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A closed cinema hall in Allahabad being readied for the October 15 reopening.

Uttar Pradesh and COVID management: A case of misplaced priorities

The management of the COVID pandemic in Uttar Pradesh leaves much scope for improvement and the State may soon find itself in a difficult situation.

A farmer harvesting a wheat field by hand in Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh, during the lockdown, on April 21.

Farmers in Uttar Pradesh protest against farm laws amid grave agrarian crisis

As Uttar Pradesh’s economy staggers amidst the COVID-19-induced lockdown, Yogi Adityanath’s agriculture policies have done little to alleviate the far

Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath at the “Magh Mela” Sangam, Prayagraj, in January.

Rabble-rousing yogi

Yogi Adityanath has built up a career in Hindutva politics independently of the RSS and has succeeded in winning the Sangh Parivar’s support because o

Divya Trivedi ,Venkitesh Ramakrishnan

Farmers of the Bharatiya Kisan Union during a nationwide farmers’ strike in Prayagraj on September 25.

Uttar Pradesh: Brewing storm

The farmers’ protest in Uttar Pradesh, the biggest political demonstration since the anti-CAA protests, may lead to a downswing in the BJP’s political

G.V.L. Narasimha Rao.

G.V.L. Narasimha Rao: 'The farm Acts are a veritable gift to farmers'

Interview with G.V.L. Narasimha Rao, Member of Parliament from the BJP.

Ashwani Mahajan, national convener of the Swadeshi Jagran Manch.

Ashwani Mahajan: 'Changes required, but with safeguards'

Interview with Ashwani Mahajan, national convener of the Swadeshi Jagran Manch.

While 18 States have passed or amended their Police Acts following the Supreme Court order in the Prakash Singh case in 2006, not one fully matches legislative models. Here, police lathicharge youth Congress activists demanding the Higher Education Minister’s resignation, in Palakkad, Kerala, on September 17.

Efforts to implement Supreme Court directives on police reforms ‘largely regressive’

From custodial violence in Thoothukudi to allegations of wrongful arrests, biased investigations and encounter killings, the police force is under int

At a protest organised by the Ladakh Buddhist Association to press for an autonomous hill council for the region. A file picture.

Ladakh’s political, religious leaders agree on boycott of hill council elections over non-inclusion in Sixth Schedule

In an unprecedented move, Ladakh has come together to boycott the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) elections, to be held on October

COVID-19 patients playing indoor games at the COVID Care Centre in CWG Village on August 30.

Coronavirus and anxiety: Coping with stress and paranoia amidst a lack of institutional support

Pandemic-induced stress is taking a heavy toll on the mental health of people living in fear of COVID-19 infection and those recovering from it. Addin

AIIMS nurses during a sit-in protest demanding improvement in working conditions, in New Delhi on June 4. Their demands included implementation of a uniform four-hour shift with personal protective equipment in COVID-19 areas of the hospital.

COVID-19 in Delhi: Health workers protest against non-payment of wages, poor working conditions

Health care personnel and workers from other sectors protest against non-payment of wages and poor working conditions, but the AAP and the BJP keep bl

A 12-year-old child bride who was rescued by the District Child Protection Officer and the police in Hyderabad, a file photograph. Child marriages in India, however, are on the decline.

When to wed: Raising the minimum age of marriage

The government has proposed increasing the age of marriage for girls to 21, but there are fears that this will circumvent more pressing issues relatin

At a protest to highlight atrocities against Dalits. A file picture

Report exposes increase in atrocities against Dalits; former CJI K.G. Balakrishnan calls for better law enforcement

Crimes against Dalits continued to rise despite a nationwide lockdown and the coronavirus pandemic. The National Dalit Movement for Justice (NDMJ) has

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