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Belief and Beyond
THE ETERNAL RELIGION, KARAN SINGH'S SEMINAL BOOK ON HINDUISM, DISTILS DECADES OF SCHOLARSHIP AND WISDOM
FOREVER FIGHTER
Hrithik Roshan is focusing on a slew of new projects after Fighter
MAKING A STATEMENT
This home is Kolkata is a lesson in how colour and character can be brought in through art, craft and furniture
DOCUMENTING LOVE
Karan Johar's Love Storiyaan on Prime Video documents real-life couples who overcame the odds to be together
An Equal Music
A new OTT series-Equals on JioCinema-puts the spotlight on folk artists from across India
FRAMING YOUR INTERIORS
Double hung or glass block, casement or awning, we explore trending types of windows for your home
THE EQUITY QUEST
THE INDIA TODAY WOMAN SUMMIT CELEBRATED SHEROES ACROSS DIVERSE FIELDS, WHO CHAMPION GENDER EQUITY AND EMPOWERMENT
Chord Progression
Two veteran Indian rock acts-Uday Benegal and returned with new singles Parikrama-have ans of Indus Creed frontman and vocalist Uday Benegal can thank British singer/songwriter and podcaster Jack Stafford for the former's debut solo single 'Hollow Bones'.
EXPERIMENTS WITH ART
Kolkata's Experimenter Art Gallery showcases two artists working at the cutting edge of art
An Unfailing Striving for Perfection
A. Ramachandran blazed a solitary trail while contributing immensely to the realm of art
Builders OF THE FAITH
A powerful Swaminarayan sect is erecting some of the biggest and grandest Hindu edifices across cities in the world, the latest being the temple in Abu Dhabi. The inside story of how they are doing it
A CROWN OF THORNS
SHEHBAZ SHARIF IS SET TO TAKE OVER AS PAKISTAN PM AGAIN AFTER A FRACTURED VERDICT. HE NOW HAS TO TACKLE A COLLAPSING ECONOMY, HIGH INFLATION, UNRULY IMRAN SUPPORTERS AND A DOMINEERING ARMY
THE ZEBRA CROSSING
On Feb. 8, hours before finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled a white paper in Parliament on the \"governance, economic and fiscal crises\" during the UPA regime and steps taken to turn around the economy, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge released a black paper to highlight the failures of the NDA government, terming the past 10 years as an \"era of injustice\". With plenty cherry-picking in both documents, here's a lowdown on some of the claims:
A DIPLOMATIC COUP
It is a ghar wapsi New Delhi had been working on with bated breath for months-ever since news got out that eight former Indian Navy men were facing a dire fate in Qatar.
SHIFTING SANDS
During the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly poll campaign, a statement of Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary had gone viral. “Chavanni nahin hoon jo palat jaoonga (I am not a 25 paise coin to flip sides)”, he had said, scotching speculation that he was joining the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
Message from Sandeshkhali
A leafy hamlet some 75 km from Kolkata and generously speckled with fish ponds, Sandeshkhali has been on the boil since February 8. Roiled by allegations of ghastly, systematic crimes against women, it has emerged as the latest flashpoint in the state, with the opposition BJP-from its state unit to the party high-command-tearing into the Trinamool Congress (TMC).
CHAVAN WEARS LOTUS ON HIS SLEEVE
In an election season marked by the dissolution of alliances and politicians crossing party lines, former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan is the latest to depart from the Congress ranks.
Heading For A Hat-Trick
His personal popularity still high, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP are set to return for a third consecutive term with a clear majority, though unemployment continues to remain a concern
MEMORABLE SHOW
Nick Jonas's first-ever performance in India, at Lollapalooza, was a hit-if the chants of 'Jiju' were anything to go by!
Mofussil Men
Gorakhpur and the eccentric characters of small-town India come alive in Omair Ahmad's Tall Tales by a Small Dog
FAMILY DRAMAS
CYRUS MISTRY'S PLAYS IN DOONGAJI HOUSE PIVOT ON PLOT-DRIVEN CRISES AND REVELATIONS
SHE'S GOT THE BLUES
There's an all-female line-up at the Mahindra Blues Festival this year
Home-made Treats
The Goa Open Arts Festival is for and by the local community
EPIC ROCK
Lillete Dubey's Jaya! The Victory! is a rock musical based on the Mahabharata
THE STRENGTH OF SHAKTI
Music is all about collaboration, say Zakir Hussain and the band members of Shakti, after the Grammy win
SINGING ROYALS
Arijit Singh emerges the undisputed badshah of male playback singing; Shreya Ghoshal retains melody queen status among women artists
ALL HAIL KING KHAN
Riding on a stupendous year, the Badshah of Bollywood emerged on top after 12 years. Deepika remains the nation's leading lady
OLDEN GOLDIES
Neeraj Chopra and P.V. Sindhu remain the country's most favourite sportspersons. In cricket, Kohli's World Cup heroics catapult him to No. 1, while Smriti Mandhana holds on to her place among women
WINDS OF CHANGE
Be it 'one nation, one poll' or reservation for women in legislatures, new political initiatives are finding wider acceptance even as social mores change, albeit slowly
A FIRM PRESENCE
Most MOTN respondents approve of the Modi government's overall foreign policy and are satisfied with its handling of the diplomatic row with Canada and the boycott of the Maldives as a tourist destination