Editorials

It is time to repeal the Habitual Offenders Act, which has only ended up re-stigmatising marginalised communities Consider this. Fifteen crore individuals, better known as the Denotified Tribes (DNT) of India, continue to be considered ‘criminal by birth’. The term, ‘De-notified and Nomadic Tribes’, can be traced to the Criminal …

The Electoral Bond Scheme inhibits the citizen’s capacity to meaningfully participate in political and public life Early this year the government introduced an Electoral Bond Scheme purportedly with a view to cleansing the prevailing culture of political sponsorship. But the programme’s failings have been so blindingly obvious, and its consequences …

With farm distress becoming a major electoral issue in the run-up to the 2019 Lok Sabha election, Vikas Pathak visits two pockets of rural India, Mandsaur inMadhya Pradesh and Jodhpur district in Rajasthan, and finds that the political instincts of the rural voter are not necessarily rooted in agriculture A …

Centre seeks quick take-down of objectionable content The Union government has asked social media platforms to emulate the practices they follow in the U.K. in using tools based on Artificial Intelligence to identify and take down content that incites people to commit violence, a senior Home Ministry official said on …

A leopard, aged above five, was trapped when it walked into a cage placed by the Forest Department at Madukkarai in Coimbatore on Wednesday. It was later released near Thengumarada in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR). The leopard, lured by a goat used as a bait, walked into the trap placed …

Rose from 8,248 in 2016 to 12,387 last year The number of patents granted by India shot up by 50% in 2017, keeping up a trend of steep increases, according to the UN’s World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). The patents granted by India increased from 8,248 in 2016 to 12,387 …

They possess genetic variants linked to DNA repair, immune response and cancer suppression Galapagos giant tortoises possess genetic variants linked to DNA repair, immune response and cancer suppression — providing clues into their longevity, according to a study published on Monday. A team of researchers sequenced the genomes of two …

On account of shortage of tonnage due to the scarcity of ships during war new shipbuilding enterprise has been carried out in many parts of India. Three has been great shipbuilding activity in Chittagong and different parts of Burma. As a result at present there are lying in the port …

American and North Viet 4 Namese delegates to the Paris Peace talks to-day [December 6] appeared to be deadlocked on what, at first sight, seems to be a ridiculous problem: the shape of the negotiating table in the enlarged talks. The Americans want the table to be rectangular, reflecting the …

With senior leaders quitting the Akali Dal and the AAP in disarray, the Congress is the biggest political beneficiary in Punjab While both Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and Ranjit Singh Brahmpura, senior leaders of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), cited deteriorating health as the reason for their resignation from the party, …