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Operations at the Independent Electoral Commission national results centre in Midrand, South Africa, on June 1. South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) is set to cede its parliamentary majority for the first time.
Africa

South Africa: African National Congress loses majority in historic election, ending 30-year dominance

Frontline News Desk
Members of Arambai Tenggol wave the “Salai Taret” flag as they gather to take oath in front of Ibudhou Pakhangba temple at Kangla Fort in Imphal on September 30, 2023.
Manipur | One Year Later

Arambai Tenggol: How a Meitei ‘sociocultural organisation’ became an armed-to-the-teeth militia

Angshuman Choudhury
A woman's hand drops a pistol and the sound effect and trace of a shot against a modern cityscape on a yellow background. Vintage engraved drawing in comic book style. Vector illustration
Essay

Clues, culprits, and cultural crossovers: Indian detective fiction is entering the mainstream

Detective fiction writers now weave captivating tales that blend mystery, social commentary, and local flavours into page-turning bestsellers.
Tarun K. Saint

Editor's Pick

Fake videos of politicians and celebrities have been circulating online since the beginning of the 2024 Lok Sabha election. However, experts believe that assuming all of them are AI deepfakes may be a red herring.
Spotlight

How ‘cheapfakes’ are pushing misinformation in the Lok Sabha election

AI-driven deepfakes are still rare on Indian social media. Other forms of misleading videos and images are more common.
Reuters
Pokhran-I @ 50

How India’s 1974 ‘peaceful’ nuclear test in Pokhran changed the atomic energy debate

A watershed moment, the explosion not only upset global non-proliferation efforts but also set off a social movement around use of nuclear power.
Itty Abraham,M.V. Ramana
Manipur | One Year Later — Lede

Eyes wide shut: How the state turns away from Manipur’s realities

The government’s demonisation of the Kuki-Zo and support for radical Meitei groups has driven a permanent wedge between the two communities.
Greeshma Kuthar
Dharamvir Gandhi, the Congress candidate in Patiala, with supporters during a roadshow on May 18.
ELECTION 2024

Contrarian Punjab may throw up a surprise again

The border State, where agrarian and drug crises are major issues, has always baffled pollsters by bucking national trends.
Gautam Dheer

Audio Stories

Environment

Kashmir’s famed saffron fields are under siege

Controversy

Inheritance taxes: A key step towards reducing economic inequality

West Asia

Israel’s diversionary attack on Iran has set off a new security crisis in West Asia

Election 2024

India’s employment crisis: Jobless growth, threat of automation, and impact of climate change on productivity

Spotlight

Spotlight

Manipur | One Year Later

Singing in the dark: How artists from Manipur are reacting to the conflict

Despite economic hardships and threats, artists in Manipur are creating works to raise awareness, provide solace, and advocate for peace.
Angana Chakrabarti

Photo Essay

Photo Essay

Art

Art of resistance: Venice Biennale, 2024

At the 60th edition, works on politics, war, sexuality, identity, and anticolonial defiance converge to make a grand statement against oppression.
Shaikh Ayaz

Arts & Culture

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Members of the UNAU tribal women’s forum at a protest against the ethnic violence in Manipur, in New Delhi on May 4.
Manipur | One Year Later — Lede

Eyes wide shut: How the state turns away from Manipur’s realities

The government’s demonisation of the Kuki-Zo and support for radical Meitei groups has driven a permanent wedge between the two communities.
Greeshma Kuthar
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A member of UNAU Tribal Women’s Forum during a protest over the ethnic violence in Manipur, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, on May 4, 2024.
Manipur | One Year Later

Editor’s Note: The deafening silence on Manipur

As PM Modi floods the airwaves with bizarre edicts, the silence around Manipur’s tragedy lays bare the state’s unequal treatment of human suffering.
Vaishna Roy
Manipur | One Year Later

Arambai Tenggol: How a Meitei ‘sociocultural organisation’ became an armed-to-the-teeth militia

Angshuman Choudhury
Manipur | One Year Later

Singing in the dark: How artists from Manipur are reacting to the conflict

Angana Chakrabarti
From the Sidelines

400? 272? 210?

Saba Naqvi
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