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Back to SearchWhat’s life like for the elephant that leads the Dussehra procession?
The Dussehra festivities are here, and so are Dussehra processions. In Mysore, like every year, this time too, the elephant Abhimanyu will carry the …
2 years, 2 months ago
How much of an impact will the Women’s Reservation Bill have?
It has taken the country over 25 years to pass the Bill, after it was first introduced in the Lok Sabha in 1996, by the then Deve Gowda-led United Fr…
2 years, 2 months ago
Does the Bihar Caste Survey point to a need for a national caste census?
Earlier this month, the Bihar government published the ‘Bihar Caste-based Survey 2022’. The survey data showed that extremely backward classes (EBCs)…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Israel-Hamas war and its geopolitical implications
More than 3,000 people -- Israelis and Palestinians -- have been killed following a surprise attack on southern Israel by the militant Palestinian gr…
2 years, 3 months ago
How does confrontation with India fit in with Canada's Indo-Pacific ‘pivot’?
Diplomatic relations between India and Canada have never been this strained. The current spat between the two countries began when Canadian Prime Min…
2 years, 3 months ago
What happens under the proposed new law if you break a promise to marry?
The proposed Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita or BNS, may soon replace the Indian Penal Code or IPC, a piece of legislation that has dealt with crimes and the…
2 years, 3 months ago
Cannabis in India: Does the law need to catch up with reality?
Think of Himachal Pradesh, and you’ll most likely think of apples growing there. Soon though, this apple-growing State may legalise a new crop: canna…
2 years, 3 months ago
Decoding the historic decline in financial savings of Indian households
The net financial savings of households in India has fallen to a five-decade low of just 5.1% of the GDP in FY 2023. It was 7.2% in FY 2022. This is …
2 years, 3 months ago
Preview of ICC World Cup 2023: What to expect over the next 45 days
International cricket’s biggest event is starting tomorrow in Ahmedabad. The 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup will go on till November 19, featuring 48 mat…
2 years, 3 months ago
NEP 2020: What are the objections to the Multiple Entry Multiple Exit system?
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education has flagged its concerns over a key element of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 – the multi…
2 years, 3 months ago