FRONT PAGE India drops 10 ranks in Democracy Index SC refuses to stay citizenship law without hearing the govt. Centre seeks guidelines on execution of convicts NATIONAL Meet Vyom Mitra, first Indian ‘woman’ to ride to space Poll panel successfully tests facial recognition technique Cabinet approves pact with Brazil on legal cooperation President confers Bal Shakti Puraskar on 49 ‘Science doesn’t stop because you have received a big award’ Another extension for OBC sub-categorisation panel OPINION Ending inaction: On Speakers and disqualification Playing with learning: On status of early childhood education The flawed spin to India’s cotton story Think climate change action, act glocal Myanmar’s growing dependence on China Untapped soft power WHO’s unexplained hesitancy
