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Emphasising self-reliance in science

The draft science policy is a rambling document, but it contains nuggets of scientific vision and information

A medical worker inoculates a frontline staff with a COVID-19 vaccine at KIMS hospital in Hyderabad on January 25, 2021.

The best shot against COVID

Upendra Kaul Meera Shah

Vials of Covishield at the Serum Institute of India, Pune.

More vaccines than takers

R. Prasad Exporting limited quantities of Covishield is wise as India is unlikely to meet its vaccination target by July

Pallbearers of ‘cow science’

Aniket Sule Pseudoscientific claims are made by pliant researchers, supported by the state and believed by a section of society

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Fewer species, more disease

Shaping the digital world

The limits of Rahul as Gandhi

Lead

A quest for order amid cyber insecurity

Meeting China’s intransigence with air power

The South Asian-Gulf migrant crisis

Protecting artists and the arts

This is an opportunity to create a cultural economy that helps performers move away from agriculture

RIC, a triangle that is still important

Calls for a westward shift in India’s foreign policy appear misplaced as engagement with Russia and China does matter

The majority cannot afford a balanced diet

Even millions who are above the poverty line do not have access to healthy or nutritious food in India

Reports for posterity: on examining riots

The reports of committees examining riots are often ignored by the state but they are useful

Modern tools, age-old wisdom: on India-Sri Lanka relations

The pandemic presents an opportunity for Sri Lanka and India to focus on the revitalisation of partnerships

Coronavirus | An opportunity to reshape health care

The COVID-19 pandemic may have unwittingly led to some desirable changes; the challenge is to build on this

The fall of Hong Kong

The National Security Law has turned Hong Kong into a colonial city again, with Beijing calling the shots

A revolution in policy mindset

With the pandemic derailing us, we need big initiatives to achieve sustainable development goals

A motorcycle and the art of court management

In contempt of court cases, one must tread carefully, or not at all; there are questions for the judiciary too

The spectre of crowds in the COVID city

Post-pandemic habitations must resist retreating into a closeted isolation that only the privileged can afford

Towards national security and peace in Hong Kong

It is in India’s interest to maintain stability in the Hong Kong SAR given their close economic and trade ties

Can open book examinations offer an alternative?

Such a system requires a different pedagogy and cannot be force-fitted into the present apparatus

Deepening India-South Korea ties

People from the two countries need to overcome cultural biases and move closer to each other

The headline challenge

Rules are to be followed even while trying to be creative

Are people in J&K citizens or subjects?

It’s nearly a year since they have had 4G Internet and the Supreme Court has done little to enforce its writ

Puncturing a culture of silence

India needs a pro-Constitution, pro-facts, pro-inclusivity Gandhi Project analogous to the Lincoln Project in the U.S.

Transforming higher education

This is a time to bridge the gulf between the university curriculum and actual job requirements

Set up a High Court for Puducherry

The administration must highlight the need to streamline expenses, the case volume and constitutional rights as factors

Why are re-purposed medicines expensive?

The burden of a pandemic will have to be borne by governments and pharmaceutical companies alike

Towards robust data regulation

The non-personal data committee’s data governance framework raises many questions

When schools reopen

The pandemic and the lockdown will have a lasting impact on children and we need to know how to deal with it

The COVID-19 fiscal response and India’s standing

The relief measures do not seem to be commensurate with the economic disruption caused by the lockdown

The meaning of the azan at Hagia Sophia

It will be a milestone in the retreat of secular nationalism that we are seeing across the world

Community canteens 2.0

They can provide food security for migrant workers, create jobs and help save fiscal resources

A template to manage temples

The Supreme Court order on the Padmanabhaswamy temple suggests a template for administrative probity and efficiency

Big reform on the wrong track

The planned privatisation of some services of the Indian Railways could impact maintenance, operations and welfare

A chance to restore the rule of law

The extra-judicial killing of Vikas Dubey is the last wake-up call for our democracy and the judiciary

Why a separate anti-torture law?

The need of the hour is to implement the existing recommendations of various commissions

Make the right call on ‘Malabar’ going Quad

India’s plan for naval coalition building alone will not credibly deter China’s military power in the Indian Ocean

University examination guidelines that score low

The UGC’s insistence on conducting final year varsity tests could end up harming the future of students on many counts

The lost voice of the Indian university

The university administration has been replaced by the Education Minister and his bureaucratic apparatus

Re-conquering Constantinople

Turkish President Erdogan is invoking perceived historical injustices to conceal policy failures

Should the Gandhis disengage from the Congress?

The strength of the Congress is the Nehruvian thought and the family represents it

On meals enjoyed during field trips

The flavours a reporter gets to relish can’t be found in restaurants

Ring-fencing won’t rescue architecture

It is a profession in crisis but the solution does not lie in placing restrictions on other professionals

India should believe in the EU

Their ties assume significance as a rules-based order gets challenged by the rise of exceptionalism

Putting victims on trial

Rape myths and stereotypes echo the deeply entrenched patriarchal biases of the players in our justice system

It’s time to flatten the pandemic stereotyping

Groups labelled COVID-19 superspreaders represent some of the most vulnerable categories in Indian society

Needed: Clear testing data

If Delhi provides a break-up of test numbers, the success of rapid antigen PoC kits can be determined

Sending the right message

Listening to scientists can lead to better management of the pandemic

Tablighi Jamaat, an island unto itself

It chooses to emphasise some aspects of Islam while underplaying others

Viral outrage only spikes the data

Adverse public reaction to bad coronavirus figures could only end up creating incentives to suppress crucial numbers

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Children perform at a Uttar Pradesh Foundation Day function attended by State Minister Ajit Singh Pal at Kanpur Dehat district on January 24, 2021. Three journalists have been booked by the district police for airing news report “showing children of a government school shivering in cold” during the event. Photo: Facebook/@ajitpalofficial

36K | 3 TV journalists booked in U.P. for showing students ‘shivering in cold’ during government function

Vijay and Vijay Sethupathi in ‘Master’

21K | Vijay-starrer 'Master' to release on Amazon Prime Video on January 29

Nephew of V.K. Sasikala and AMMK founder T.T.V. Dhinakaran, speaking to reporters outside Victoria hospital in Bengaluru on Wednesday, January 27, 2021.

13K | V.K. Sasikala released from prison after serving 4-year term

Farmers gesture as they listen to a speaker at the protest site in Singhu border, New Delhi on January 27, 2021.

13K | Republic Day violence | Government conspiracy led to violence, say farmer unions

Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani. File photo

11K | Indian billionaires increased their wealth by 35% during the lockdown, says Oxfam report

11K | Kashmir’s first-ever igloo restaurant turns selfie spot for tourists

Clockwise from top - Singer KS Chithra, Ram Vilas Paswan, Shinzo Abe

10K | List of Padma awardees — 2021

The murdered siblings, Alekhya and Sai Divya.

9K | Parents arrested amid high drama for murder of two daughters

Actor Deep Sidhu addresses farmers at Ghazipur border in New Delhi on December 14, 2020.

9K | Republic Day violence | Farmer unions condemn actor Deep Sidhu’s actions