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The Election Commission of India (ECI) seems to have softened its stand about disclosing absolute numbers of booth-wise votes cast in elections. Last year, when the question arose in the midst of the multi-phase general election, the ECI took the position that it had no legal mandate to disclose details of Form 17-C, part one, … Read more
Back on earth The safe return of Sunita Williams, Barry Wilmore and the two other space crew from space underlines the link between human resolve and international collaboration. Ms. Williams in particular has inspired millions to reach for the stars. It was a pleasant surprise to see visuals of dolphins circling the Dragon capsule during … Read more
‘The growing anti-internationalist sentiment in the U.S. and the unilateral actions taken by the Trump administration are bound to jeopardise multilateral political and economic cooperation among states’ | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The mantra of ‘America First’ is shaping U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, marking a significant turning point for multilateralism and international law. Since … Read more
Kerela Land Revenue Minister K. Rajan at his office in the Legislative Assembly in Thiruvananthapuram on March 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran As yet another land-grab controversy rocks Kerala’s hilly Idukki district, Revenue Minister K. Rajan has said that his department would take stern action against the encroachments, but by adhering to government … Read more
These days, Tamil Nadu has been at the centre of national attention over a host of issues such as delimitation and the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) and the use of the Tamil letter ‘Roo’ (‘ரூ’ ) instead of the Indian currency symbol ‘₹’ in the promotional logo for the latest State Budget. … Read more
The ruling by the King’s Bench Division of the High Court of Justice in London on February 28 in the Sanjay Bhandari extradition case, upholding the fugitive’s defence against extradition, and the proceedings in Tahawwur Rana’s appeal in the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the latter’s extradition are significant judicial developments with larger implications for a … Read more
These days, Tamil Nadu has been at the centre of national attention over a host of issues such as delimitation and the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) and the use of the Tamil letter ‘Roo’ (‘ரூ’ ) instead of the Indian currency symbol ‘₹’ in the promotional logo for the latest State Budget. … Read more
Destruction again The Israeli strikes across Gaza only evokes grief and horror. What is happening is the result of the failure of global organisations that ought to rein in the aggression and enforce peace. One only wonders what the impact will be on young people also, who will bear many scars. Deepthika Muraharirao, Hyderabad Kerala … Read more
As the debate on a fresh delimitation of legislative constituencies heats up, a number of concerns have been aired along with their solutions, including the very sensible proposal to freeze the number of parliamentary seats but increase the number of Assembly seats in States whose population has grown. That is the more democratic formula since … Read more