Tag: In focus

Madhav Gadgil’s unshakeable faith in science

Renowned environmental scientist, Madhav Gadgil, who was a recipient of numerous awards including the Padma Shri in 1981 and the Padma Bhushan in 2006, passed away in Pune late night on Wednesday, January 7, after a brief illness

Gadchiroli, Maharashtra: Pregnant Woman walks 6 km from village for childbirth, dies

Twenty-four-years-old Asha Santosh Kiranga, resident of Aaldandi Tola in Etapalli taluka in Gadchiroli district, was nine months pregnant; Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra Chief Minister is the “guardian minister” for the district

Acid Attacks: The judicial struggle to regulate acid violence in India

From the landmark mandate of Laxmi v. Union of India to the BNS, a critical examination of why progressive legal doctrine continues to falter against the wall of administrative inertia and systemic trial delays

Love-Letters like no other

From India‘s Forgotten Feminist,  Savitribai Phule to life partner Jyotiba

Love Letters like no other. Letters from Savitribai to Jyotiba

Acclaimed actors Joy Sengupta and Tannishtha Chatterjee read out the...

Congress leader of the opposition Kerala Assembly writes to Modi, Fadnavis over arrest of a Malayali priest in Nagpur

In a strongly worded letter to Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and Maharashtra Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis, V.D. Satheesan, Congress leader of the opposition Kerala Assembly has sought urgent intervention regarding the detention/arrest of twelve individuals, including Father Sudhir, a priest of the CSI South Kerala Diocese, arrested by the Maharashtra Police following a complaint filed by Bajrang Dal activists

Poetry award for Ipsa Shatakshi at the world book fair, January 2026

Activist and poet, Ipsa Shatkashi, will be awarded the kritya Yuva Puraskar 2026 at the World Book Fair on January 15, 2026

Light a lamp of hope in 2026

We must begin a new year on a note...

Girija Gupte, trade unionist passes away

Girija Gupte, an activist widely recognised for her sustained...

India 2025: Plight of the Christian minority

Violence against Muslim minority has been a regular phenomenon...

Beyond Victory and Defeat: Why the ‘Does God Exist’ Debate Was Not a Win for Religion

Until religion can solve the problem of evil without resorting to circular belief, it cannot claim victory over reason

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