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.
HEALTH Starved of data: India’s hungry people go missing from FAO reportT.K. RajalakshmiFAO’s latest report found world hunger rising. However, India’s data on food insecurity is missing.
Disability rights groups up in arms over DGCA amendmentRavi SharmaNot a well-thought-out move, allege activists.
Judiciary Zubair case shows it’s high time for a law on bailChaitanya SinghIncarcerating citizens without trial while refusing them the benefit of bail has become commonplace.
Data Protection Bill Will the Aadhaar fiasco pave the way for a stronger Data Protection Bill?T.K. RajalakshmiThe UIDAI’s failed advisory on use of photocopies of Aadhaar cards highlights the need for a tough data protection law, which the new Data Protection
Aviation SpiceJet: Flying on a wing and a prayerRavi SharmaBesides falling safety standards, the low-cost carrier’s finances also seem headed for a crash.
Public Health How is Assam faring on the TB eradication front?Divya TrivediGovernment and non-governmental organisations in Assam are attempting to accelerate the State’s TB eradication programme through community engagement
CONTROVERSY Zubair’s arrest is part of a patternAnupama KatakamThe witch-hunt involves stacking of FIRs against those who dare to question the powers that be.
Disaster Silchar submerged: How illegal cutting of embankment led to floodsSushanta TalukdarThe illegal cutting of an embankment on the Barak river resulted in a month-long flood.
West Bengal Gorkhaland: A chance for peaceSuhrid Sankar ChattopadhyayThe peaceful GTA election indicates that demand for Statehood is on the back burner.
Human Rights Gulberg Society case: A verdict & three arrestsAnupama KatakamSetalvad, Sreekumar and Bhatt fought for justice for the victims of the 2002 Gujarat riots.
PHOTO ESSAY Assam floods: When the river runs highSushanta TalukdarAfter 2004, this year was the worst by all accounts.
INTERVIEW Jency Jacob: ‘It’s a dangerous time to be a ground reporter today’Vikhar Ahmed SayeedInterview with Jency Jacob, fact checker and managing editor of BOOM.
SlideshowCaptured in timeAs independent India turns 75, some of the defining images of those seven decades.
