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It’s official now. The global average temperature has exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial levels for the first time on record. This brings the world closer to breaching the pledge that as many as 195 governments made under the 2015 Paris climate agreement. The...

As 26 January approaches, it is time to examine what the day means apart from military parades and VIPs and foreign guests. Republic Day is a celebration of our being a nation where supreme power rests with the people. This is guaranteed through our Constitution....

Manipur, which has been dealing with an ongoing crisis for over a year, is waiting for Vineet Joshi, the Chief Secretary of the state, to go to New Delhi, more than ten days after the Centre confirmed his departure. Everyone is wondering who will take...

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation 6 January as leader of the Liberal Party, effectively ending nearly a decade in power. He will stay on as caretaker PM until a new leader of the party is chosen. The development was on the cards...

Interesting information about the current state of women in China is trickling down despite Chinese authorities’ efforts to put facts in a veil of secrecy. Three films this winter have clicked at the box office for their careful, cautious handling of feminine issues. These celluloid...

Elon Musk’s takeover of social media platform Twitter at a cost of $44bn in 2022 has yielded him rich political dividends. The world’s richest man is today at his most powerful position having become a part of US President-elect Donald Trump’s inner circle. He also...

The Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 is a law to “prohibit conversion of any place of worship and to provide for the maintenance of the religious character of any place of worship as it existed on the 15th day of August 1947.” This...

Continuing from where he left off last month, Cabinet Secretary TV Somanathan has called out ministries for ignoring a two-year-old directive to limit decision-making to four layers. In a no-nonsense letter, he pointed out that this non-compliance is causing unnecessary delays, undermining the government’s push...

Syria is in the grip of uncertainties since the fall of Bashar al-Assad on 8 December. There are still no signs of any let-up in fighting, especially in the northeast of the country, where Turkey’s Syrian allies intend to push back Kurdish forces. The latter...

South Korea is plagued by a deepening political crisis after two impeachment motions against two top leaders have been passed, one after the other, in an unprecedented development that has baffled the observers of that country. The Opposition-controlled National Assembly has voted to impeach acting...