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Human Rights

Signs of the time: Rab Dillan Wich Rehnda Hai

Humra Quraishi seeks answers for the mayhem being orchestrated by goons at the behest of the Right Wing Hindutva groups As I write this column, there’s heavy downpour a...

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Sustainable Development

The National Education Policy (NEP) is not a constitutional document

An analysis, a comparison with the previous policies and development in the new one by Hrishi Raj Anand, who presents the various facets of the New Education Policy  We ...

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Gender

Behind Every Successful COVID Vaccine Is A Woman

At least in the field of vaccine development, women have shown that they are capable of delivering a safer world. More power to our new sheroes, writes Dr Anurag Yadav Ayn Ra...

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Environment

Aarey Wah!

The government's decision to shift the Metro car shed has met with cheers from environmentalists and activists. These torchbearers speak to Monarose Sheila Pereira about their...

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Human Rights

Signs of the times: Anthems of Resistance

Humra Quraishi questions the idea of human rights in times when basic things like food security are a distant possibility.  On this Human Rights Day, the 10th of Decembe...

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Gender

The World Bank: Raising the bar on preventing GBV

Gender-based violence (GBV), including sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEA-SH), is an unacceptable violation of human values. The impacts of these actions on surviv...

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Sustainable Development

Pandemic: 70 million children can be pushed into learning poverty

Two World Bank reports outline a new vision for learning and the investments and policies, including on education technology, that countries can implement today to realize thi...

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Human Rights

Signs of the times: Unanswered Questions

I’m not being a pessimist but a realist in stating aloud that these last eight months have been suffocating, different. Difficult; writes Humra Quraishi  They&rsqu...

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Health

How to keep the virus at bay, now

Dr. Kishore Madhwani writes on the essentials to keep safe at this juncture of the COVID-19 virus pandemic. Post-Diwali, the New Year has begun with positive vibes of early r...

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Environment

Winter flight to India

A photo-essay by avid bird watcher Kishor Joshi, on the winter flight of rare species of birds to India Even while the pandemic has ravaged the world, avian migration will fl...

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STUDENT CITY PART 2 EPISODE 4: HEARTS GAMES HOMECOMING

In Episode 4 of Part 2, Student City, Dr Piyush Roy explores desire, ambition, friendshi...

September 11 2026

BOLLYWOOD AWARDS REWARDS BOX OFFICE

Why do acclaimed performances rarely translate into commercial opportunity in Hindi cine...

September 10 2026

MIRZAPUR MOVIE REVIEW: BIGGER, BLOODIER

Arnab Banerjee reviews Mirzapur: The Movie, examining its ambitious leap from streaming ...

September 9 2026