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A Change In Babu Track
Things are changing in railways with more power and freedom to spend at the lower tiers
In Search Of A Lost Home
Having lost their land of origin, saving their language is proving tough for Sindhis in India
Dangerous Double Life
Why a culture, education, upwardly mobile IT hub is becoming a battleground of political ideologies?
Kerala- A Closed Kingdom
Kerala’s tribals aren’t getting vital post-flood aid
Buy Disputes With This Bill
The Centre tries to grab ICADR, the premier body for arbitration. ‘Unconstitutional’, cry luminaries who run it.
Ray's Canvas On Celluloid
Fifty years after Satyajit Ray made the cult classic, its anti-war message remains relevant
Is India Turning Its Reservation Policies Upside Down?
The Maratha reservation verdict stokes fears of the dilution of affirmative action against the caste system
Water Wars - A Gurgle Knows No Borders
Rivers sustain humanity. Common waters must be fairly shared among nations.
Gold: 50 Percent, The Rest To Qualify
Hima’s fabulous run in Europe is but a warmup for tests with the world’s best. And she knows it.
Banned - The Kill Zone In Cyberia
Banning PUBG won’t help. Regulate children’s gaming habits instead.
Bugles Before Round Two
‘Jai Shri Ram’ gets Mamata’s goat; battle is joined with BJP; Bengal’s division into two warring camps continues.
Bandhgala And The Bandolier
The strong political mandate allows for strategic reforms of the nation’s military.
The Next Big Change
Modi 2.0 could kickstart an overhaul of the higher education sector.
The Next Big Idea
A dynamic culture of entrepreneurship and innovation is emerging in Indian universities.
Lingua Fracas
The three-language formula in NEP triggers fear of Hindi down south.
Family Portraits Of The Nation
A shared grief unites kin of CRPF men killed in J&K with those of colleagues who fell in Dantewada nine years ago
Ghosts Who Walk The Gag
A satirical film that dares to hint at Bengal’s political reality is taken off theatres at the behest of ‘authorities’
Who's That Man ?
Indira Gandhi had R.K. Dhawan. Rajiv had his elite cabal. But the ‘backroom boys’ of the 21st century are an evolving species.
An Applecart Turner
In Shah Faesal, the NC sees a beessaalbaad reflection
BJP has emerged As The Nucleus Of Indian Polity
BJP national general secretary Bhupender Yadav, a Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan, is considered one of the architects of the party’s dominant performance in the Lok Sabha elections.
Congress Law Of Intertia
A Gandhi never quits? But Rahul Gandhi as party president has not proved to be the galvaniser that Sonia was.
By Polls To Their Rescue
Focus on assembly bypolls instead of Lok Sabha polls paid off for the AIADMK.
In Search Of The God Of Rain
TN temple trusts angry over government prayer fiat.
Muddy Water Eddy
Lok Sabha rout strains the seams of Congress-JD(S) stitch-up.
Hindu, Hinduer, Hinduest
Congress president Rahul Gandhi chose the 14th-century temple of Brahma in Pushkar, Ajmer, in poll-bound Rajasthan, to furnish his Brahminical credentials—a Kaul Kashmiri Brahmin of Dattatreya gotra.
Killer Instinct Doesn't Mean You Show Emotions
Counted amongst the ‘fabulous five’ of Indian batting along with Tendulkar, Dravid, Ganguly and Sehwag, V.V.S. Laxman, when in full flow, mesmerised fans with his wristy play and silken, effortless touch. Australia, in particular, bore the brunt of his prowess as he piled up 2,434 runs in 29 Tests against them, with six centuries.
Odisha Sets A New Benchmark With Hockey World Cup
woos tourists with other festivities as well!
Beyond Research
Educational institutions must promote community-building, problem-solving and entrepreneurship
Oxomiya, The Poet
Poetry has become the medium of protest for Assam’s Miya community
A Flood Of Dry Taps!
It’s official: the worst water crisis in our national history is upon us now. But we also see signs of a fight to save us from a dry future.