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Cauvery Conflict Can Farmer-To-Farmer initiatives Be The Solution To The Dispute

The reappearance of the crisis shows that only equitable sharing of the river’s waters combined with scientific water conservation and management measures and time-tested farmer-to-farmer initiatives can be the solution to the dispute.

A Coup In The House of 'Tatas'

The crisis in the Tata group is not just a boardroom battle between Ratan Tata and Cyrus Mistry. It is a conflict between two ideas of doing business, between the old “Tata way” of taking a long-term perspective on investment and a new brash way of seeking quick returns.

Wrath Of Kashmir

The anger in the streets of Kashmir is not about economic stagnation or unemployment; it is about the people’s aspiration to live a life of dignity. It is high time New Delhi woke up to the reality. 

BSP Is Planning For A Straight Fight With The S.P.

The BJP’s plans of making it a straight fight with the S.P. in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections unravel after a State-level leader’s remarks against Mayawati bring the BSP back into the electoral reckoning.

Turkish Turmoil

After crushing the rebellion, President Erdogan is effectively in control of the executive, the legislature and the judiciary, and many Turks know that his goal is to change the character of the republic, though he insists otherwise.

Jobless In Panipat

The city’s shoddy yarn industry, said to be the largest in Asia, is still in the dumps as yarn manufacturers struggle to survive after demonetisation forced them to shut shop and lay off workers and GST resulted in demand compression and compounded their misery.

Changing Mood

The informal mechanism of textile trade in Varanasi often means that traders pay GST on goods they have sold on credit.

Torn To Shreds

Tirupur’s knitwear industry is yet to bounce back fully.

Salman Khan's Hit And Run Case: Trial and Errors

The actor Salman Khan’s acquittal in a 2002 hit-and-run case raises more questions than it answers. 

Valley of fear

A war-like situation heightens the uncertainty in Kashmir.

Bharatiya Janata Party: Right On Top

The Narendra Modi-led Indian Right’s march continues with major victories in the latest Assembly elections, presenting a host of challenges before other players in national politics.

Tightrope Walk

The new government will have to balance two opposing demands that dominated the election process: to retain Manipur’s territorial integrity and to integrate all Naga-dominated areas.

Up In The Air

A record voter turnout does not ensure a clear winner in Goa, and both the Congress and the BJP are keen to form the next government.

Disturbing Division

The manner in which events have shaped the discourse around the Kathua rape and murder serves as a grim reminder of the dangers of using religion for politics.

Towards A Regime Of Unfreedom

New government measures seek to curb freethinking and expression of dissent in universities, and some of them are apparently aimed at keeping marginalised communities out of institutions of higher learning. 

Ministry Of War

Donald Trump and his new Cabinet may regard war as the most effective instrument of statecraft, but there is little appetite amongst the U.S.’ allies for armed action against Iran and North Korea.

In Damage Control Mode

The looming economic crisis, a result of reckless policies, has rattled the BJP, which leads the government, and the larger Sangh Parivar.

Crumbling Structure

Mumbai’s suburban rail network ferries millions every day, but the stations and the infrastructure are in a pathetic state. The Elphinstone Road station stampede was a tragedy waiting to happen.

How Aadhaar Invasion Threatening The Citizen's Constitutionally Guaranteed Rights!

The Supreme Court appears nonchalant even though the government defies its interim order and makes Aadhaar mandatory for the delivery of subsidies, benefits and other entitlements, threatening the citizen’s constitutionally guaranteed rights.

Aadhaar Invasion: Politics of Exclusion

The idea behind the extensive push for Aadhaar does not seem to be addressing the real issues confronting people, that of hunger and deprivation, but mapping them for some intangible purposes.

Huge Concerns

It has been mathematically proved that the unique identification number need not be unique at all. Besides, the way biometric data of the country’s huge population are collected, handled and stored gives rise to serious concerns about the citizen’s privacy and the country’s security.

Loot and Arson

In a short but brutal attack by a mob on the Muslim quarter of a Samras Panchayat village in Gujarat, hundreds of people become homeless and lose property worth several crores.

Fast Forward On Implementing Pledges

Within a short span the Trump administration has escalated tensions, political, economic and military, all over the world.

Business & Politics

The Prime Minister’s endorsement of the Ambani group’s new digital product ends speculation of the supposed distancing between Narendra Modi and Reliance and caps Modi’s long track record of corporate friendliness.

Turkish Onslaught

Turkey’s open military intervention in Syria, with the United States’ backing, evokes sharp condemnation from Russia and Iran, Syria’s allies in its war against terrorism. 

Strained Democracy

The manner in which the Jayalalithaa government has filed defamation cases against political opponents and the media and gone about muffling dissent invites the Supreme Court’s criticism.

Paying the Price

For the first time, a company in India will have to pay compensation for damage occurring during a natural disaster: the NGT imposes a fine on GVK for aggravating the impact of the 2013 floods in Uttarakhand.

Centre's Floundering Tactics

The military and political line advanced in Kashmir by the Modi government has had catastrophic social, political and security consequences. But the government is not willing to change its tactic for reasons of expediency.

Global Concerns

The international community is worried that a conventional war over Kashmir could break out if India and Pakistan do not return to the discussion table soon.

Deadly Attack

The Maoist ambush in Sukma in Chhattisgarh, which left 25 CRPF personnel dead, puts the spotlight once again on the troubled region.