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In a landmark ruling that has come as a shot in the arm for the global climate movement, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on 23 July observed that countries are legally bound to act on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and failure to do so...

“Joint-family and indissoluble marriage have been the basis of Hindu society. Laws that alter this basis will ultimately lead to the disintegration of society. Jana Sangh will, therefore, repeal the Hindu Marriage and Hindu Succession Acts.” This is from the party’s manifesto of 1957. The...

If your password is still “1234” and you think a luxury hotel room is a safe space, you’re probably not ready for the digital age, let alone high office. It’s hard to decide what’s more staggering, the number of people allegedly trapped, or the sheer...

A major controversy has erupted after the sudden resignation of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, tendered hours after he had attended the proceedings of the first day of the Monsoon Session of the Rajya Sabha, of which he was the Chairman, on 21 July. The government...

It has long been held that when one is young, one tends to subscribe to pro-poor and people-oriented progressive politics, which are now being labelled in a blanket manner as Left-wing politics, while some argue that with age, they cease to look at political reality...

On 19 July, China began constructing a $167.8 billion dam on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet, close to the Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh. Billed as the largest infrastructure project in the world, this massive hydroelectric project is expected to not only jeopardize the region’s...

The BJP is seen today as a corporate-friendly political party, and this is the view held by both the party’s votaries and its opponents. Supporters say this is necessary to industrialise India and that the government has no business to be in business. Opponents of...

There was a time when “superannuation” meant something. Now it’s just the date you pencil in until the next extension arrives. Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan is the latest to join the Great Indian Extension Club. He was due to retire in September 2025. Not...

Freedom of speech and expression is the soul of democracy and to rob an individual of that fundamental right is to undermine the basic tenets of democracy. But, does that give a carte blanche to a citizen to articulate in public what she or he...

US President Donald Trump is opening new theatres of his global tariff war. This appears to be a strategy he is determined to adopt even as his trade war is forcing some of the US-friendly countries to join hands with those with which they do...