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Surjit Patar: Acclaimed Punjabi poet who sang of the region’s pluralistic ethos and captured its struggles through subtle yet powerful verses
Tribute

Surjit Patar (1945–2024): The poet who sang of Punjab’s collective consciousness

Ashutosh Sharma
Workers and supporters of the Janata Dal (United) celebrate in Patna after Bihar’s caste-based census report was released on October 4, 2023. The report revealed that OBCs and EBCs constitute 63 per cent of the State’s total population.
ELECTION 2024

How the BJP is failing the OBC test

Radhika Desai
A homeless person outside Waterloo Station in London on April 15.
WORLD AFFAIRS

Starving and homeless in the UK

The UK might be one of the world’s richest countries, but about 2.5 million of its people depend on food banks. And this is just one crisis.
Arvind Sivaramakrishnan

Editor's Pick

Muslim voters at a polling station during the second phase of the Lok Sabha election at Meerut on April 26, 2024.
FROM THE SIDELINES

Election Commission: No longer neutral

In the 2024 campaign season, the ECI has chosen to wear blindfolds when it comes to India’s ruling party.
Saba Naqvi
Perspective

Election Commission’s rant against Kharge breaks many standards

The EC’s defensive response to the Congress leader’s letter fails to restore confidence in the electoral body’s credibility and independence.
A.S. Panneerselvan
Legal Acumen

With interim bail for Arvind Kejriwal, Supreme Court balances legal process with democratic principles

In the closely watched case, the apex court allows Delhi Chief Minister to campaign despite ED’s objections.
V. Venkatesan
Voters standing in a queue to cast their votes during the third phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024, in Kamrup on May 7.
Election 2024

Assam: New boundaries, new uncertainties

As demographic changes from delimitation blur traditional voting patterns, the BJP is prompted to reach out to “Miya” Muslims for the first time.
Sushanta Talukdar

Audio Stories

Reimagining Vallalar

The saint, the song, and the social revolution

West Asia

Palestinian Authority’s declining influence portends more trouble for Gaza

Propaganda

Viral fever: The curious spectacle of campaign films

Propaganda — The Lede

Movie trailers: The unofficial manifestos of our time

Spotlight

Spotlight

Air pollution

Breathless in India: Are we staring at an allergy epidemic? 

Food allergies are rare here, but respiratory allergies triggered by air pollution, sometimes proving fatal, have the nation scratching its head.
Divya Gandhi

Photo Essay

Photo Essay

Photo Essay

Silent SOS

Wetland and mangrove birds now forage among plastic waste in urban areas because their natural habitats are all but gone.
Prasoon Kiran

Arts & Culture

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A voter goes back to carrying water pots after casting her vote in the second phase of the election, in Dudu district of Rajasthan, on April 26.
Election 2024 — The Lede

India is haunted by an unprecedented economic deprivation

The situation, marked by widespread unemployment and inequality, calls for policy that improves the lives of the working people while taxing the rich.
Prabhat Patnaik
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Election 2024

Editor’s Note: Will India vote for what really matters?

As Prime Minister Modi stokes divisive fears, can the opposition offer a compelling alternative focused on lives, livelihoods and liberties?
Vaishna Roy
Election 2024

India’s employment crisis: Jobless growth, threat of automation, and impact of climate change on productivity

Sujoy Chakravarty
Election 2024

Long on rhetoric, short on practice: Modi government battling corruption

Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
From the Sidelines

Modi ramps up rhetoric in Hindi heartland as BJP struggles to regain its sparkle

Saba Naqvi
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