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Aspiring Agniveers undergo a physical test during a recruitment drive Patna in December 2022.

Agnipath: Playing with fire?

The general election is over, and with it the opposition’s jibes over the Agnipath scheme, but concerns about its sociopolitical implications persist.

Ashutosh Sharma

At an election rally in Anand, Gujarat, on May 2.

From the Sidelines

Is Modi past his best?

The Prime Minister’s grip is weakening, evident in BJP State unit squabbles and growing pushback from allies, signalling a shift in power.

Sitaram Yechury (1952-2024): Everyone’s favourite comrade

A celebrated parliamentarian who commanded respect across political divides and brought together diverse political forces to fight communalism.

T.K. Rajalakshmi

Wildlife Translocation

India’s cheetah conservation plan is losing steam

Two years after their reintroduction, not a single adult cheetah roams free in India. Conservation experts question the plan’s viability and impact.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Delhi a day ahead of the announcement of Lok Sabha election results. The saffron party’s allies in Bihar are speaking out against its recent decisions.

Coalition Politics

Modi 3.0’s precarious allies in Bihar

Sudden dissenting statements by BJP’s allies are irking the party which is scrambling to keep the flock together ahead of the State Assembly election.

Old stones, new tales: How inscriptions rewrite Kashmir’s religious history

A new study has revealed narratives of syncretism that counter the politically motivated and polarised versions of the Valley’s history.

Tamil Nadu school’s ‘motivational speaker’ fiasco raises questions

Should governments give autonomy or exercise strict control over state-run schools?

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Workers of a Samsung facility listen to a speaker during a strike to demand higher wages at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu on September 10, 2024.

Samsung India plant workers in Tamil Nadu boycott work for better wages

The protesting workers are at loggerheads with the Korean giant’s management over demands for better working hours and recognition of their union.

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Members of Citizens for Peace, Justice, and Democracy protest against rising mob violence and cow vigilantism in Chennai on July 1, 2017.

Cow vigilantes and the pathology of violence

How sacred symbols become tools of oppression, laying bare a mindset that justifies communal violence under the guise of protecting religious values.

Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee

A 23-year-old woman was raped by a gang of six men near Orathanadu in Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

Gang rape in Thanjavur exposes perpetrators’ impunity and flaws in criminal justice system

The survivor went to three police stations before her complaint was accepted, highlighting how the system remains stacked against women.

Ilangovan Rajasekaran

New data on water contamination levels raises concerns that over 4.4 billion people worldwide cannot access safe drinking water.

Over 4.4 billion people lack access to safe drinking water: study

Though access is dependent on the local geographic, sociocultural, and economic situation, water contamination also poses a major risk.

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