Centre, in a new memo, threatens “major penalty proceedings” against former West Bengal chief secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay
All PAGD leaders to attend the meeting with Prime Minister Modi on June 24, no going back on the agenda of restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, says Farooq Abdullah
BJP president of Alipurduar joins Trinamool Congress along with several top leaders of the district in north Bengal
Raghuram Rajan, Arvind Subramanian, Jean Dreze, Esther Duflo and S. Narayanan in Tamil Nadu’s Economic Advisory Council
Andhra Pradesh vaccinates a record 13-lakh-plus people in a day, on June 20, demonstrating its preparedness if vaccines are available
Central European University awards its highest honour, the Open Society Prize, to former Kerala Health Minister K.K. Shailaja
Essay Governor, a colonial relic A.G. Noorani Successive governments at the Centre abused their power to plant their men in State capitals as Governors, wrecking the parliamentary system in the States. The results are there for all to see.
Justice for Sterlite victims TN government's remedial measures come as solace for Sterlite police violence victims Ilangovan Rajasekaran
Communalism The virus of hate Ziya Us Salam Amid the lockdown, there have been reports of attacks against Muslim men in parts of north ...
EDUCATION College draft syllabus: Messing with history Ziya Us Salam The UGC’s new draft of college-level history syllabus is a continuation of the Sangh ...
Agriculture MoU between the Union Ministry of Agriculture, Microsoft India and CropData Technology Pvt. Ltd for a pilot project to develop a farmer interface may lead to these private companies gaining access to farmers’ personal data Divya Trivedi The Union government is preparing a national database comprising a wide range of data on ...
COVID-19 Update COVID-19: Perils of vacuous claims T.K. Rajalakshmi The Central government’s claim of having controlled the second wave in the shortest ...
Human Rights Father Stan Swamy tells court that he would rather die in jail than be sent to hospital Anupama Katakam Father Stan Swamy, who is incarcerated for his alleged role in the Bhima Koregaon case, ...
Great Indian Arc of the Meridian Survey Saga R. RAMACHANDRAN in New Delhi One of the most stupendous tasks in the history of science, started 200 years ago by ...
Reports How the poor live in the time of pandemic and lockdown VIKHAR AHMED SAYEED A report by trade union organisations highlights the problems the poor people face in ...
Interview: Dr Satyajit Rath ‘India needs to spread its bets on vaccines’: Dr Satyajit Rath V. Sridhar Interview with Dr Satyajit Rath, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune.
INTERVIEW: Dipankar Mukherjee 'The hike is against assurance to Parliament' V. Sridhar Interview with Dipankar Mukherjee, CPI(M) MP. Published in the issue dated July 29, 2005.
Mashelkar Committee Report Dealing with fake drugs R. RAMACHANDRAN The Mashelkar Committee, which studied the various aspects of the growing threat from ...
ESSAY Shahi Idgah mosque and Gyanwapi mosque: next targets of RSS A.G. NOORANI The recent petitions seeking the conversion of the Shahi Idgah mosque at Mathura and the ...
Reflections on 'War on Terror' Come September ARUNDHATI ROY A writer's reflections on the U.S.-decreed `War Against Terror', the conflict between ...
Development Kunariya: A model panchayat in Gujarat Ashish Kothari Photographs by Ashish Kothari The remarkable story of Kunariya panchayat in Gujarat, noted for its best practices in ...
Judicial nod for 'khula' practice Landmark Kerala HC verdict restores a right for Muslim women Ziya Us Salam A recent Kerala High Court judgment upholding the legitimacy of 'khula' strikes a blow for ...
ESSAY Passport and liberty A.G. NOORANI The denial of the right to a passport and travel outside the country amounts to a denial ...
COVID second wave COVID second wave: Telangana slow to act Ravi Sharma A sudden surge in infections, coupled with the Centre’s alleged bias in oxygen and vaccine ...
COVID-19 Update COVID second wave: Surge warning in Kerala R. Krishnakumar Mutant variants are likely to cause a surge in the number of cases in the State in the ...
COVID second wave: Odisha thinks ahead Prafulla Das As the number of fresh daily cases starts climbing in Odisha, the State government swings ...
COVID second wave COVID second wave: Andhra Pradesh caught unawares Ravi Sharma Overwhelmed by a sudden spate of infections, the government ramps up hospital facilities ...
COVID-19 Update: Tamil Nadu COVID second wave: Number of worries for Tamil Nadu R.K. Radhakrishnan The State is looking at tough times ahead as it grapples with rising cases of ...
COVID-19 Update: Karnataka Karnataka: Pandemic situation out of control Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed Karnataka faces a severe challenge with shortage of hospital beds and vaccines as the ...
COVID-19 Update: ASSAM Assam: Rapid rise in COVID-19 cases Sushanta Talukdar An exponential growth in the number of new infections in all the districts prompts the ...
COVID-19 Update: Gujarat Gujarat’s one-time claim of being a model State stands exposed by its inability to cope with the second wave of the pandemic Anupama Katakam As Gujarat struggles with the increasing number of cases, many activists and noted members ...
COVID-19 Update: Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh: Punishing the victims and volunteers Divya Trivedi Even as people fall dead “like flies” in the State, the Yogi Adityanath administration is ...
