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Cash and Carry Operations
On July 27, West Bengal police intercepted a Toyota SUV carrying three MLAs from Jharkhand and recovered Rs 49.37 lakh in cash from the vehicle at Howrah. Congress MLAS Irfan Ansari, Rajesh Kachchap and Naman Bixal Kongari were subsequently arrested as they couldn't come up with a plausible explanation for why they were carrying so much money.
SLUICE-GATES OF SORROW
As the Southwest monsoon lashed through most of July, flash floods caused by the waters of the Godavari river hit the temple town of Bhadrachalam and surrounding areas in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. It reignited an old row about water management between the states.
Tempers Above Danger Mark
Three murders, that too in quick succession. That was enough to shake up Dakshina Kannada, the already communally tense region in southern Karnataka. But the effect the events had on the state's ruling BJP was even more striking.
WHO OWNS THE SENA?
Having come up short in the demanding sport of realpolitik, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray has now moved to the realm of law. He is banking on the Supreme Court to find a lifeline, with the big prize at stake being ownership of the Shiv Sena brand and its Bow and Arrow symbol.
SUPERSIZED SECRETARIAT
DRIVEN BY CHIEF MINISTER K.CHANDRASHEKAR RAO HIMSELF, WORK ON THE NEW STATE SECRETARIAT IS BEING FINISHED AT A FEVERISH PACE. A MAMMOTH UNDERTAKING, IT'S A FUSION OF THE CM'S VISION OF TRADITION AND MODERNITY
THE AGEING SHARKS
THE INDIAN NAVY'S VINTAGE SUBMARINE FLEET WILL BE AT A DISADVANTAGE AGAINST EVEN PAKISTAN IN A DECADE. THE GOVERNMENT MUST RETHINK ITS UNDERWATER STRATEGY
ANATOMY OF A MONEY HEIST
Zoom in on Bengal's teacher recruitment scam, and what you see is a far-flung web of bribery and deceit woven by a band of corrupt officials and their eager clients
"WE AIM TO ROLL OUT 5G BY OCTOBER"
A day after the week-long 5G spectrum auctions concluded on August 1, ASHWINI VAISHNAW, the Union minister of communications who is also in charge of railways, electronics and information technology, spoke exclusively to Group Editorial Director RAJ CHENGAPPA on a range of issues concerning the outcome. Excerpts from the interview:
Monkey On The Back
Taking note of the over 16,000 monkeypox cases in 75 countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) on July 23 declared the disease a public health emergency of international concern.
Ayan Mukerji And His Grand Scheme Of Things
With Brahmastra, director Ayan Mukerji says he has melded love, myths and VFX to give India a kind of cinema it hasn’t seen before
Disha Patani An Action Star In The Making
Given the stunts Disha Patani performs, it’s obvious she is an action star in the making, but releasing theatrically on July 29, Ek Villain Returns has ensured the actor brings oomph to the table instead
Why Droupadi Murmu's Appointment As A President Is A Watershed Moment For India!
Droupadi Murmu’s journey from Rairangpur to Raisina Hill is a giant leap for India’s neglected and exploited communities and a watershed moment in the history of India
Full Stream Ahead
We only ever knew Imtiaz Ali for his love stories, but OTT platforms are showing the filmmaker in a new light
FOREST FLAVOURS
Red ant chutney, you said? You need to consume more than cliches...indigenous foods are a full-bodied celebration of terroir, linking taste to a sense of place and identity
SMELTED IDENTITIES
What does ‘tribal’ mean? At best it’s an ensemble of archetypes, each one more problematic than the other
THE NATIVE DRUM BEATS
Men and women whose success has done their indigenous communities proud
PARTHA'S FALSE NOTES
The controversy over teachers' recruitment in West Bengal has a material basis now: gold and cash. With TMC heavyweight Partha Chatterjee in custody, the party has to survive the scandal
NOT AN EASY RIDE
KARNATAKA CHIEF MINISTER BASAVARAJ BOMMAI, WHO COMPLETED ONE YEAR IN OFFICE THIS WEEK, FACES THE ONEROUS TASK OF ENSURING THE BJP'S VICTORY IN THE UPCOMING STATE ASSEMBLY ELECTION
Rooted to the Sound
Melding folk music with modern influences, the Tetseo Sisters have taken their Naga roots to an international audience
Live-In Relationships - Getting A New Life
Recent judgments in the courts seek to protect the rights of children of unmarried parents and chip away at the social prejudices against live-in relationships
How To Kick The Butt!
New research and cessation techniques as well as a committed cessation cadre promise to help wean smokers off the habit more permanently, and in the bargain reduce the burden of tobacco-related disease in the country
Yogi's Highways Of Progress
The quick spread of a network of expressways through Uttar Pradesh shows the importance these bringers of development have for the BJP state government
Hanky Panky in the Garden City
Though there is a murder at the heart of Harini Nagendra's book, its true subject is Old Bangalore
Hill to Die on
Meeti Shroff-Shah’s ‘Temple Hill Mystery’ has a lot to offer but novelty, sadly, is missing from the menu
The Rupee - Big Fall ...And Its Fallout
IN cricket, what separates 99 from 100 is just one run. But it is the century that gets the batsman applause and a place in the record books.
HALF A SKY FALLING
A World Economic Forum survey on gender gaps confirms the NFHS findings. India has miserably failed one half of its people: the women
IN FOR THE KILL
THE TRUE-CRIME SHOW MIGHT BE AN AMERICAN IMPORT BUT INDIAN FILMMAKERS ARE MAKING IT THEIR OWN
BENGAL'S NREGA JAM
Trouble is brewing between the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal and the NDA-ruled Centre over the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme (NREGA).
TWO FACES TO PICK FROM
It's a fuss over a very public birthday bash. Starting this week, Congress leaders in Karnataka are planning to hold celebratory events in various cities in the state as a run-up to a grand public rally in August.
THE BIG DODGE
There was nothing unusual in Jitendra Kumar's annual asset declaration.