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Why Paresh Barua joining peace talks may not bring the end of insurgency in Northeast

Samir K Purkayastha
22 Jun 2021 7:00 AM IST

Paresh Barua, the militant leader, who was a first-class soccer goalkeeper before taking up arms forming the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) in 1979, is known for being acrobatic with his...

Why Paresh Barua joining peace talks may not bring the end of insurgency in Northeast
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How Bengaluru techies are saving Kannada literature
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How Bengaluru techies are saving Kannada literature

21 Jun 2021 7:17 AM IST
Why the road to adoption in India is so long and winding
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Why the road to adoption in India is so long and winding

18 Jun 2021 7:00 AM IST
How Covid-19 is keeping patients sleepless and anxious
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How Covid-19 is keeping patients sleepless and anxious

17 Jun 2021 7:00 AM IST
COVID-19 has hit India’s children hard, and from all sides

COVID-19 has hit India’s children hard, and from all sides

16 Jun 2021 7:00 AM IST
How COVID changed the way we live and look at life

How COVID changed the way we live and look at life

15 Jun 2021 7:00 AM IST
This is how NASA is bringing back a bit of Mars to Earth

This is how NASA is bringing back a bit of Mars to Earth

14 Jun 2021 7:00 AM IST
What it takes to revive a folk ballad dominated by men. This Kashmiri woman has the answer

What it takes to revive a folk ballad dominated by men. This Kashmiri woman has the answer

11 Jun 2021 7:00 AM IST
Jaffna library: 40 years on, memories of a violent past burn bright

Jaffna library: 40 years on, memories of a violent past burn bright

10 Jun 2021 7:00 AM IST
Grounded: Whats luring Punjab, Haryana sportsmen to the world of crime

Grounded: What's luring Punjab, Haryana sportsmen to the world of crime

9 Jun 2021 8:45 AM IST
Why it will take regional parties more than a united front to oust BJP

Why it will take regional parties more than a united front to oust BJP

8 Jun 2021 11:59 AM IST
How Ladakhi royal musicians got sucked into the vortex of caste system

How Ladakhi royal musicians got sucked into the vortex of caste system

7 Jun 2021 7:00 AM IST
The road to return of the cheetah is strewn with landmines

The road to return of the cheetah is strewn with landmines

4 Jun 2021 7:00 AM IST
How do egg cells grow? This experiment cracked the code

How do egg cells grow? This experiment cracked the code

3 Jun 2021 7:00 AM IST
Farmers vs Haryana govt: The bitter harvest

Farmers vs Haryana govt: The bitter harvest

2 Jun 2021 7:00 AM IST
Bengal: How Lefts failure to evolve negates the strong presence of cadres on the ground

Bengal: How Left's failure to evolve negates the strong presence of cadres on the ground

1 Jun 2021 7:00 AM IST
Why Modi’s positivity drive fails to cheer up people

Why Modi’s positivity drive fails to cheer up people

Kapil Kajal
31 May 2021 7:00 AM IST

Not too long ago, when Delhi-NCR was caught in the throes of a ferocious second wave of coronavirus exacerbated by shortage of hospital beds and...

Old age homes in Kerala struggle as Covid disrupts the normal

Old age homes in Kerala struggle as Covid disrupts the normal

28 May 2021 7:00 AM IST
Alan Turing, an enigma on a banknote and the Madras connection

Alan Turing, an enigma on a banknote and the Madras connection

27 May 2021 7:00 AM IST
Troubled waters: Rampant illegal sand-mining creates death traps in Krishna river

Troubled waters: Rampant illegal sand-mining creates death traps in Krishna river

26 May 2021 7:00 AM IST
Covid-19: Why its so difficult to make antiviral drugs

Covid-19: Why it's so difficult to make antiviral drugs

25 May 2021 7:00 AM IST
How the tyranny of digital access is playing out for vaccine seekers

How the tyranny of digital access is playing out for vaccine seekers

24 May 2021 7:57 AM IST
Why the sweet smell of success eludes Ladakhi apricot growers

Why the sweet smell of success eludes Ladakhi apricot growers

22 May 2021 7:31 AM IST
College daze: Lessons from a raging pandemic

College daze: Lessons from a raging pandemic

21 May 2021 8:16 AM IST
Out-of-income middle class scraping the barrel to pay Covid bills

Out-of-income middle class scraping the barrel to pay Covid bills

19 May 2021 7:35 AM IST
The monk who sold lies and got away with it — but for how long?

The monk who sold lies and got away with it — but for how long?

18 May 2021 7:00 AM IST
How a failed govt left rural India at the mercy of havans and jholachap doctors

How a failed govt left rural India at the mercy of 'havans' and 'jholachap doctors'

17 May 2021 7:00 AM IST
Machine-made spin to Assamese gamusa wiping out traditional values

Machine-made spin to Assamese gamusa wiping out traditional values

14 May 2021 7:00 AM IST
Will learning English help sexual minorities crack the job market?

Will learning English help sexual minorities crack the job market?

12 May 2021 7:00 AM IST
What drives China to build its own space station

What drives China to build its own space station

11 May 2021 7:00 AM IST
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