An old man stands by the river, staring at the water that has nurtured his village for generations. He remembers when the stream was full, a roaring silver ribbon cutting through the valley. It was more than water; it was life, sustaining his ancestors, their crops, their livestock. But now, the river is thinner, quieter … Read more
Ranjani Srinivasan, an Indian doctoral student at Columbia University, left the U.S. on March 11, 2025, following the revocation of her student visa by the U.S. State Department. Her departure followed a raid on her campus residence by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, who have accused her of being a “pro-Hamas sympathiser”. Earlier, on March … Read more
In July 2022, when Amit Baruah, a senior journalist from The Hindu, rang me, I was driving and could not take his call. He then sent me a message that read: ‘Something important. Call me back’. A few minutes later, I spoke to him. he told me that the newspaper wanted its editorials translated into … Read more
On November 18, 2024, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) issued a landmark order imposing a fine of ₹213.14 crore and forcing several behavioural remedies on Meta. This included a five year ban on sharing user data collected on WhatsApp with other Meta companies such as Facebook and Instagram, for advertising purposes. In turn, Meta … Read more
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