The last survivor of the 32 members of the CPI national council who walked out to form the CPM in 1964, Achuthanandan remained a rebel throughout his life. It often led him into conflicts with his party
The Monday night announcement of Dhankhar's exit came virtually mid-sentence, with no evidence of consultation or discussion having preceded it. For the dignity of his office and his own tradition of speaking up, V-P should remove opacity
In Mamdani’s story about meeting his wife on a dating app, many see hope of finding their own perfect matches, sans the drama of unpleasant debate. But does this offer any room for the spontaneous combustion known as love?
Rockstar Nick Cave's decision to donate 2000 books, rush for them is a reminder of a time when people had a more intimate relationship with what they read
Customary laws are important as a bulwark against forceful assimilation and homogenisation. At the same time, as the SC rightly pointed out 'collective ethos of the Constitution' ensures 'that there is no discrimination against women'
Allowing covert evidence in matrimonial disputes is consequential. It could have a bearing on other kinds of matrimonial issues, including marital rape
According to the state government, over 1.19 lakh bighas of land have been reclaimed since 2021 and over 50,000 people have been evicted. These statistics encompass homes, schools, livelihoods, lifelines and lifetimes. An absence of humane policy response stands to render eviction not as an administrative necessity, but as a form of institutional violenc
Literature may be immortal, but for an entire population in Gaza that faces starvation, books too have become reduced to mere possessions, emergency currency to be exchanged for food
If it feels like regression it’s because it was not so long ago that public outcry forced Big Tech to roll back or modify the heavily gendered aspects of early AI voice assistants like Siri, Alexa and Cortana
To increase its leverage, New Delhi must focus on getting its own house in order: Accelerate economic reform, bolster technological capacity, and foster social and political unity
It is troubling that the AAP, which appears to have shifted gears after its electoral setback in Delhi, should choose to steer Punjab back towards the volatile terrain of sacrilege
