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Law
Supreme Court Set to Question Lokpal Over High Court Judges Being Under its Ambit
The Lokpal in two separate orders this month had held that it can investigate corruption allegations against judges of the high courts.
19 Feb
Environment
Why Adityanath’s Weak Attempts to Refute Ganga Pollution Fly in the Face of Facts
A report by the Central Pollution Control Board showed that the water in the river Ganga at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, have extremely high levels of fecal coliform rendering it unfit for bathing.
19 Feb
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Rights
'Fell on Stairs, Cops No Help, Slapped by Hospital Staff': NDLS Stampede Victims Recount Night of Horror
Medical expenses, trauma and broken dreams unite the families who lost loved ones at a Delhi railway station on February 15.
19 Feb
Law
The Supreme Court Is Policing Morality, Justice Remains Elusive
India is already witnessing an erosion of free expression. Judicial moral policing and the potential facilitation of a wider censorship regime will only accelerate this decline.
19 Feb
Rights
Three Things About India that Shackled Indians Returning Home Tell Us
The government of India by not caring about its very own chained people being dropped down by a foreign military plane can pretend it is an ostrich, but the picture of an India shrivelled and grovelling and further trying to 'normalise Indian hate' tells its own story.
18 Feb
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Is 2025 Maha Kumbh Really a 'Rare' Event Held After 144 Years?
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Three Things About India that Shackled Indians Returning Home Tell Us
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Gyanesh Kumar Appointed New CEC as Rahul Gandhi's Dissent on Committee Composition Overruled
Environment
High Level of Faecal Coliform From Human and Animal Excreta Found in River Water at Mahakumbh: Report
Diplomacy
By Ignoring the Mistreatment of Deportees, India Is Undermining Its Own Dignity
Media
Vikatan Website ‘Inaccessible’ Hours After BJP Complaint About Modi-Trump Cartoon
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World
Watch | Trump’s Determined to Shake Up the World and Is Doing It Vigorously: Ex-Ambassador to USA
Navtej Sarna says that for the remaining three years and eleven months of the Trump presidency, we have to keep 'our seat belts on.'
19 Feb
Law
SC Issues Contempt Notice to UP Govt Over Madni Masjid Demolition
The bench comprising Justices B.R. Gavai and AG Masih also restrained the Kushinagar district administration from carrying out any further demolition till the next hearing.
19 Feb
Government
Central Hall | Why Is EC Allowing Modi Govt to Throttle its Autonomy?
Does the evolving political landscape have an impact on the EC?
18 Feb
Rights
Ground Report: Chaos at LNJP Hospital After New Delhi Railway Station Stampede
Several families were struggling to find their loved ones at the hospital.
17 Feb
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Diplomacy
The Excessive Focus on Defence in the Modi-Trump Statement is a Cause for Concern
The shift in emphasis and relative priority of the talks could end up taking India to the brink of an alliance.
19 Feb
History
Acharya Narendra Deva Fought to Make Socialism Integral to the Freedom Struggle
On his 69th death anniversary, remembering Acharya Narendra Deva’s contribution to India’s socialist movement and freedom struggle, his literary work on Buddhism, and more.
19 Feb
Rights
Suspended, Detained and Insulted: Here’s How Jamia Students are Fighting for Their Right to Protest
“I was carried by a male and a female guard, my body exposed. I was screaming and asking them to at least let me fix my clothes," said a protesting student who was suspended from the university and detained by the police.
19 Feb
Politics
Does Odisha CM Mohan Majhi Have Reason to Celebrate Yet?
There is almost always a huge gap between investment proposals received at big business conclaves and the projects actually taking place.
19 Feb
Rights
Odisha: KIIT Accused of Racism and Intimidation After Nepal Student's Death Sparks Outrage
KIIT registrar issued a letter describing the incident as "unfortunate" and appealed to all the students from Nepal to return to the campus to resume classes. Earlier, the authorities had declared the institute closed sine die for international students from Nepal.
18 Feb
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Film
Arati Kadav’s 'Mrs.' Can’t Replicate 'The Great Indian Kitchen’s' Viscerality
Ultimately, it remains a low stakes film, not willing to take the risks of the original.
16 Feb
Culture
How Valentine’s Day Was Transformed by the Industrial Revolution
When we think of Valentine’s Day, industrial processes do not come to mind. Yet they were essential to the holiday’s history.
14 Feb
Livewire
The Visa Barrier That Restricts South Asians From Travelling The World
Nothing seems more insulting than applying for a travel visa as a South Asian and being doled out a vague rejection slip in return.
14 Feb
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Costa Rica To Take Indian, Central Asian Deportees From US
Two hundred migrants from central Asia and India are set to arrive in Costa Rica on Wednesday.
19 Feb
Diplomacy
India, Qatar Announce Strategic Partnership, $10 Bn Investment
Qatar is now the fifth Gulf country after Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait and the UAE with which India has a strategic partnership.
19 Feb
World
US, Russia Agree to Form Teams That Will Work on Finding End to Ukraine War
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy protested that Ukraine was not invited to the talks held in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.
19 Feb
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Politics
Will ‘One Election One Nation’ Really Prevent Policy Paralysis?
The Prime Minister has said that frequent polls required updating voter lists and other tasks, often affecting teachers’ duties besides creating governance difficulties. However, the nation cannot ignore the political repercussions of simultaneous polls.
19 Feb
Media
'Brazen Overreach': Editors Guild Expresses Shock at Govt's Blocking of Site Over Modi Cartoon
'What is more deplorable is the abrupt manner in which access to the entire web portal was blocked, purportedly, after the state head of a political party complained to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting...'
19 Feb
World
The Trump Storm and Rising Anarchy of Global Politics
If we examine Trump’s recent pronouncements closely, we find a leader who thrives in chaos, a disruptor who challenges the existing orders.
19 Feb
Religion
The Protector of Kochi’s Synagogue of Black Jews
Kadavumbhagam Synagogue in Kochi was abandoned about half a century ago after local Jews left for Israel.
19 Feb
Economy
‘Indians Spend a Third of Their Salary on Loan EMIs’: Report
The report revealed that low-income groups spent a higher percentage of their money on necessities than high-income groups.
19 Feb
Health
Mental Health at Workplaces: Transforming the Narrative
A caring and empathetic organisational culture that respects and values the dignity of employees is critical to foster a sense of belonging and well-being.
19 Feb
Diplomacy
'They Have a Lot of Money': Trump Doubles Down on DOGE's Move to Cut Funds For India
The US used to provide a USD 21 million grant for "voter turnout" in India. However, the newly formed DOGE, headed by Elon Musk, has cancelled it along with several aids to other countries.
19 Feb
Law
Gujarat HC Dismisses Journalist Mahesh Langa's Plea to Quash FIR
The court observed that a prima facie a case was being made out against Langa, and dismissed the plea.
19 Feb