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QUESTION OF ANSWERS

With nearly four decades in quizzing, Siddhartha Basu, the 'father of Indian TV quizzing', is back with Quizzer of the Year on SonyLIV

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FOR THE LOVE OF BIRDS

Aasheesh Pittie has penned an ode to birdwatching peppered with wit and wisdom

Dog Days

MEENAKSHI REDDY MADHAVAN'S SOFT ANIMAL IS ABOUT LOVE OR THE LACK OF IT-IN THE TIME OF COVID

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NO PLACE CALLED HOME

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BELONG TO A NATION IN EXILE? A COLLECTION OF TIBETAN ESSAYS EDITED BY TENZIN DICKIE TRIES TO ADDRESS THE QUESTION

The Maze Runner

Krishnagopal Mallick's Bengali queer writing finds a new lease of life in translation

COURTESAN TALES

Two recent books focus on the life histories of courtesan performers

Laughter Therapy

Standup comedian Aravind SA is on tour with his third special, We Need to Talk

MAN OF MANY PARTS

Bengali cinema superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee seeks a national audience for his craft-but at his pace and on his terms

Concrete Vs Jungle

The Supreme Court's recent overturning of its ruling on Ecologically Sensitive Zones around protected areas may have left some locals relieved but could open the doors to new threats from unbridled construction

MANN ON THE WARPATH

THE PUNJAB CM POSITIONS HIMSELF AS AN AGGRESSIVE LEADER BY PUSHING THROUGH THREE CONTENTIOUS BILLS. BUT HAS HE BITTEN OFF MORE THAN HE CAN CHEW?

MAHA SCHISM

The Shinde-Fadnavis personal rivalry continues to test the ruling alliance, even as their respective parties battle for control of the political turf in Maharashtra

MILES TO GO

An ambitious national alliance-building exercise to challenge PM Modi and the BJP in 2024 takes baby steps. But many contradictions still need ironing out

IN A WILFUL MUDDLE

The central bank's latest circular on wilful defaulters creates more confusion than clarity, forcing many to ask if it was offering a window of escape to the likes of Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi

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MAOISTS IN A CASH-22

The RBI's withdrawal of Rs 2,000 notes is taking a toll on extremists' finances

GEHLOT'S GIFT ECONOMY

Gehlot points to Rajasthan's \"extraordinary\" growth rate as proof of his schemes having an impact

SCHOOLS FOR THE NEEDY

THE AIM IS TO GIVE MERITORIOUS DESTITUTE KIDS A SECURE ZONE OF LEARNING

BACK TO THE GRASSROOTS

DIGVIJAYA SINGH'S 'MISSION 66' FOCUSES ON SEATS THAT HAVE LONG ELUDED THE CONGRESS IN MP

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GRAINS OF DISCORD

WITH THE CENTRE STYMYING ITS FREE RICE PLAN, THE CONGRESS GOVT IS GIVING CASH IN LIEU

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All Downhill After Senthil

The June 14 arrest of former Tamil Nadu electricity and prohibition and excise minister Senthil Balaji by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money-laundering and cash-for-jobs case poses fresh challenges to the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) ahead of the 2024 parliamentary polls. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, who has volubly deplored Balaji's arrest, terming it \"vindictive politics\" by the BJP-ruled Centre, withdrew the general consent for CBI probes in Tamil Nadu the same day.

Shrinking the Minority Vote

On June 20, the day the Election Commission of India (ECI) published a draft proposal for the delimitation of assembly and parliamentary constituencies in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took to Twitter to express his \"sadness\" as Jalukbarihis constituency since 2001-had been redrawn with two core areas merged with other constituencies and new areas added elsewhere.

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