The National Achievement Survey, conducted in November last year, found that the national average of scores in all subjects evaluated fell from the last iteration of the survey in …
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In America, There Is Mass Death, Then There Is Nothing
It doesn’t matter how many people are slaughtered. It doesn’t even matter if they’re children, as they were in Texas yesterday. In America, the response to gun violence is …
Review: Diary Writing as Wound and Therapy – Navigating Solitude Through the First Lockdown
Even as it encapsulates the disarray of a deeply distressing time, the spirit of Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee’s 'The Town Slowly Empties' is ultimately uplifting.
How Mass Shooters Pervert a Universal Desire To Make a Difference in the World
There is a mental and psychological dimension to what leads people to commit mass killings. But it is not mental illness or pathology.
Discrimination Against LGBTQIA+ Persons Has Economic Cost, Says ILO Report
Such discrimination results in lost labour time, lost productivity, underinvestment in human capital and the inefficient allocation of human resources.
Phallic Country, a Dystopian Nation
'Under the rubble of a whole nation, we have only phalluses...'
Teenage Shooter Kills 19 Children, 2 Adults in Texas School; Suspect Killed By Police
"As a nation, we have to ask, when in god's name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby?" US President Joe Biden asked.
Amid ‘Saffronisation’ Claims, Karnataka Govt Doubles Down on Textbook Syllabus Changes
Political parties, writers' and women's bodies, and NGOs have decided to stage a state-level protest against the changes.
The Bulldozer Is Reshaping Our Cities and Our Imaginations
Recent punitive demolition drives by administrations following orders without official procedure reflect a willingness to dispossess anyone the state labels as ‘anti-social elements’.
AMU Litfest Cancelled on Third Day, Authorities Claim Law and Order Concerns
Organisers claim that university authorities had been uncomfortable with the topics being discussed and speakers invited.