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Soumitra Chatterjee and Satyajit Ray complemented each other, the partnership produced timeless films.

Jawaharlal Nehru University was closed indefinitely following a continued dharna by the students outside the Vice-Chancellor’s house, demanding revocation of suspension order against a student leader.

Centre has added weight to Delhi’s Covid containment efforts. But AAP government would do well to learn lessons.

Trade lifts all boats, New Delhi must get inside the RCEP tent at the earliest opportune moment.

Covid-19 has severely affected access to education, increased risk of dropping out among India's children and youth.

As employment, facilitated and negotiated via digital platforms grows in India, a 'third-way' between formal and informal structures may be the path forward

Aung San Suu Kyi wins a third time, but her government can’t continue to ignore the Rohingya refugee problem

The Bombay-bound Howrah Express escaped a major accident by sabotage, and former minister George Fernandes made an unsuccessful attempt to stall the functioning of the Nasik district collectorate, as the farmers’ agitation was resumed today

Clearing dues of fertiliser companies is a good step, provided it leads to overhaul of the existing subsidy regime

We need the scientific and technical capacity that only a securely funded independent Environmental Protection Agency can bring to shrink pollution down to nothing.

Contemplating laws to regulate matrimonial relationships between two consenting adults would not be just against the constitutional guarantees but would offend the very notion of individuality and basic freedoms.

Soumitra Chatterjee’s acting career is characterised by a diversity of roles that very few of his contemporaries could demonstrate. This diversity was the handiwork of several filmmakers alongside Ray.

Kamala Harris’s elevation to VP pushes the frontiers of diversity and is an American milestone with repercussions globally.

Anti-trust proceedings against Google could mark a shift from the times when it, along with Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook and Apple, dictated terms in the tech world.

Regime of laws is not enough to deal with pollution. Civil society has to take ownership of the issue

In an environment of discrimination, many Muslims struggle to find a safe space to talk about their mental health crisis

If the people of Bihar have voted for ‘no change’, we must accept that decision, and move on.

PM Modi's economic failures, that began with demonetisation, should reduce any satisfaction he gets from his political successes.

While Soman might be a very pleasant sight to behold, that doesn’t hold true for mostly everybody else. Besides, there’s something intensely creepy about forcing bystanders to look at one’s naked body without seeking their

The story of social media is brutal and very depressing. As you descend into an abyss of trauma and helplessness, do look up and around, you will find more darkness.

Indian scientists were the first to discover water on the sunlit side of the moon. Their efforts, like so many others from the developing world in science, were not recognised

Democrats have abandoned predominantly white working class, are too focused on centralised solutions. Both bode ill for progressive politics in a divided nation.

A look at the 60-year-old parliamentary proceedings sheds light on the kind of deliberative democracy at work in the early years of the republic. Unlike today, the PM made it a point to put off

DDLJ was spot-on in its confidence in post-liberalisation Indian love. Its power lies in the encounter it stages between tradition and disruption

China, India’s largest trading partner — $94 billion both ways — has to use the roundabout route through Southeast Asia to transport its goods. Yet, Pakistan is on the verge of changing its identity from