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Vande Mataram Requiem for Jana Gana Mana

There is a popular expression in Malayalam: when the bull lifts its tail, one is certain what will follow. It is a rustic metaphor, blunt yet precise, used to...

Escalating atrocities against minorities, US urged to issue sanctions against offending individuals: IAMC

The first quarterly report of the Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) makes a detailed set of recommendations as it flags religious persecution in India

61 Muslims win in Uttar Pradesh urban polls on BJP tickets

Results which give significant representation to the minority otherwise invisible in the political sphere have raised a debate on whether Muslims in the state are willing to vote for a party that has often stigmatized its own

What Karnataka thinks today, will India think tomorrow?

Mathematician Parthanil Roy reflects on the recent Karnataka state assembly results

What and Why of the SC judgement on Maharashtra 2022 politics: Shiv Sena v/s Shiv Sena

A detailed analysis of the judgement tells us why the court refused to decide on the disqualifications of the MLAs and why it did not restore the MVA government even though actions of the Governor and Speaker have been held to be illegal

Is the California bill against caste discrimination a denial of individual rights, the Hindu right says it is

After weeks of condemning SB 403 as “Hindu phobic,” opponents have changed their rallying cry to “Racism!” with the purported victims now portrayed as all South Asians. A tacit admission of a failing strategy?

National Commission for Scheduled Tribes objects to blueprint of centre’s new welfare mission

The union government’s “Social Inclusion Mission for Welfare of SCs and STs” will now merge two previous policy initiatives, the Development Action Plan for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribe Component. The commission, a statutory body, said the problems and issues faced by SCs and STs are very different and need distinct approaches.

District EC officials to inquire into CJP’s hate speech complaints within 24 hours: Karnataka

The State’s Election Commission has acted promptly on CJP's complaint and asked the district offices to conduct an inquiry and report to it within 24 hours

Muslim OBC quota: Don’t make political comments on sub judice matter, says SC

The bench was referring to the comments made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah boasting that BJP did away with the 4% OBC quota for Muslims

Kerala: The Real Story, where Facts and numbers add up

​​"Examining Economic Metrics through the Veil of Ignorance: A Comparison of Six Indian States" explores how Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, and Karnataka perform on various economic metrics using philosopher John Rawls' concept of the veil of ignorance.

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