India@75 Har Ghar Tiranga: When civic symbolism becomes more critical than civic actionGautam BhatiaSo great is the mistrust that enforcing a picture-book nationalism becomes a necessity.
THE HIJAB CASE Judicial letdown: Karnataka High Court upholds ban on hijab in classroomsVikhar Ahmed SayeedThe Karnataka High Court verdict upholding the ban on the hijab in the classroom on the grounds that it “does not form a part of essential religious p
INTERVIEW Arvind Rajagopal: ‘Media are active agents of a counter-revolution’ABHISH K. BOSEInterview with Arvind Rajagopal, Professor of Media Studies, New York University.
AFSPA Disturbing Act: The AFSPA's history in the north-eastern regionK.S. SubramanianFor more than 50 years, successive governments have used the AFSPA to perpetuate a reign of terror in the north-eastern region. However, despite the l
SBI woes The rot within: The many woes of SBIPurnima S. TripathiState Bank of India, India’s largest bank, is plagued with a host of problems, mostly relating to wages, perks and pensions, and the latest addition t
Ahmedabad blasts case Shocking verdict: Human rights activists outraged by death sentence in Ahmedabad blasts caseAnupama KatakamA special court sentences 38 persons to death for the 2008 Ahmedabad blasts, leading to widespread outrage among human rights activists and comparison
Higher Education Changes in the Centre’s NOS Scheme restrict what subjects students can study abroad Divya TrivediBy barring students from marginalised communities who need to use the National Overseas Scholarship Scheme from studying Indian history, culture and h
JAMMU & KASHMIR Persistent militant attacks in Kashmir puncture peace claimsAnando BhaktoContinuing terror attacks in Kashmir belie the Central government’s claim that the abrogation of Article 370 has ushered in an atmosphere of relative
SPOTLIGHT Rerecording history: Bengaluru's Inscriptions 3D Digital Conservation Project helps preserve millenia-old stone inscriptionsVIKHAR AHMED SAYEEDA local history buff in Bengaluru finds technological solutions to preserve 1,000-year-old stone inscriptions for posterity.
Labour issues Women on the warpath: Haryana's anganwadi workers and helpers on indefinite strikeT.K. RajalakshmiSeventy per cent of Haryana’s anganwadi workers and helpers have been on an indefinite strike for two months demanding that the government honour its
Tamil Nadu against NEET Not so neat: Tamil Nadu government, Governor lock horns on NEETR.K. RadhakrishnanThe Tamil Nadu Governor sends back a Bill seeking exemption for the State from NEET, triggering a political tussle and questions of constitutional pro
Goa Assembly election Goa Assembly election: A vote for change?Anupama KatakamThe high voter turnout, the increase in the number of contestants, and a strong anti-incumbency mood might upset the BJP’s plans to retain power in Go
SPOTLIGHT Assam connection Biman Nath Somava BiswasA tea estate in Assam boasts of its association with Ronald Ross, claiming that his discovery of the malarial parasite happened at its hospital labora
SlideshowCaptured in timeAs independent India turns 75, some of the defining images of those seven decades.
