Turn the tables
Sir — In the middle ages, the court jester would not only have to entertain the king but also speak truth to power. But times have changed since then — a comedian is rarel...
The death of Naveen Shekharappa Gyanagaudar, 22, who was killed in Russian shelling in Kharkiv on March 1, has renewed the campaign against the national entrance test, against which neighbouring Tamil...
Toxic links
Sir — There is no ignoring sexist cuss words in our day-to-day lives. There have been attempts at reclaiming swear words — terms such as ‘gay’ and ‘ginger&rs...
Good riddance
Sir — Men have had enough and they are going on a strike — a marriage strike. This curious trend emerged in response to the Delhi High Court’s hearing on marital rape....
An examination with equal opportunities for all is not enough to erase inequalities. The recent Supreme Court judgment upholding reservation for other backward classes in the all-India quota for the N...
Inspiration on wheels
Sir — Women in the 21st century are still told that they cannot have both a career and a family. But women politicians in New Zealand are disproving such statements by sho...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the National Testing Agency (NTA) to “rectify within one week” the injustice caused to a student with a learning disability that impedes writing whose...
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre searching questions about the criteria it had adopted to fix the ceiling of Rs 8 lakh on annual family income for eligibility under the quota for economi...
DMK leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi met Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik here on Wednesday to hand over a letter of Tamil Nadu chief minister M.K. Stalin on the National Eligibility-cum-Entranc...
The Centre on Wednesday assured the Supreme Court that the amended syllabus pattern for the NEET Super Speciality Examination 2021 would be implemented from next year to mitigate the hardship for doct...