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What’s behind the Kazakhstan unrest? | In Focus
Kazakhstan, the largest and richest of the Central Asian republics, is in turmoil. The country has been rocked by massive protests since the start of…
4 years, 2 months ago
Are the provisions of the FCRA loaded against civil society? | In Focus
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, or the FCRA, has been in the news once again. India’s NGO sector had an unpleasant start to the new year a…
4 years, 2 months ago
What you need to know about children's vaccines and booster doses | In Focus
On January 3, India began vaccinating a section of its teenagers, with Covaxin. About 7.4 crore children, between the ages of 15 and 18, are eligible…
4 years, 2 months ago
Can India’s best stop badminton’s new superstar Loh Kean Yew? | In Focus
The first big event of the Badminton calendar in this year is happening in New Delhi – with the 2022 India Open set to take place from January 11 to …
4 years, 2 months ago
Could the Novak Djokovic visa mess have been avoided? | In Focus
The top-ranked tennis player in the world and arguably one of the all-time greats Novak Djokovic was held for four days in a detention centre in Aust…
4 years, 2 months ago
Will Sudan’s military allow a successful transition to democracy? | In Focus
Sudan, a country ravaged by repression and instability for a long time, is again in turmoil. Civilian Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok announced his res…
4 years, 2 months ago
Digital Address Code: What is it and why do we need it? | In Focus
The Department of Posts under the Ministry of Communications has released a Draft Approach Paper for creating a Digital Address Code or DAC for each …
4 years, 3 months ago
What next for school education? | In Focus
Schools began opening across the country in September this year, following the devastating second wave of COVID-19. By then, most of India's 24 crore…
4 years, 3 months ago
The Oting killings, Naga insurgency, and AFSPA | In Focus
The ghastly killing of six innocent coalminers and another nine civilians and a soldier on December 4 in the Mon district of Nagaland has sent shockw…
4 years, 3 months ago
Why has Putin amassed troops near the border with Ukraine? | In Focus
Tensions have been rising at the Ukraine-Russia border. There has been a massive troop build-up on the Russian side, within 300 km of the Donbas regi…
4 years, 3 months ago