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Bihar’s Covid containment measures lapsed into complacency. Irregularities must be probed, systemic deficits addressed.

During the pandemic, manual scavengers kept entering septic tanks because we failed to provide them a safety net. Some migrant labourers also took up the work of scavenging.

The Fifteenth Finance Commission's substantive award is status quoist, its design is regressive even though its obiter dicta is reformist.

The Planning Minister, N D Tiwari, told a news conference that the approval was by consensus but the three leftist states — West Bengal, Kerala and Tripura — expressed dissent at the NDC.

India’s climate diplomacy through the multilateral route may bring huge dividends, especially by placing Africa at the core of its operations.

Widespread resistance to antibiotics can compromise battle against future pandemics. Government guidelines on pharmaceutical effluents are first step in mitigating such risks

P Chidambaram writes: Andolanjeevis will ultimately prevail over those who will suppress speech, writing, expression, dissent, protests, agitations or movements.

Tavleen Singh writes: When the Prime Minister himself is paranoid it stands to reason that his ministers and supporters will go further to launch their own campaigns to ferret out ‘anti-nationals’ and ‘urban Naxals’. This

Whatever that moment in Parliament might or might not have meant, for a few very long minutes, a nation and its MPs stood still, as PM Modi struggled through several muffled sobs and breaks for

Governments past and present have used a colonial-era law to charge many ‘seditious’ men and women, most recently during the farmer protests, when a series of cases were filed against journalists and politicians.

Where once only a limited number of cars were permitted, it is now a free-for-all with limousines parked all around, sometimes trampling on shrubbery.

Bhind Police is setting up a museum about the dacoits of Chambal. There may be more to their story

By maligning Jaffer, Uttarakhand cricket officials hurt proud legacy of a game that brings a diverse country together

Mohammad Kaif writes: When did religion come in the way of sport? I have played for teams in UP, different zones across the country, India, clubs and counties in England, and never have I been

The new paragraph on Afghanistan, calling for the withdrawal of the foreign troops, seems to reflect the views of most countries, though Kabul is less than satisfied with it.

Online platforms need to answer many questions, government needs to be more transparent when it issues a blacklist

People do not want to risk their homes, fields, pastures, forests and rivers in the name of development. Most of such development work in the Himalayas is being carried out without an understanding of its

It's strange that this year’s budget makes no reference to the pandemic and the multiple challenges it has thrown up for the poor.

What we witnessed in the Rajya Sabha, during the farewell session to retiring members, especially in the way Prime Minister Modi spoke effusively about a lifelong Congress politician, Ghulam Nabi Azad, was the epitome of

The GameStop episode is best understood in terms of Stag Hunt, a game attributed to Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

National Women’s Day is an occasion to reflect on ways to demolish gender stereotypes, provide equal opportunity for women

The Constitution provides a way to break impasse and offers the government a tactical retreat

Private enterprise is key for wealth creation. The Prime Minister’s caution against vilification of private sector is timely

Syed Ata Hasnain writes: What the disengagement will involve and what its terminal status will be is of much importance to the future of Sino-Indian relations. As more information is revealed on the terms and

It’s welcome that China wants to end the standoff in Ladakh, but India cannot afford to drop its guard