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The world of Carnatic music can no longer hide behind the closed doors of intellectualised drawing rooms, steeped in traditional (or rather cons…

We Were Created in Our Creator

Keeping this grand act of self mimicry in mind, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar should applaud MP Kalyan Banerjee

'Drank Water From the Toilet': Promised Visa to Italy, 17 Indian Men Abused, Sold Off in Libya

AAP Rajya Sabha MP Vikramjit Singh Sahney and his team have been credited with the men

?Indian Armed Forces’ Named in Complaint to International Criminal Court on Abduction of Dubai Princess

The complaint appears to be at a stage of

Can Democracy Deal With the Climate Apocalypse?

After all, a young Swedish woman, Greta Thunberg, has done more to alert the world to the perils of global warming than all our elected leaders…

A Uniform Civil Code Alone Won

A Uniform Civil Code is past due, but without social and economic opportunity, it will not allow deprived women to claim the rights that economi…

Sylhet Referendum Anniversary: A Time to Remember Partition Wasn

Focusing on the Hindu-Muslim binary deflects attention from the smaller histories, often more complicated, that played out in micro-contexts in…

?Pablo Picasso Saw the Joy and the Pain of Life’, Says His Grandson

Bernard Ruiz-Picasso, the grandson of Pablo Picasso and his first wife Olga Khokhlova, owns one of the largest private collections of works crea…

India Notes Trump

At the same time, the Ministry of External Affairs also expressed displeasure at other countries, pointing fingers at Germany, for commenting on…

Congo: How 1961 Patrice Lumumba

In the aftermath of the death of the Congo

Watch | UP: What Does It Mean for a Muslim to Find Space in Yogi Adityanath’s Cabinet

The only person from the Muslim community in the new UP government is Danish Azad Ansari, who took oath as a minister of state.

Defying Anti-Incumbency, BJP Set To Retain Power in Goa

The BJP’s win will be particularly sweet for Pramod Sawant, a rookie MLA who took over as chief minister in 2019 after Manohar Parrikar’s death.

Shedding a Bit of Light on Cryptos: What Are They?

If a ban will not work, policy makers need to work out what regulation of cryptos as an asset is required to tackle major concerns regarding cyb…

To Solve Violence Against Women, We Need More Than Just Criminal Law Reforms

Responses to violence against women set in the domain of criminal law often prove inadequate or introduce new problems. We must step away from c…

The Italian Communist Whose Radical Children’s Books Shaped a Generation

Gianni Rodari was Italy’s most important children’s author – and a communist. Cherished by generations of readers, his irreverent fairy tales en…

Electoral Bonds Are a Threat to Indian Democracy

The electoral bonds system allows corporates to anonymously donate theoretically infinite amounts of money to political parties, triggering conc…

With Little Hope of Government Protection, Muslims in Tripura Are Living in Fear

Many have lost their peace of mind in addition to their financial security, and are wondering what the future holds.

By Not Recognising Hindutva Majoritarianism as a Security Threat, What Are We Protecting?

The silence of security experts implies that extremist Hindu organisations are not considered as legitimate threats either to the nation or the…