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EditorialAug 20, 2022
The carnivore may not be hunted today, but its ecosystem could certainly come under threat -- from climate change, careless tourists. Besides, there is no precedent for re-wilding a genetically-engineered animal.
Bhupinder Singh HoodaAug 20, 2022
What India@75 owes Rajiv Gandhi Subscriber Only
Bhupinder Singh Hooda writes: From Panchayati Raj to youth empowerment and technology revolution, Rajiv Gandhi laid many foundations in his short tenure
EditorialAug 20, 2022
The Supreme Court suspended the operation of the Tamil Nadu law which made “grossly indecent and scurrilous” writing a cognisable, non-bailable offence. The law, a predecessor of the controversial Bihar Press Bill, was challenged by
Akhilesh MishraAug 20, 2022
Panch prans for a better India Subscriber Only
Akhilesh Mishra writes: PM Modi’s Independence Day speech outlined agenda for a radical transformation of society and nation
EditorialAug 20, 2022
The costs of this take-no-prisoners aggression shown by the Executive armed with the quiescent Central Agency are sobering, especially given that countervailing institutions are falling short in applying the check and balance.
Menaka GuruswamyAug 19, 2022
How Serena Williams dominated tennis and transformed it Subscriber Only
Menaka Guruswamy writes: She is the greatest tennis player of all time not just for how she played but because she inspired people of colour to enter what had been essentially a white sport
Dhruv BhatnagarAug 19, 2022
Government blocks YouTube channels: I&B ministry’s take-down procedures lack transparency Subscriber Only
Failure to publicly disclose blocking orders makes it challenging for courts and citizens to scrutinise the government’s contention that the content is unlawful
Alaka SahaniAug 19, 2022
Arjun Kapoor’s recent comments are a rare exception. Few filmmakers and actors are today willing to put up a fight
Mukund P UnnyAug 19, 2022
Kerala judge’s comments: Putting the victim on trial Subscriber Only
Despite Supreme Court directions, judges continue to make comments in bail orders that can be read as gender stereotyping
Ashutosh VarshneyAug 19, 2022
India@75: The Waning Subscriber Only
Ashutosh Varshney writes: Two foundational projects in India – national integration and commitment to democracy – have been weakening
Bina AgarwalAug 19, 2022
Long road ahead: From I-day speech to women’s work Subscriber Only
Bina Agarwal writes: We need to recognise that changing demographics, basic technologies are reducing importance of childcare and unpaid domestic work as constraints. We need to address demand-side factors
Tariq MansoorAug 19, 2022
India’s strides in the Gulf Subscriber Only
Tariq Mansoor writes: India has strengthened relations with countries in the region. AMU has played a crucial role
EditorialAug 19, 2022
Can a country aspiring for global power status afford to discriminate among the vulnerable? In fact, in Dongh Lian Kham & Anr. vs Union Of India & Anr. (2015) the government told the Delhi High
EditorialAug 19, 2022
The decision to abolish it and the expulsion of OPS and his supporters from the AIADMK at the July general council meet indicate that EPS is aiming for complete control of the party. His leadership
EditorialAug 19, 2022
Governor B K Nehru accepted the resignation of G M Shah, Works and Powers Minister, who had already tendered his resignation to J&K Chief Minister Sheikh Abdullah.
Abhijit SinghAug 18, 2022
Chinese ship at Hambantota calls for New Delhi to look closely at its maritime strategy Subscriber Only
Abhijit Singh writes: Should India demand special rights in its near-seas, especially in circumstances when international law does not fully account for foreign activity that could imperil its national security?
Aakash JoshiAug 18, 2022
AAP’s opposition to Rohingya settlement shows a parochial party, unfit to be a national alternative Subscriber Only
The demonisation of destitute and desperate refugees — all of them Muslim — is only the latest instance of the AAP trying to 'out-Hindutva' the BJP. It is tarnished by an outlook that looks at
Avijit PathakAug 18, 2022
Vice-chancellors, teachers and students must come together, and say 'no' to the multiple choice question format and the CUET
EditorialAug 18, 2022
The BCCI is now conducting exams with tough questions that test their practical aptitude to see if they can find genuinely good umpires. But for now, the uncertainty continues.
Pratap Bhanu MehtaAug 18, 2022
‘Is this how justice ends?’: Bilkis Bano’s question should haunt the Indian republic Subscriber Only
Pratap Bhanu Mehta writes: We live in an age where crime and justice, innocence and guilt, have no autonomous meaning of their own, other than as part of a communal project
Andrew Fidel FernandoAug 18, 2022
Andrew Fidel Fernanado writes: With little but his own political ambition to cling to, Ranil Wickremesinghe shows unnecessary force, aims cynical propaganda at the people’s movement, and generally attempts to cover himself with the heavy
Ashok BhartiAug 18, 2022
Indra Meghwal, 9 Years Old Subscriber Only
Death of a Dalit student in Jalore points to areas of unfreedom in India@75
EditorialAug 18, 2022
The long overdue mea culpa to Littlefeather, however, feels like an afterthought, considering how little Hollywood has done in the intervening years to address the specific problem that she sought to highlight.
EditorialAug 18, 2022
Although Justice Lalit has a short tenure of 74 days, he has said he would use the opportunity to lay down “healthy practices” for the future.
Abhishek Anand, Navneeraj Sharma and Arvind Subramanian write: Political economy of discom operations and intensifying populism on freebie-ism at the level of state governments will make reforms harder. A more rational, measured approach should be
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