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A dark chapter in India’s democracy

Himanta Biswa Sarma

June 25 is an indelible day — the day when democracy and the rights of citizens in the country were trampled

Relevant advice for health care-givers, mothers-to-be

M.S. Seshadri Lakshmi Seshadri

Can the CBSE’s plan objectively assess students of Class 12?

G. Ananthakrishnan A school-leaving exam should be based on what a child has learnt right throgh two years at least

Image for representation.

Protecting prisoners’ rights

Aabid Mushtaq Tajamul Islam Overcrowding in prisons has put several inmates at risk of COVID-19 infection and death

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A dark chapter in India’s democracy

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Prepare the ground for a ‘Naya J&K’

Relevant advice for health care-givers, mothers-to-be

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Of Anand, simultaneous chess and the cheating controversy

Can the CBSE’s plan objectively assess students of Class 12?

Protecting prisoners’ rights

Staging a comeback, re-energising India’s Africa policy

New Delhi needs to make new commitments, developing and deepening links in health, space and digital technologies

Blended learning won’t work

Educators wish to embrace the UGC’s new proposal but the ground reality is different

A recovery path for airlines

The government and industry should collaborate to develop a sustainable restart strategy

The ‘Union government’ has a unifying effect

The term ‘Centre’ is absent in the Constitution as the Constituent Assembly did not want to centralise power

The gender technology gap has to end

There needs to be a feminist approach to technology to solve the social impacts of the South Asian COVID-19 crisis

Tackling the Hindutva bugbear

Dalit-Muslim alliances are not enough; upper caste Hindus are needed too, to restore secularism

Chores and conversations: how to keep children engaged

Parents face many challenges but there are ways to cope

The politics of an aerial snare

Why the investigation into the forced landing of a Ryanair aircraft in Belarus could be long-drawn-out

A case to decriminalise suicide

It is time for India to repeal Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code or strike it down

Towards a more federal structure

If States directly collect more tax, they will become less dependent on the Central government

India’s vaccine policy needs clarity

In seeking to pursue conflicting objectives, the policy architecture is complex and difficult to implement

With Raisi in the saddle, the road ahead for Iran

The ultra-conservative leader may be quite ambitious even as many Iranians are pessimistic about better days ahead

A matter of dress and discipline

When the police wear formal clothes and conduct themselves professionally, they command respect

Focus on COVID-19 estimated deaths

Mortality estimates, not officially reported deaths, have the potential to strengthen the pandemic response

In India, looking beyond the binary to a spectrum

A delay in the provision of marriage rights to same-sex couples would fall foul of constitutional guarantees, judgments

Should India accept Islamic State returnees?

Respecting international law, India should bring them back and try them in court as Indian citizens

Court-hopping at the click of a mouse

COVID-19 has changed the way reporters cover the Supreme Court

Recovery takes more than reforms

In any serious attempt at economic recovery, the focus must be on food supply and not money supply

A place for disruptive technology in India’s health sector

Artificial intelligence, autonomous systems and data analytics have a defining role to play in shaping the medical sector

Higher education and COVID-19

Institutes should be given financial assistance to create safe campuses for students and staff

Acquitted but not forgotten

The right to be forgotten must be studied along with the concepts of fair criticism and accountability

Energy inefficiency can short circuit cooling India

As Indian homes will be a key site where future cooling demand will play out, awareness of energy efficiency is crucial

A seesaw of science and pseudoscience

India is drifting rapidly towards a state of ignorance even as it aims for development

Embracing cryptocurrency

The fact that cryptocurrency has no legal classification should not be the impetus to prohibit its use in India

Needed: full disclosure on electoral bonds

The Supreme Court’s suggestion to ‘match the following’ on political donations is impractical and incorrect

A paradigm shift in vaccination

The COVID-19 vaccination drive demonstrates that India has become Atmanirbhar in vaccination against infectious diseases

An acquittal with no good, but the bad and the ugly

The criminal justice system must observe the basics of a proper investigation, judicial fairness, and the survivor’s rights

Preserving India’s archives

Moving the collections in the National Archives annexe needs careful planning and execution

The ideas that Satyajit Ray couldn’t film

Ray was always assessing the cinematic potential of literary sources that ignited his imagination

A policy difficult to defend

Allowing money spent out-of-pocket to feed vaccine production in India is regressive and inequitable

Unlocking war histories with a purpose

The declassification of India’s military history should also lead to building on successes and avoiding past follies

Biden’s Manichean vision

Dividing the world into democratic and autocratic camps is unrealistic.

Planning for a biosecure future

COVID-19 has further highlighted the biosecurity concerns of synthetic biology

The signal from the Iran presidential election is clear

The non-transparent process of candidate selection has carefully rejected reformists and focused on hardliners.

Should retired officials be barred from disclosing information?

The restrictions in place must be based on operational calculations

Learning to take questions

Schools reach out to the media for publicity but are averse to scrutiny of any kind

Making peace with nature

A decade of protecting and reviving the ecosystem will help India in various ways

The rope of federalism and an unwanted tug-of-war

The controversy in West Bengal, over political and administrative issues, is an aberration in the federal polity

The murky space of ‘social audio’

While apps like Clubhouse give a push to innovation, privacy and data rights remain out of focus

South Asia’s healthcare burden

Despite the debilitating pandemic, state investment in the health sector remains deeply inadequate.

A hospital’s misplaced priorities

The notice by GB Pant Hospital to its staff against the use of Malayalam was in poor taste

The promise and perils of digital justice delivery

Phase 3 of the e-Courts project can harness technology for service delivery without increasing surveillance risks

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