THE recent Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar can rightly be described as an exercise in disenfranchisement. Strikingly, there are many similarities between this exercise ...

DONALD Trump’s tariffs are being discussed in the media in a routine manner without considering their specific context. This context is one where the US government is unwilling to spend the revenues ...

SURROUNDED by lush green forests, water flowing in gentle streams, and – since it’s the rainy season – a stronger pull of flowing waters, peacocks calling for rain, and parrots chirping, this is a ...

THE Parliament session that began on July 12 laid bare how Indian democracy is sliding further into the depths of authoritarianism. The shock came early: the abrupt resignation of Rajya Sabha chairman ...

THE Haryana state committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) organised a state convention in Rohtak, on July 27. Party general secretary, M A Baby, addressed the convention on the topic ...

ON August 1, the Central Government Offices (CGO) Complex in Salt Lake, Kolkata, became the site of a major protest. The Abhaya Manch and the Joint Platform of Doctors (JPD) organised a demonstration, ...

THE world of technology wars has spilt over from chips to a relatively less-known and even less-understood arena of rare earths. For most who are unfamiliar with chemistry and the periodic table, rare ...

ON June 16, 2025, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories Occupied Since 1967, Francesca Albanese, published a new report titled From ...

THE National Committee for Solidarity with Cuba has decided to observe the birth centenary of legendary Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro in a befitting manner. Fidel Castro was a multifaceted ...

IN proceedings in the Bombay High Court on August 12, the Mumbai police granted permission to the petitioners CPI(M), CPI and AIPSO to hold a peaceful assembly at Azad Maidan, Mumbai on August 20, for ...