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Russia, Ukraine and the Indian peace push

New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- On September 3, 2026, S. Jaishankar ended the first standalone visit ever made by an Indian External Affairs Minister to Ukraine by paying homage to Gandhi at the National Botani... Read More


Maharashtra is running dry | A Frontline Perspectives Documentary

New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- A severe drought is pushing farmers and rural workers across Maharashtra's Marathwada region into crisis. Failed crops, mounting debts and water shortages are leaving farming fam... Read More


The oligarchs' quarrel over india's digital future

New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- When Reliance Jio launched in September 2016 with free voice and promotional data, it was hailed as a "Promethean gift". Within a few years, the market had consolidated around a ... Read More


Consent alone will not protect Hormuz crews

New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- On October 16, the Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, said the tanker MT ST 3, with 15 Indian seafarers aboard, had been struck by a projectile... Read More


The allegory of the unlikely dissenter

New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- It is hard to tell why she caught our attention, as a journalist friend and I stood on the road across Gate No.1 of Palika Bazaar, the underground market of Connaught Place. She ... Read More


Where sacred meets secular

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- Every autumn, as Bengal welcomes Ashwin, something remarkable happens. Streets turn into open-air galleries, neighbourhood parks become temporary architectural wonders, and the f... Read More


J&K Waqf Board drops uniform sermon plan after backlash, exposing concerns over religious authority

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board, currently headed by BJP leader Darakshan Andrabi, made a U-turn on October 16 on its plan to push for uniform, mandatory Friday sermons (khutba)... Read More


Faith, music, politics

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Dear reader, Delhi's streets are crowded these days with protesters: ordinary citizens, politicians, journalists, some who are perhaps a bit of all three. Connaught Place, once ... Read More


UCC: The way forward

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Article 44 of the Constitution declares that "the State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India". For decades, this rema... Read More


Computer-based testing might not make NEET-UG secure

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- In October 2022, Russian national Mikhail Shargin arrived at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, from Almaty, Kazakhstan. The CBI was waiting for him. Shargin had bee... Read More