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‘Delhi riots anti-Muslim, BJP’s Kapil Mishra to blame’ — academics from IITs, JNU, SOAS, UCLA

Over 400 academics in open letter demand judicial inquiry into actions of Delhi Police as well as a ban on organisations such as Bajrang Dal.

Not terrorists, not Congress nor voters, this is who scares PM Narendra Modi the most

PM Modi knows he is invincible, but a small community makes him insecure enough to carry out a branding exercise against them.

Academics & researchers from IITs, DU, JNU urge Indians to vote against ‘those who lynch’

The academics, also from TIFR and Ambedkar University, have written a letter, requesting people to not endorse politics that creates fear.

What sedition headlines don’t tell you about JNU: It’s a leader in science research

The science research at JNU often gets lost in the headlines about its culture of intense campus politics.

US visa restrictions unable to curb China’s rise as a global academic power

China has witnessed a rapid scientific expansion between 2000 and 2016, as its share of global scientific publications has quadrupled. 

TalkPoint: Who should fix poorly reviewed predatory journals– government or academics?

Predatory journals are a phenomenon of dubious research journals that charge authors money to quickly publish their studies and research. Experts weigh in on who should fix these poorly reviewed journals.

Ramachandra Guha’s friends & fans are throwing an elaborate birthday party as he turns 60

The historian’s birthday at the end of April will be commemorated with much fanfare, with a ‘Festschrift’ in the pipeline.

‘T20’ is Modi govt’s new mantra for making Indian education global

The new initiative is set to target 20 countries for Indian institutes to collaborate with, including the US, UK and many European nations.

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Population causes poverty is the devil’s philosophy. It causes prosperity: Sauvik Chakraverti

Crowded cities are rich because there is greater division of labour. The extent of the division of labour depends on the size of the market, wrote Sauvik Chakraverti in 2002.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.