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Migrant worker crisis: Why trade unions are missing in India’s informal sector
LabourIf the workers were organised into trade unions, union leaders could have met them, provided food and ensured future employment, and they would have stayed back.Sudha MenonImage for...
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Why TN journalists are fighting the right-wing attack on Tamil TV media
OpinionIn the past few days, a seemingly well-coordinated attack on popular news anchors has shaken Tamil media, but the response to it has been equally combative. Ramanathan S.In May 2019, as Prime...
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Row over Andhra poll chief: In Guv’s letter, Jagan govt could find an escape...
ControversyWith a High Court judgement hardly helping, State Election Commissioner Ramesh Kumar keeps running from pillar to post for relief.Gali NagarajaIn Andhra Pradesh, a game of hide-and-seek is...
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Why proposed ban on 27 pesticides must happen without further delay
Pesticide banWhile a draft ban order has been published, activists fear the government may constitute one more expert committee to evaluate the decision of two earlier committees.Sridhar...
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10 reasons we oppose the draft EIA 2020, writes a TN environmental group
OpinionThe report by the TSR Subramanian Committee, which was rejected by a Parliamentary Standing Committee in 2015, has resurfaced in a new avatar as the draft EIA 2020, writes M Vetri Selvan of...
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Accessible and affordable public transport a must for India’s economic recovery
Right to mobilityThe right to mobility has implications for a person’s ability to access mobility services for basic necessities such as education, health and employment.Dr Narasimha Reddy DonthiImage...
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Future of AP at stake over capitals, Jagan must swallow his ego: Nara Lokesh...
Opinion“The Constitution, the Legislature, and the people’s mandate are being abused for the sake of political vendetta,” the senior TDP leader and son of Chandrababu Naidu, writes.Nara LokeshA few...
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Coronil row: India needs better enforcement of laws against misleading ads on...
OpinionPatanjali's dramatic claim on COVID-19 brings back into focus the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954.Sudharsan SureshThe most misunderstood and subverted piece of...
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Blog: The Congress needs more than one captain now
BlogThe Congress party needs to build coalitions while managing their internal troubles. Meenu Maria JosephTVS SasidharThe Indian National Congress (INC) is back in the news for another episode of...
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Vasanthakumar – the man who delivered middle class dreams, in instalments
ProfileThe founder of Vasanth and Co started with a Rs 8,000 loan and a Rs 22 donation to build a Rs 10 billion retail empire. Rangaraj RIn the early seventies, when Congress leader Kumari Ananthan was...
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Opinion: AP govt’s skewed ad spending reveals patronisation of some media...
Opinion Between May 2019 and May 2020, the Andhra government spent over Rs 100 crore on print advertisements in Telugu dailies, with 52% of its allocation on Sakshi, reveals RTI documents. Naga Sravan...
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Opinion: Why states must join TN in seeking to abolish NEET
Opinion NEET has achieved nothing but undermined the rights of the states to decide on their fates of their children, writes Krishna Kala Baskaran, a former teacher. Krishna Kala BaskaranImage for...
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Opinion: The Draft Code on Wages Rules, 2020 is far from reality
Opinion In its rush to relax the labour laws, the Centre has not taken into consideration the vast informal sector or the female labour force in the Draft Code on Wages Rules. Ileena RoyRanjana DasThe...
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Revitalisation of the Congress: What direction can the party take?
BlogCongress is a movement. It is unlike other electoral parties that are driven by political Hindutva, political Islam or Communism.Athul PPTIMany are speculating on ‘the right leader’ who can become...
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Illegal HT Bt cotton seed trade: With no regulation, farmers continue to be...
AgricultureDue to the absolute inaction by regulators, farmers are being pushed into buying these seeds at a high cost, without any authentic certification process.Dr Narasimha Reddy DonthiAnswering a...
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Decoding the current status of Draft EIA 2020
EnvironmentThe draft, which was published when the nation was reeling under a pandemic, has been legally challenged by multiple petitions in various courts.Jacqueline JacksonKarthik GunasekarKolam...
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Stop using the K-slur: A 15-year-old Tamil living in Singapore writes
OpinionThe term is commonly used to degrade Indians in countries like Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.KyaImage for representationThe word “keling” or “kling” is a term that is widely used in...
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Opinion: How caste and gender are intertwined in violence against Dalit women
Opinion The rise in atrocities on Dalits reflects the failure of the state in the discharge of its constitutional responsibility, write professors Gummadi Sridevi and Amalendu Jyotishi.Amalendu...
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Opinion: Tanishq did no wrong with its ad, sad it’s succumbed to online trolling
Opinion Tanishq withdrew its ad after facing vicious abuse and boycott calls. Karthik SrinivasanScreenshot Tanishq adHave you seen the new Tanishq Ekatvam ad film titled ‘Confluence’? No? You cannot,...
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Opinion: How India's new Farm Acts encroach upon states rights
OpinionThe legislations are not in conformity with the provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 and this adversely hurts the interests of tribal people.Palla Trinadha...
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