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Parties free to engage in political activity in J&K, there is no proscription: L-G Manoj Sinha

Home Minister Amit Shah has given an assurance in Parliament that Statehood will be restored and it will be, says Lieutenant-Governor of Jammu & Kashmir

Sethuraman Panchanathan

Interview | Sethuraman Panchanathan International

‘U.S. will continue to lead the world in scientific investment and innovation’

Sriram Lakshman

INTERVIEW | P. Srinivasan Health

Coronavirus | ‘RT-PCR will remain the gold standard for all viral infections'

Ananthakrishnan G A negative test on an antigen based assay is not reliable. Even if there is infection, there is a 50% chance that the antigen test will be negative, says Dr. P. Srinivasan, technical director at Neuberg Diagnostics.

INTERVIEW | Vipul Mathur Interview

Interview | ‘Pockets with lower contact intensity can have relatively lower lockdown’

A lockdown policy that considers infection data and without considering the extent of economic interactions can lead to contradictory outcomes, says IIM-C’s Prof. Vipul Mathur

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‘I am no friend of any operator’

“I don't think corruption is a major threat to the judiciary”

“The world acknowledges our fight against terrorism”

Iran and nuclear concerns

Blake: LeT is a threat to U.S., to India, and potentially to Pakistan

Transcript of interview of Robert Blake, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia

Indian art goes global

There is a strong demand for new art from young and established Indian artists alike, says Peter Sumner, Indian art specialist at Phillips de Pury.

Edited text of 12,262-word response by Azad, Spokesperson, Central Committee, CPI (Maoist)

In an exclusive >interview to The Hindu, Azad, spokesperson of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), answers in writing questions on his party’s

A ceasefire will create conducive atmosphere for talks: Azad

In an exclusive interview to The Hindu, Azad, Spokesperson of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), answers in writing questions on his party's attitude to dialogue with the Union government.

BJP's focus is on development, socio-economic reform, and nationalism: Nitin Gadkari

‘We feel that we should have Ram Mandir. This is the issue of our asmita. We will not deviate from it.'

‘All Lives Have Equal Value'

Melinda Gates: ‘Bill and I care about keeping all kids alive and that really is our focus.'

‘It was a remarkable experience protecting academic integrity from political attacks'

Professor Krishna Kumar on his five-year tenure as director, NCERT.

‘Writing and writing is my happiness’

Orhan Pamuk speaks to Nirmala Lakshman on ‘The Museum of Innocence’ and his other novels, his Turkishness, and his exploration of the human condition.

‘Writing and writing is my happiness’

Orhan Pamuk speaks to Nirmala Lakshman on The Museum of Innocence and his other novels, his Turkishness, and his exploration of the human condition.

Pitching for composite dialogue

Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani spoke to CNN-IBN ’s deputy foreign affairs editor Suhasini Haidar in Islamabad on Wednesday. Here are edited excerpts. Full text of the interview is linked here.

‘Crime fiction is about social inequality’

Ian Rankin in conversation with Prakash Karat about the Rebus novels, new trends in crime fiction writing, politics in India, and more. Full interview linked here.

A billion acts of green for Earth Day

The Earth Day Network’s campaign is about fast forwarding green economics, green jobs, and industrial infrastructure

‘We have not violated any procedure in the matter of Justice Dinakaran’

"I requested the government to conduct an enquiry and convey the findings to me, says the Chief Justice of India." In a special interview to The Hindu in New Delhi on January 9, he spoke on a wide range of issues relating to the judiciary

Bhopal disaster ‘a civilisational mismatch’

While the Centre intends to uproot naxalism through the controversial Operation Green Hunt, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has a

“We have to save the nation’s wealth from the mining mafia”

The present Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka were helpless or powerless before the Reddy brothers, says N. Chandrababu Naidu.

It was a challenge all the way, says Anil Kakodkar

Anil Kakodkar , Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), is retiring on November 30 after a 45-year career in the DAE. In this context, he spoke to The Hindu in his office in Mumbai on November 23. Excerpts:

‘I absolutely believe that scientists should be paid more than they are currently’

If Dr. Venkataraman Ramakrishnan, who shared the Nobel Prize for Chemistry this year with two others for mapping ribosomes at the atomic level, could

‘Iran hopes President Obama can deliver on his promises’

In an exclusive interview to The Hindu during a two-day visit to Delhi, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki talks about the latest western

Tackling the Maoist problem, confidently

The transcript of an interview with Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury done by Karan Thapar for the programme Devil's

Migration: supportive policies needed

The reality of public opinion towards migrants is more complex than the rhetoric of public debate would have us believe.

‘U.N. Framework Convention format too traditional’

On his second visit to the country after taking over as President in the Maldives’ first admittedly open and fair elections less than a year ago,

“Education and Science to be two key areas of UNESCO’s action”

We have to rethink the role of UNESCO because the world has changed so profoundly with the economic crisis, globalisation, and the emergence of new world powers, says new UNESCO chief Irina Bokova.

'Too early to say how sustained the global economic turnaround will be'

India may have to watch out for further decline in remittances from Indians working abroad because of the lagged impact of the recession, says Vinod Thomas.

Telomeres and their role in ageing and disease

Much like the tips of shoelaces, telomeres are molecular caps that protect chromosomes. What might be feasible in a sort of dream world would be that telomerase could be stimulated in an optimal way and that would be helpful in mitigating, say, cardiovascular disease and cancer.

We will get that magic figure: Pawar

Nationalist Congress Party leader and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has scaled down the number of his election rallies from the usual 200

My exposure to Physics certainly helped me: Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

For the last few years, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been given for research related to Biology. This year was no exception. The Prize, shared

‘It is a mistake to judge science by Nobel Prizes’

He might have won the Nobel Prize this week, but Venkatraman Ramakrishnan still remembers the National Science Talent Scholarship he won as an Indian

The reality is that India will remain outside the NPT

Nuclear weapon states must recognise the inextricable link between nonproliferation and disarmament, says IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei.

‘We will lead a government soon’

If the Interim Constitution is trampled upon and the country is pushed towards confrontation, people will revolt. Our party will try to take the lead, says Prachanda.

‘Language of force is not helpful on Iran issue’

Tehran should be more transparent but its nuclear programme does not pose a threat that is imminent, says IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei.

Astronomical prospects, challenges

Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics Director Ajit Kembhavi on the tasks before Indian astronomy as it seeks to attract the sharpest minds that should drive not only astronomy but also science into the new millennium.

“Unique ID will enable more effective public delivery”

We need one single, non-duplicate way of identifying a person and we need a mechanism by which we can authenticate that online anywhere because that can have huge benefits and impact on public services, says Nandan Nilekani in an interview to Karan Thapar, on CNN-IBN’s Devil's Advocate.

Where are we present in the lives of people?

In its previous term, the United Progressive Alliance Government made two signal contributions to minority development and welfare. One was the constitution of the Sachar Committee to study the social, economic and educational status of Muslims.

Of different styles and approaches

In an interview in the context of the current troubles in the Bharatiya Janata Party, the former Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Atal Bihari

Of Kandahar, statesmanship, and contrasting approaches

The transcript of an interview that the former Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister and former National Security Adviser, Brajesh Mishra, gave Karan Thapar this week. The interview was featured on the CNN-IBN channel on Thursday (August 27, 2009) and will come up again on Sunday night (August 30, 2009) in the programme ‘Devil’s Advocate.’

Why should truth be provocative?

Jaswant Singh responds to criticism that by writing a biography of Mohammad Ali Jinnah he has been playing with fire.

‘Let the Maoists sit in opposition’

In an exclusive interview to The Hindu on the eve of his first official visit to India as Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of

INS Arihant is an Indian design: Anil Kakodkar

‘It has been done by Indians and it is something which is not available for the asking, whatever money you want to pay.’

India should accept climate change flow obligations, ask for superfund: Jagdish Bhagwati

Quid pro quo in services sector negotiations is needed. But so are rules on hiring and firing

"I hope she'll last 30 years and more"

A transformational wave buoyed by blue-water capability and cutting-edge technology is sweeping the Indian Navy. The force has embarked on a plan for all-round asset-building and indigenisation. Admiral Sureesh Mehta, the Chief of the Naval Staff, in a conversation with The Hindu in Kochi on August 3, puts in perspective the tasks ahead. Excerpts:

President Kalam reminisces

Twenty-five years ago, on July 18, 1980, India joined the space club with the successful flight of the 22-metre-tall, 17-tonne Satellite Launch Vehicle - 3. In an interview, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who was the SLV-3 project director, looks back at the successes of India's space programme and presents a wish-list for the future.

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