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Fears of Omicron led to an urgent all party meeting. A conversation that wasn’t

New vaccine technologies will be developed, and India will be key player in battle against variants

The Kafkaesque instrumentality desensitises commuters and forces them to bow to the state

However much we rejoice that our cricket team is no longer a pushover in the international arena, the stories that we enjoy most are those where we have something to prove

A team of lawyers fought the case pro bono and managed to get the conviction overturned. Now, this Bulandshahr man is trying to rebuild his shattered life

In our 2021 roundup, we bring you 21 memorable firsts, some equally memorable words (including witty Tharoorisms) and our tongue-in-cheek 'honours' list

Turkey President Recep Erdogan says his faith in Islam stops him from raising bank interest rates. His hardline position sent the lira tumbling from one low to another; in the past three months it's lost half its value. But Erdogan hasn't budged: “As a Muslim, I will continue doing what our religion tells us. This is the command”

Joe Biden’s poll numbers keep sliding. Americans, including many of the people who voted for him, are not happy with him. They want him to be something

The pandemic shows no sign of ending soon. And that's just one of the challenges besetting the country. But in a grim year, there have been signs of hope. The GDP is on the path to recovery, people are earning more, digital connectivity has improved and India is on its way to achieving 100% literacy. Here are 15 promising developments that lie in store for the country well within the next decade

Right-wing Hindu activists at a conference took an oath to harm Muslims if necessary to make “a Hindu-only nation,” the most blatant example of rising anti-Muslim sentiment across India. A New York Times report

Should the emergence of Omicron be a reason to delay regular hospital visits? Dr Chandrakant Lahariya , an epidemiologist and public health

Law must prevail in the Amritsar case. Let’s also understand why the sacred provokes so much conflict

Parliamentary committee’s proposed watchdog will fail to uphold the Right to Privacy

With five of India’s biggest designers having sold a big portion of their businesses to conglomerates — Indian retail can finally reverse the trend of the biggest slump it's been grappling with

All that “stuff” in our drawers, closets and corners is a hazard, but there are ways to keep it at bay

In August, 2017, 34 children and 18 adults died due to oxygen shortage in a UP hospital. In this extract from his new memoir, the pediatrician talks about how, despite saving lives, he took the fall for it, leading to two suspensions and two jail terms in four years, followed by a dismissal from service

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