1942
India
As India enters its 75th year of Independence, a celebration of the revolt of Issur and its declaration of ‘swaraj’ that drew national attention.
Peru
In a historic victory for the Left, Pedro Castillo is sworn in as Peru’s new President
World Affairs
The election of Pedro Castillo as President is a historic victory for the Left in a country that for the past three decades was a bastion of the right
Migrant Labour
Vulnerable groups caught between two worlds amid lockdowns
India
A new study analyses the devastating effects of lockdowns on migrant labourers, children and refugees, who have been invisibilised by the COVID-19 pan
Controversy
Illegal stone quarrying in Karnataka’s Mandya region
Environment
Allegations of illegal stone quarrying in Karnataka’s Mandya region are linked to the politics of the State, but they also raise environmental concern
Public Health
Cataract and babies
India
It is important to detect and treat cataract in children early in order to eliminate the possibility of blindness.
Dalits temple entry
Dalits break caste barriers in historic Tamil Nadu temple entry
Social Issues
In yet another victory for Dalit rights, a group of believers assert their right to worship inside a temple in rural Tamil Nadu.
COVID-19
Why counting the dead matters
Covid-19
The Million Death Study, done between 1998 and 2014, was meant to throw up data on the leading causes of death in India. Had the study been allowed to
COVID-19
The fall and rise of COVID numbers
Covid-19
The number of cases begins to rise again after weeks of showing a declining trend, confirming that the COVID challenge is not over yet.
COVER STORY
‘Sedition’ in freedom struggle
Lead Story
The arguments by British members of the Viceroy’s Council, which passed the Vernacular Press Act in 1878 to suppress “seditious” writing in Indian lan
COVID-19
India impossibly short of vaccinating its entire adult population against COVID-19 by the end of 2021
Covid-19
India’s vaccination drive rests on a wing and a prayer as it looks set to miss the target of vaccinating all adults by the end of the year.
Freedom of the press
One more blow to press freedom in India
Lead Story
Even before the ‘Pegasus scandal’ broke out, India had been witnessing a serious decline in press freedom as the government’s direct and indirect assa
Legal Issues
Supreme Court reiterates limits of legislative privileges while disallowing Kerala’s plea
India
The Supreme Court disallows the Kerala government’s plea to withdraw cases against legislators accused of vandalism in the Assembly in 2015.
Pegasus spyware scandal
Pegasus: Dystopias by design
Lead Story
Spying on people using Pegasus or any other means is a glaring example of the failure of leadership.
Jammu and Kashmir
The Concerned Citizens’ Group’s ninth report on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir paints a grim picture
India
The Concerned Citizens’ Group’s ninth report on the Union Territory finds that there is increasing centralisation of power and a general mood of despo
Mamata Banerjee's plans to oust BJP
Mamata Banerjee rallying opposition forces against BJP
Politics
After her resounding victory in the West Bengal Assembly election, Mamata Banerjee announces her intent to overthrow the BJP at the Centre in 2024 and
Pegasus spyware scandal
The global impact of Pegasus
Lead Story
Recent revelations have proved that governments across the world, from Mexico to Rwanda to Saudi Arabia, used Pegasus to spy on their own citizens, es
KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT
Caste constant in Karnataka
Politics
B.S. Yediyurappa quits as Chief Minister to make way for Basavaraj Bommai in what is seen as a safe choice by the BJP leadership to keep the Lingayat
Pegasus Spyware scandal
Will the Pegasus case be another ‘tryst with destiny’ for India?
Lead Story
The Pegasus case poses an unprecedented challenge to India, hinting as it does at the emergence of a surveillance state across countries in furtheranc
PUNJAB CONGRESS
Uneasy truce between Amarinder Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu in Punjab
Politics
The crisis in the Punjab Congress passes with the high command working out a formula for peace: Navjot Singh Sidhu is made Pradesh Congress Committee
Pegasus spyware scandal
Pegasus scandal: Modi government on the back foot
Lead Story
The Pegasus revelations have galvanised the opposition into a programme of collective action that the government seems unable to ignore.
INTER-STATE DISPUTE
Fragile peace between Assam and Mizoram in inter-State boundary dispute
India
Assam and Mizoram agree to keep their forces away from the inter-State boundary even as they harden their positions over the ownership of the Inner Li
Book Review: Kabir Bedi’s memoir "Stories I Must Tell" is the tale of a star’s self-definition
Books
As in some of the best literary works, the life stories by Kabir Bedi, the well-known actor who has carved out a place for himself in the cinema of th
Pegasus scandal
Surveillance state: The Pegasus saga unravels in India
Lead Story
As the Pegasus phone intrusion saga unravels, raising troubling questions over the government’s invasion of privacy, veteran journalists and civil rig
Book Review: “Stigma: The machinery of inequality” by Imogen Tyler underlines the limitations of sociology in understanding it
Books
An ambitious new study of stigma that falls short on a number of counts.
Economic Perspectives
The strange case of Videocon’s insolvency
C.P. Chandrasekhar
The twists and turns in the Videocon bankruptcy proceedings have called into question the integrity of the IBC, which was touted as a game-changing me
OLYMPICS 2020
Odisha’s glory in Olympics hockey
India
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has made hockey promotion a mission. His government’s support for the Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams showcases hi
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Feb 10, 2023
Hills of Hassan district plagued by perennial human-animal conflict
Tiger man, burning bright
Supreme Court stay on Haldwani evictions draws attention to need to codify housing laws
P. Sainath: ‘I wrote this book for the people in it’
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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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