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Seven elephants die in train hit in Assam: How such accidents can be prevented
December 21, 2025 15:24 IST
In India, collision with trains is a leading anthropogenic cause of elephant mortality. Here's how such incidents can be reduced.
Sun, Dec 21, 2025
Why Trump reclassifying cannabis is major milestone in legalisation push
December 19, 2025 17:39 IST
The war on drugs has cost the American exchequer more than $1 trillion, furthered racial disparities, and had little to show regarding actually curbing drug use
Fri, Dec 19, 2025
How Bondi Beach shooting may lead to another reckoning in Australia over guns
December 16, 2025 10:11 IST
Till the 1990s, gun control remained unpopular among most Australians, who considered the right to own guns an essential extension to their freedom. Things fundamentally changed after the Port Arthur massacre.
Tue, Dec 16, 2025
Nupi Lan: The ‘Women’s War’ that laid ground for a new Manipur after World War II
December 12, 2025 13:36 IST
President Droupadi Murmu is in Manipur where she paid tribute at a memorial commemorating the 86th Nupi Lan Day
Fri, Dec 12, 2025
Vande Mataram 150 years: How Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay imagined nation as motherland in Ananda MathSubscriber Only
December 09, 2025 10:12 IST
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s ‘Ananda Math’ was the first work of literature to frame the Indian nation as the motherland.
Wed, Dec 10, 2025
Classifying political change: Why not all ‘coups’ are ‘coups’Subscriber Only
November 27, 2025 07:12 IST
Of late, there has been a lot of talk about coups around the world. But the word 'coup' has been used to describe developments that are very dissimilar
Thu, Nov 27, 2025
Africa, climate, debt sustainability, UNSC reform: 10 key takeaways from the G20 leaders’ declarationSubscriber Only
November 24, 2025 17:48 IST
The declaration was made without any input from the US, which effectively boycotted the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa
Mon, Nov 24, 2025
3 reasons why Trump’s latest Russia-Ukraine peace deal favours MoscowSubscriber Only
November 22, 2025 17:24 IST
Trump Russia-Ukraine peace deal, Russia-Ukraine conflict update: Donald Trump is leaning heavily on Kyiv to accept within days a new peace plan, which experts say heavily favours Moscow. Here’s why Ukraine will find it difficult to acquiesce.
Sun, Nov 23, 2025
Tejas crash | Long journey that is yet to deliver: Why questions remain about indigenous fighterSubscriber Only
November 21, 2025 18:57 IST
Development of the Tejas began in the 1980s. Four decades later, the Air Force has only two operational Tejas squadrons. The aircraft continues to be plagued with delivery delays and performance complaints
Fri, Nov 21, 2025
Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death: what happens nowSubscriber Only
November 17, 2025 15:59 IST
Sheikh Hasina Verdict: Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death for “crimes against humanity” for her role in repressing the anti-government protests last year. What happens now?
Tue, Nov 18, 2025
Institutional bias or internal coup? Why BBC executives resignedSubscriber Only
November 10, 2025 18:39 IST
Last week, The Daily Telegraph published a report accusing the BBC of doctoring a speech made by Donald Trump ahead of the January 6, 2020 Capitol Hill riot
Mon, Nov 10, 2025
Democrats win crucial races: 5 key takeawaysSubscriber Only
November 06, 2025 07:11 IST
On the first election day in Trump’s second term, Democrats across the ideological spectrum won major victories, breathing life into the party.
Fri, Nov 07, 2025
What Democrats can learn from the Mamdani & Spanberger campaignsSubscriber Only
November 04, 2025 15:09 IST
Progressive Zohran Mamdani and centrist Abigail Spanberger are being portrayed as embodying dichotomous visions of the future of the Democratic Party. Such a framing is reductive, and misses crucial similarities in their campaigns
Tue, Nov 04, 2025
The Battle of Rezang La, and why Ahir community is protesting upcoming Farhan Akhtar film on itSubscriber Only
October 29, 2025 15:40 IST
Battle of Rezang La, Farhan Akhtar 120 Bahadur film: The Battle of Rezang La was a heroic last stand mounted by the 120 men of an all-Ahir company, which effectively halted the Chinese incursion into Ladakh in 1962.
Wed, Oct 29, 2025
The politics of makhananomics: Behind government’s push to boost Bihar’s makhana industrySubscriber Only
October 24, 2025 15:21 IST
Bihar is responsible for the production of 90% of India’s makhana crop. Ahead of the Assembly election, the ruling coalition has made significant efforts to grow the industry
Fri, Oct 24, 2025
All about Sanae Takaichi, ultranationalist Abe protégé, now Japan’s first woman PMSubscriber Only
October 21, 2025 14:52 IST
Japan first female prime minister, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi: Sanae Takaichi created history on Tuesday, winning Japan’s parliamentary vote to become the country’s first woman prime minister
Tue, Oct 21, 2025
Pakistan breaks truce with Afghanistan: Can Kabul afford to hit back?Subscriber Only
October 18, 2025 15:58 IST
The asymmetry in the military capabilities of Afghanistan and Pakistan is stark. But the Taliban government in Kabul cannot be seen to be cowering to Pakistani aggression
Sat, Oct 18, 2025
The enduring political appeal of swadeshi — and why it is not necessarily good economicsSubscriber Only
October 11, 2025 12:17 IST
Swadeshi has been one of the most influential ideas in Indian politics since the mid-19th century. But its empirical track record, as a guide for economic policy, has been wanting
Tue, Oct 21, 2025
Nobel Peace Prize 2025 winner: Maria Corina Machado, ‘Iron Lady’ of VenezuelaSubscriber Only
October 10, 2025 16:47 IST
Maria Corina Machado, Nobel Peace Prize 2025: Machado has long been one of the strongest advocates for democracy in the country that has long been under a repressive dictatorship.
Fri, Oct 10, 2025
Why EU wants to build ‘drone wall’, how that’s easier said than doneSubscriber Only
October 01, 2025 18:41 IST
The European Union is discussing plans to build a ‘drone wall’ on its eastern flank. But protecting a vast border from attacks by unmanned aircraft poses a number of challenges, most importantly, with funding
Wed, Oct 01, 2025
Ameri-coup in Venezuela? Why Caracas fears regime changeSubscriber Only
September 29, 2025 17:54 IST
There has been a large buildup of American naval vessels in the Caribbean. The White House says this is meant to combat ‘narco-terrorism’. But a cursory look at history and Donald Trump’s own actions indicate that the actual motive might be something else altogether
Mon, Sep 29, 2025
Debate around assisted death: Should individuals have a right to die?Subscriber Only
September 28, 2025 08:44 IST
Actress Ruth Posner, 96, died at a suicide clinic in Switzerland last week because she felt that life with her “failing senses...and lack of energy was not living but existing”
Sun, Sep 28, 2025
Agni-P missile test: All you need to know about the successful rail-based launchSubscriber Only
September 25, 2025 17:50 IST
India rail-based missile launch: Thus far, only Russia, the US, China, and possibly North Korea had the capability of launching long range ballistic missiles from rail-based platforms. India now joins this club.
Thu, Sep 25, 2025
Who is Balwant Singh Rajoana? Why has he been on death row for 15 years?Subscriber Only
September 25, 2025 15:09 IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the Centre’s delay in deciding the mercy plea of Rajaona, who was convicted and sentenced to death for his role in the assassination of then Punjab CM Beant Singh in 1995
Fri, Sep 26, 2025
Explained: H-1B visas, Indians, and the immigration discourse in the USSubscriber Only
September 20, 2025 16:31 IST
Data from the US government show that Indians account for more than 70% of all H-1B petitions approved each year since 2015.
Sat, Sep 20, 2025Journalism of Courage
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