Opinion
Judicial drift in the Special Intensive Revision hearings
In the first week of February 2026, in an unprecedented event, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, appeared…
Letters to The Editor — February 12, 2026
Parliamentary proceedings The episode around the pandemonium in Parliament arising from the Speaker of the Lok Sabha not allowing the…
Corrections and Clarifications — February 12, 2026
In a report, “Opposition MPs submit notice seeking removal of LS Speaker” (Inside pages, February 11), a sentence was: “Under…
A battle over the title of ‘Jatipita’
At the centre of a recent political controversy in Telangana is a symbolic but emotionally charged question: who deserves to…
The Constitution enters the sanctum
Two recent judgments of the Madras High Court — one concerning the Thiruparankundram Deepathoon and the other relating to the…
Letters to the Editor — February 11, 2026
Turmoil in Parliament It is concerning that the Lower House of Parliament remains in turmoil after the Leader of the…
Corrections and Clarifications — February 11, 2026
The name of the dairy products manufacturer in Erode, Tamil Nadu, is Milky Mist (Dairy Food Limited), and not Misty…
Takaichi’s triumph: On Japan’s snap election results
Sanae Takaichi’s landslide victory in Japan’s February 8 snap election marks one of the most striking political comebacks in its…
New beginnings: On the end of START as opportunity
On February 5, 2026, the ‘New’ Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) expired. A symbol of an older era in global…
Fighter push — integrating HAL’s experience with private enterprise
An air force requires three verticals to operate in synchrony for its operational punch — a weapons inventory more potent…