Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Explained: Why does Russia want tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus?

Vladimir Putin announced that he intends to deploy tactical nuclear weapons on Belarus’ territory.

West’s Ukraine response exposes ‘double standards’: Amnesty report

It said the conflict highlighted shortcomings in responding to abuses in other parts of the globe.

Obesity: What you need to know as it grows to ‘epidemic proportions’

Over 5 million people die every year because of the diseases and harmful effects associated with it.

BRICS nations offer a new world order as alternative to the West

It offers a diplomatic forum and development financing, outside of the Western mainstream.

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Assamese monks on mission to save rare culture and language

This Buddhist community began an initiative to preserve Tai Phake history, culture, and identity.

Gurvinder Singh

Amritpal Singh: The story so far

Even as Amritpal remains at large, his friends and family fear he may be killed in an encounter.

Ashutosh Sharma

Congress cries foul as Rahul Gandhi is disqualified as MP

Party stalwarts decry “anti-democratic” move to silence their leader.

R.K. Radhakrishnan

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Kausar Jahan’s appointment as Delhi Haj panel chief stokes debate

While the BJP claims it is genuine women’s empowerment, others claim it is just a token gesture.

Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi after he retuned from appearing before a court in Surat on March 23, 2023.

Surat court sentences Rahul Gandhi to two years’ prison in 2019 defamation case

Congress leader’s lawyer says judgment cannot sustain scrutiny of higher courts.

Anupama Katakam

Harsha Atmakuri, director of Maa ka Doodh.

‘Commercialisation of dairy has desensitised people’: Harsha Atmakuri

Interview with the filmmaker and activist on his documentary on dairy and cruelty to cattle.

Anupama Katakam

The COVID-19 pandemic may not have been as damaging to people’s mental health as once thought.

No evidence of mental health ‘tsunami’ during COVID-19 pandemic: study

The pandemic had a minimal effect on depression and anxiety symptoms in the general population.

No war without victims: refugees began leaving Basra in the first days of the war.

20 years on, the shadow of the Iraq war remains

The rationale for the US invasion of Iraq was a lie, and the consequences remain to this day.

Sundarbans, partly in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal and partly in Bangladesh, is the world’s largest mangrove forest.

How a water crisis is haunting residents of the Sundarbans

Changing climate patterns and local policies are exhausting the options of people.

A group of migrant workers wait to board a train at the Salem railway junction in Tamil Nadu on March 5, 2023.

Tamil Nadu moves swiftly to dispel rumours of attacks on migrants

The right wing creates panic among migrant labourers by circulating fake videos and messages about attacks on them.

R.K. Radhakrishnan

Thousands of farmers on a march, which started from Nashik, on the outskirts of Mumbai on March 17.

AIKS-led farmers’ march completes five days of protest, nears Mumbai

Among many demands, the march is seeking remunerative prices for onions and several other commodities.

Anupama Katakam

The damaged house of Left sympathiser Ashish Deb of Khowai in Tripura.

Living in terror: Tripura racked by post-election violence

The lives and livelihoods of opposition members and supporters are being attacked allegedly by BJP activists.

Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay

Karnataka BJP election campaign rides on distortion of history

The saffron party is aiming to win the Vokkaliga vote with mythical tales of “Tipu killers”.

Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed

Japanese Nobel Prize winning author Kenzaburo Oe poses during the inauguration of the 32nd Paris Book Fair

Japan’s Nobel-winning novelist Kenzaburo Oe dies at 88

The pacifist and anti-nuclear novelist was the second Japanese writer to win a Nobel Prize for literature.

Meta is planning a text sharing platform

Facebook owner Meta is planning a potential Twitter rival

Meta move comes at a time when Twitter faces unprecedented turmoil under Elon Musk’s ownership.