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Decoding the 2022 elections and the script for 2024

It would be wise not to make judgments about the outcome of the general election based on the Assembly poll results

Budgeting for the education emergency

Distrust of Sterlite is so much that many people now credit good rains to the shuttering of the plant. File

Solving the Sterlite problem

M. Kalyanaraman The trust deficit between Vedanta and the people of Thoothukudi needs to be bridged if the smelter has to restart.

A view of the library of Kannada University, Hampi. A grant of ₹320 crore given to Samskrit University has triggered a row at a time when Kannada University at Hampi has been paralysed for want of funds. Photo: Special Arrangement

For an inclusive linguistic identity

K.V. Aditya Bhardwaj There is consternation that the BJP government is promoting Sanskrit, apparently at the cost of Kannada

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Solving the Sterlite problem

For an inclusive linguistic identity

Budgeting for the education emergency

Decoding the 2022 elections and the script for 2024

Setting sail for a powerful India-German partnership

Kashmir Press Club | A watchdog silenced

Should the government loosen its purse strings?

As inflation is driven by supply-side factors, tax policy can be used to cushion its impact

The gentleman spymaster who had India enthralled

Those serving the R&AW would do well to note the principles that Rameshwar Nath Kao practised with aplomb

The caste calculus in U.P.

If the SP is serious about challenging the BJP’s narrative, it must translate rhetoric into welfare goals

The many problems of online anonymity

Pseudonymous social media handles and platforms that encourage them amplify issues around fake news

Democratise and empower city governments

The general approach towards urban empowerment, including financial capabilities, has remained piecemeal in India

A dangerous precedent

By holding the Budget before the Assembly polls, the BJP government has shown scant regard for Parliament

One more shot at national politics: on K. Chandrasekhar Rao

It will not be an easy task for K. Chandrasekhar Rao to forge a non-BJP, non-Congress front

Preventing genocide

It is imperative that international legal protections against genocide are incorporated in domestic legislation

Escalation of the ‘forgotten war’ in Yemen

The fight over Marib, which is outside Houthi control, will decide the outcome of the conflict

The SilverLine project is anti-development

It poses a threat to Kerala’s ecological security, and could end up as a white elephant

Still speaking to Indians today

The story of seven white ‘renegades’, who identified with India and stayed true to higher, universal ideals

Datapoint

Datapoint January 18, 2022

A mandate for Governors: on NEET exemption Bill

The case of the T.N. Bill to dispense with NEET highlights the issue of the Governor’s key role

A train to unite Kerala: on SilverLine project

The ambitious SilverLine project deserves deeper analysis and to decongest traffic, the State needs an integrated approach

Just what the doctor ordered for the livestock farmer

With most of India’s livestock in rural and remote areas, a game changer now will be the use of mobile veterinary units

A ‘lifeline’, animal farmed

The recent transplant of a pig’s heart into a man highlights the close connection between species

Rooster fights in A.P. | Super-spreaders in the making

Holding the famed rooster fights in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic is cause for concern

Datapoint

Datapoint, January 17, 2022

Predatory pricing is prising Indian livelihoods apart

The economic dogma of lower prices, regardless of the means, as a sole and worthy pursuit is being challenged

Taxing cryptocurrency transactions

A streamlined tax regime is pivotal to a clear, constructive and adaptive regulatory environment

A moment to savour for India’s public health system

A year after the launch of the COVID vaccination drive, a look at the challenges that were overcome

The art of profiling criminals

While covering crime stories, reporters cannot pick and choose narratives that suit their point of view

How will the five State elections influence national politics?

Economic challenges and issues of policy and welfare are all part of the election narrative

Liberal economics creates illiberal societies

A new form of ‘Gandhian’ democratic socialism powered by cooperative economic enterprises is required

Reaping India’s demographic dividend

India has a unique opportunity to develop and grow richer before ageing sets in

Establishing India’s Apple

For India to be a research and development-driven economy, universities play an indispensable role

In Karnataka, political heat over a padayatra

The Congress’s Mekedatu padayatra has put the BJP on the back foot

Act now, recast the selection process of the ECs

A multi-institutional, bipartisan committee will ensure a transparent exercise, given the quasi-judicial nature of the ECI

Hate speech in the time of free speech

It is important that specific and durable legislative provisions be enacted to combat hate speech

Rot in the Malayalam film industry

Neither the course of the 2017 assault case nor the fate of the Hema Committee report instil confidence

Making a case for side hustling

It is time for companies to stop preventing their employees from holding multiple jobs

Treating the planet well can aid progress

An integrated perspective is necessary as social and environmental problems cannot be addressed in isolation anymore

A hurried affair

The reallocation process of employees of different categories in Telangana has come under fire

A BIT to review

The Committee on External Affairs’ report on India and BITs has novel suggestions but is lacking in some aspects

Amendments that are unnecessary

Why a national database of registered births and deaths is not required

The rise of collaboratives for social impact

The emphasis on inclusion, equity and justice, and formal collaborations could make a mark in India’s social sector

Control rather than privacy

The Joint Committee report on the Personal Data Protection Bill has raised more questions than it has solved

Who should be the Chancellor?

A Governor can discharge the allotted functions as a Chancellor in a detached manner

The best masks to ward off Omicron

Well-worn high-filtration masks such as N95 provide more protection than cloth and surgical masks

A Bill that could alter the mediation landscape

A spin-off from the Mediation Bill is its potential to help relieve some of the pressure on law enforcement agencies

The baton of forest restoration in the net zero race

For carbon sequestration, India must revisit its policy framework and reverse fading participation of local communities

Is it right to increase the age of marriage of women to 21?

Empowerment of women through education should be a priority irrespective of the law

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Indian Navy Chief Admiral R. Hari Kumar with his German counterpart Vice admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach, at South Block in Delhi.

89K | German Navy Chief resigns over remarks in India on Ukraine, Russia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveils the hologram statue of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose at India Gate, in New Delhi on January 23, 2022. Youtube/PMO

12K | PM Modi unveils hologram of Netaji at India Gate; NGMA to make statue to replace it

A drone follows a man riding a motorised surfboard in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The UAE has banned the flying of drones in the country for recreation after Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed a fatal drone attack on an oil facility and major airport in the country. File photo

11K | UAE shoots down 2 ballistic missiles fired by Houthis over Abu Dhabi

A passenger is taken for a COVID-19 test at the Bengaluru city railway station on January 23, 2022.

9K | Omicron in community transmission in India, has become dominant in multiple metros: INSACOG

Brendan Taylor: ‘The same men stormed into my hotel room and showed me a video taken of me the night before doing cocaine and told me that if I did not spot-fix at international matches for them, the video would be released to the public’

6K | Former Zimbabwe batsman Brendan Taylor admits receiving money from Indian businessman for spot-fixing

6K | False dichotomy: On merit versus reservation

Chief of the German Navy Vice-Admiral Kay-Achim Schonbach speaks at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses on January 21, 2022. Photo: Twitter/@IDSAIndia

5K | German Navy chief strikes a tough note on China

File photo of former Japan PM Shinzo Abe

5K | Ex-Japan PM Shinzo Abe given Netaji Award 2022

A snacks stall in Baramulla.

4K | Kashmir’s street foods are largely vegetarian and largely unknown