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In Saffron Stacks, Stocks & Stakes
The run-up to 2019 was peppered with much discontent, many agitations. Come D-Day, the voter’s message is all’s well with the BJP and its governance
Last Action Heroes?
A generation gets left behind. You may not see most of these veteran leaders fight another election.
Modimatic
The Narendra Modi and Amit Shah arithmetic proved the Opposition calculus on widespread anti-BJP discontent wrong, and how!
Sarkar's Checkmate
THE mandate was swift and decisive.
Can't Find My Way Home
Two years after its implementation, has RERA lived up to its promise of reforming the real estate industry?
Face Of Radicalism
Musa was the ‘last’ of ISISinspired militants in Kashmir.
A Sect Split At The Top
A succession battle is on for Dawoodi Bohra leadership.
A Unique Partnership Of Narendra Modi And Amit Shah
Theirs is a unique partnership that successfully ground down the anti-BJP narratives around demonetisation, farm distress and job flight, getting people across sections to vote for Modi. And Amit Shah’s realpolitik may now enable the PM to build an inclusive image.
The Blocks That Built Modi 2.0
The Modi-Shah orchestra was backed by a battle-ready party system, clinical electoral strategy. It rendered the Opposition out of tune.
Bling Baba's Offline Army
With Gurmeet Singh in jail, Dera Sacha Sauda followers unsure of which party to support.
The Bhakt's Overseas Call
In election season, hundreds of NRIs descend on India to push for Modi’s second term.
Walking Into The Light
Kamalahaasan sails singly into the Lok Sabha scrum. Actor politicians are a fading lot in TN.
Cradle Rocks The Hand
By waving the promise of NYAY, the minimum income scheme for the poor, at the electorate, the Congress tries to take the wind out of the BJP’s sails—swollen so recently with muscular nationalism in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack and the following air strikes into Pakistan. Outlook does a ground check in politically crucial states to see how the Congress—faltering in forging alliances, flogging the old chestnut of Rafale and faced with the negligible impact of super-weapon Priyanka Gandhi Vadra—has navigated the pre-poll scrimmage.
Bankrolled Carrier
SBI’s takeover of Jet’s operations is unprecedented in India. But will it give wings to the ailing airlines?
Clean Sheets And Flowers For Barrels
The world over, outliers are capturing political power, breaching bastions with populist siege techniques
El Nino, A Western Bugaboo
Two international agencies predict ‘dry’ monsoon; state agencies say too early to call
Stalin 2.0 Settles In
A sense of security as party leader slid in gradually, after Karunanidhi. Meet the transformed Stalin.
Raga Wayanad
RAHUL Gandhi’s decision to contest from Kerala’s Wayanad has opened up a whole thick rainforest of debates.
Everybody Loves R.A.W. Material
A past rarity in Bollywood, the spy thriller has arrived in times of hyper-nationalism
They Haven't Sold Their Soul
The Taaras coalition is changing women’s lives by giving voice to the most marginalised
Bait In Black And White
Up for grabs is another offer for cash hoarders to change the colour of their money.
Dravidian Century: A Paradox
Why did the greatest movement of the south fail to redeem its emancipatory promise?
Ravichandran Ashwin, World's No 1 Bowler!
Ashwin’s grit, variations, upgradation of skills and meticulous marking of batsmen have made him the world’s No 1 bowler.
If Not A Kiss, A Bear Hug
As the Russia bogey grips America, Trump slams the latest charges and names a close Putin friend his top diplomat.
Heart Attack! The Cardiac Crooks
The stent is a life-saver, that is all a patient knows. But, for the doctor, what often hangs in balance is a huge cut, bribes and vacation abroad.
Sasikala, A Jayalalitha or A Janaki Redux?
Sasikala, a Jayalalitha or a Janaki redux? That’s a million-dollar question for the post-Amma party.
Hibernating Idealism
The sly interplay between idealism and ideology keep excess at bay. In these times of total politics' in India-Characterised by a jam-spread of hatred that leaves isolated, targeted individuals meekly facing a garagntuan State-that healthy mutual vigil has been summarily suspended.
On Parallel, Shining Paths
Gandhiji’s vision of India—a moral, secular version of village life and economy—was the opposite of Nehru's ideals of socialism, democracy and science. Both made compromises in their stands.
Empowering And Employing Rural Jharkhand
Empowering And Employing Rural Jharkhand
Murder In A Houseboat
Did the Dutchman kill the Britisher? Four years later, we still don’t know for sure.