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crucial steps
the chief minister declares all the 32 districts of tamil nadu drought affected and announces a relief package. opposition parties welcome the announcement but want transparency in spending the funds.
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february 3, 2017
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dry and dreary
with dams, reservoirs and other waterbodies almost dry, all the 32 districts of tamil nadu and chennai city face the prospect of a water famine.
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february 3, 2017
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Karnataka's Troubles
The Supreme Court’s directive to release water to Tamil Nadu arouses strong feelings in Karnataka which is yet to recover from two consecutive drought years and has had a deficit monsoon this year.
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October 14, 2016
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Midnight Mayhem
Murder, gang rape, and vandalism in the name of cow protection are changing the face of the Mewat region in Haryana and the future of its predominant inhabitants, the Meo community.
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October 14, 2016
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Bye-bye NAM?
India’s growing political and strategic alliance with the U.S. came into sharp focus when Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided to skip the NAM summit in Venezuela.
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October 14, 2016
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Systemic Ills
The rot runs deep in West Bengal’s private health care system.
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April 14, 2017
FRONTLINE
In Poor Health
Government health establishments in the national capital lack infrastructure and facilities and the private ones are unaffordable.
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April 14, 2017
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The BJP Plays The Communal Card In Uttar Pradesh
The Bharatiya Janata Party plays the communal card in Uttar Pradesh, indicating that desperation has begun to consume the party as the Assembly election process progresses.
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March 17, 2017
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Tragedy And Farce
In an action-filled fortnight, the Supreme Court sends V.K. Sasikala to prison but her family takes control of the ruling party in Tamil Nadu and her Chief Minister wins a trust vote in a riotous environment. More fireworks are on the cards.
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March 17, 2017
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Tentacles Of Terror
The growing terrorist threat in Pakistan and Afghanistan is blamed on the Pakistani political-military establishment’s encouragement of terror groups that are amenable to its guidance and support.
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March 17, 2017
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Receding Hope
Donald Trump expresses support for a one-state solution, which would mean the permanent subjugation of the Palestinian people and accelerated alienation from their homeland.
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March 17, 2017
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nailing a lie
the central bureau of investigation’s reports pin the 2011 violence in dantewada on the police and other security forces.
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november 25, 2016
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systemic bias
ncrb data and other reports indicate how the most marginalised sections are also the most criminalised.
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november 25, 2016
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violation of doctrine
the bhopal “encounter” and its aftermath raise the question whether the madhya pradesh government is aware of the supreme court guidelines to be followed in cases of death in police encounters.
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november 25, 2016
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South Asia and 'Nation-Statism'
India’s decision not to join the SAARC summit in Islamabad was a triumph of “nation-statism”. But “SAARC” should be distinguished from “South Asia” and the spirit of regionalism kept alive.
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October 28, 2016
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Third Kashmir Crisis: The Worst Is Yet To Come
As the Third Kashmir Crisis unfolds, Kashmiris seek a new order by a new compact and not redress of their grievances. But with India firm on not conceding anything, the fear is that the worst is yet to come.
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August 19, 2016
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Towards A Sane Society
Will the Mental Health Care Bill passed by the Rajya Sabha, which brings to centre stage the rights of patients diagnosed with mental disorders, serve the purpose of making positive changes to the mental health care infrastructure?
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September 16, 2016
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Uri Attack Added New Dimensions To Security Concerns And Diplomatic Initiatives
The terrorist attack in Uri which killed 18 Indian soldiers has generated fears about a resumption of hostilities across the border and added new dimensions to security concerns and political and diplomatic initiatives.
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October 14, 2016
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Hunger and Hard Facts
In the latest Global Hunger Index, India is bracketed in the category of countries where hunger levels are “serious”. But the policy responses on hunger and malnutrition in the country have been inadequate and faulty.
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November 11, 2016
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Is Demonetisation Promoting Inequality?
Narendra Modi’s “surgical strike on black money” through demonetisation tears asunder the lives of vast sections of the poor, promoting a gigantic transfer of income and wealth from the poor to the rich on a scale unprecedented since Independence.
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December 23, 2016
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Demonetisation Pushing The Government Into An Unprecedented Governance Rollercoaster
The seemingly never-ending glitches in the demonetisation drive and the pressure of expectations from the ground seem to be pushing the government into an unprecedented governance rollercoaster fraught with dangerous political ramifications.
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December 23, 2016
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Mayhem In Mandsaur
The Shivraj Singh Chouhan government remained complacent as resentment was building up among the farmers of Madhya Pradesh over the unremunerative prices of farm produce. Then came Mandsaur to wake it up.
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July 7, 2017
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Bumper Problem
With low market prices and little help from the government,Rajasthan’s farmers, especially garlic producers, are in a financial mess in a good crop year.
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July 7, 2017
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Maharshtra Chief Minister Gives In
Maharashtra farmers drive a hard bargain, forcing the Devendra Fadnavis government to concede their demand for farm loan waiver.
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July 7, 2017
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Scheme Sans Substance
The Yogi Adityanath government’s waiver plan, constrained by resource crunch, is a non-starter.
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July 7, 2017
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The Strikes & The Echo
Tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours in the subcontinent are escalating following India’s “surgical strikes” across the LoC in late September.
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October 28, 2016
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Chief Minister in hospital
Speculation is rife about Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s health, and the secrecy surrounding it raises the issue of the right to privacy versus the public interest.
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October 28, 2016
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israel's isolation
in the first serious condemnation of israel by the international community in eight years, a u.n. security council resolution holds the establishment of jewish settlements in the occupied territories illegal.
7 min |
february 3, 2017
FRONTLINE
Voting Out Democracy
The military junta in Thailand gets yet another Constitution passed through a “referendum” which effectively prevents any single party from gaining a majority in Parliament. BY JOHN CHERIAN
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September 16, 2016
FRONTLINE
Acid Victims
A spurt in acid attacks against women has become a cause for concern in rural and urban West Bengal. BY Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay.
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