Continuing to disrespect the Himalayas’ complex hydrology will bring worse disasters upon us
How many times does the alarm ring in the morning before you finally wake up? In the Himalayas tragedy after tragedy has been serving wakeup...
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Who will cure our Covaxin blues?
Indians were disappointed yet again yesterday, as WHO said it was expecting additional information from Bharat Biotech, to be able to recommend Covaxin for emergency...
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Global Hunger Index underlines the alarming state of India’ children
Among the 116 countries ranked by the Global Hunger Index 2021, our country ranks an appalling 101st. It’s not just that our children show higher...
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Clouds darken over Ajay Mishra Teni
Yesterday did not just see FM Nirmala Sitharaman call the Lakhimpur Kheri violence “absolutely condemnable”, becoming the first of Ajay Mishra Teni’s ministerial colleagues to...
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Battling terrorism
Less than a month after Delhi police busted a terror module backed by Pakistan’s Inter-Service Intelligence, which was reportedly planning to set off bombs in...
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Maharashtra and the unwelcome oddity of ‘bandh sarkar’
Ficci’s India Risk Survey of 2014 rated “strikes, closures and unrest” as the second biggest risk after “corruption, bribery and corporate frauds”. But by 2019...
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Strategic imperative: US must waive CAATSA sanctions for India’s purchase of S-400
US deputy secretary of state Wendy Sherman has said that her administration is hopeful of resolving disagreements with India over the latter’s purchase of the...
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Opposition dilemma: Congress can’t lead anti-BJP coalition if it allows regional parties to eat into its vote base
Congress’s loss in the civic polls in Gandhinagar exemplifies precisely why the national opposition is struggling to dislodge BJP. The latter bagged 41 seats in...
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Myanmar nationals in Mizoram: India needs a clear refugee policy
The influx of refugees from Myanmar into Mizoram has created a dilemma for authorities. On the one hand, the refugees may be behind a late...
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Bengal Tigress: Mamata confirms her dominance in Bengal, but unlikely to pose a serious challenge to BJP nationally
Mamata Banerjee’s emphatic victory in the Bhowanipore assembly bypoll not only confirms her dominance as Bengal CM but also firmly puts the Trinamool supremo in...