COVID-19 India's vaccination policy: A U-turn and a spin Venkitesh RamakrishnanIntense pressure from the opposition and the Supreme Court’s reprimand force the Prime Minister to announce free vaccination for all in the 18-44 age
Five LJP MPs to form separate group in Lok Sabha, leaving Chirag Paswan stranded in what is seen as a Nitish Kumar strikeVenkitesh Ramakrishnan“He has teeth in his stomach,” is a comment that former Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Prasad has made often about Bihar Chief Mi
COVID-19 Fudging the death count in Varanasi Venkitesh Ramakrishnan Under-reporting of COVID deaths marks the pandemic situation in Uttar Pradesh.
Modi, Yogi under RSS microscope RSS top brass unhappy with Modi, Yogi handling of second waveVenkitesh RamakrishnanRattled by the recent losses in elections to three State Assemblies and Uttar Pradesh’s local bodies, the RSS top brass takes stock of the situation t
Cover Story Setback for BJP in UP local body electionsVenkitesh RamakrishnanNotwithstanding the Central government’s push to promote “positivity” as the way out of the COVID crisis, the local body elections in the BJP’s bastio
Covid update A dystopian nightmare in Uttar Pradesh as the second wave of the pandemic hits hard Venkitesh RamakrishnanCorpses floating in the Ganga, neglect of patients and low testing, and, above all, a crackdown on those who raise their voice—what is happening in Ut
COVER STORY Secular surge stuns Sangh ParivarVenkitesh Ramakrishnan 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
Media The government tries to erect a facade of media freedom in response to India's low ranking in Press Freedom IndexVenkitesh Ramakrishnan 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
COVID-19 Update: UTTAR PRADESH Yogi regime takes refuge in hype amid corona surgeVenkitesh RamakrishnanA sudden surge in COVID cases in Uttar Pradesh exposes the State government’s unpreparedness in handling the crisis.
Cover Story Federalism in peril Venkitesh Ramakrishnan The Delhi government Bill and other legislative measures adopted by the Narendra Modi government and State governments headed by the BJP fit in well w
The UAPA law Retreat of democracy: The terror of laws Venkitesh RamakrishnanDivya TrivediThe democratic space is shrinking in India as the government uses anti-terror legislation indiscriminately, leading to prolonged incarceration of inno
Cover story BJP’s brazen ventures to topple democratically elected governments in the name of Operation Lotus makes a mockery of democracyVenkitesh RamakrishnanIn the face of its failure to achieve its goal of a Congress-free India, the Bharatiya Janata Party is on a spree of toppling legitimately elected gov
Can there be something such as an honest critic? The critic is a persona largely missing from India’s classical music and dance scene.
SlideshowOut at seaThe month-long fishing trips of migrant fishermen at Veraval port in Gujarat are the stuff of adventure, endurance, and life lessons.
