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May 23, 2018
Hemashri Hazarika
Governance

Prayers, Process, and Reforms: Some Things do Not Change for Ordinary People

The state administrative service is rife with arbitrariness and discrimination. Hemashri recounts how her study-leave prayer for higher studies at JNU, New Delhi, was denied, while two other batchmates...

May 22, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Worry for NDA as Modi-Shah Duo no Longer Unassailable: Congress-JD(S) Victory in Karnataka Galvanises Opposition

The contest in Karnataka, the BJP apparently thought that a barnstorming campaign by Modi would be enough to enable the party to sail through. That it nevertheless had slight...

May 19, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Yeddy Bids a Sweet Adieu: Numbers Just Did Not Work Out for BJP

Third-time unlucky, Yeddy realised he couldn’t cobble the magic figure of 111/112 required to stay in power. But that number was just not possible after the Supreme Court set...

May 19, 2018
Reetwika Banerjee
Cyber Security

Time to be Conscious About 4G Downgrade Attack

Have you ever pondered what does 4G really mean? Why is it beneficial to you? What are the security flaws in it? How can it be misused by cyber...

May 17, 2018
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
People, Place, Relationship & Lifestyle

The Colourful Kashmiri Wedding

The picturesque northernmost Indian state of Jammu& Kashmir has its own distinct cultural heritage. Here, in a nutshell, are their wedding customs and traditions of the Kashmiri Hindus. A...

May 15, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Katnataka Poll Results Give One Big Lesson for 2019 Poll: Only a Total Opposition Unity can Meet BJP Challenge

This victory will give BJP a major boost in its coming campaign in the assembly elections in the three states – Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh by the end...

May 14, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Karnataka: The Flip-Flops and Ping-Pong

All but one exit poll point to a hung assembly. Only the Today’s Chanakya poll puts the BJP in a majority: 120 seats. And the Axis-India Today poll places...

May 13, 2018
Anumita Roy
Cover Story, Gender, Parenting, Relationship & Lifestyle, Special Feature, Tribute

One Less Ma

The trials and tribulations of staying far away from homeland are many. Our Managing Editor, Anumita, shares the grief of losing one of her Mas (mothers). Here’s her soulful...

May 12, 2018
IPA Service
Crime, Politics

Twin Gubernatorial Rebuffs in Two Days: Political Violence Haunts Kerala Government

Governor P. Sathasivam has sought a report from Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on the political killings. This is the second time in the last six months that the Governor...

May 10, 2018
Sutapa Basu
Aesthetics, Dance, Multiculturalism, Painting, People, Place, Special Feature, Theatre, Tribute

The Abode of Peace: A Nest Formed in the Universe

Badly in need of funds for his ashram, Tagore sought donations from abroad notably England and was dismayed to encounter the cool British snub. This was a fallout of...