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CM PATEL'S DIGITAL RAP

The Gujarat chief minister's office is getting a more digital arsenal to improve governance

PRAGMATIC POLITICS

On the face of it, it was an impressive show of Opposition unity in the run-up to the general election next year: 19 senior leaders from 17 non-Congress Opposition parties attended the swearing-in ceremony of Karnataka's new chief minister Siddaramaiah, deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar and other Congress ministers in Bengaluru on May 20

A VOTE DIVIDED

The results of the recently held local body elections held a key lesson for the Opposition in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh

It's Brand Yogi In UP

The results of the local body elections in Uttar Pradesh prove yet again that the Yogi factor remains strong in the state.

The Burden Of Victory

New CM Siddaramaiah will not have it easy with his main rival in the co-driver's seat. Then there's the huge task of executing the party's '5 guarantees'

The Return Of Handwriting

Recent studies by experts attest to the therapeutic effects of writing by hand—it helps people improve their mental health and also connect more deeply with others

READYING FOR FUTURE BATTLES

THE CONGRESS HOPES TO DO A KARNATAKA IN RAJASTHAN, MADHYA PRADESH AND CHHATTISGARH, STATES THAT ARE SCHEDULED TO GO TO THE POLLS LATER THIS YEAR. CAN THE PARTY REPEAT ITS MAGIC?

KARNATAKA THE CONGQUEST

THE INSIDE STORY OF HOW THE STATE WAS WON AND THE LESSONS THE GRAND OLD PARTY CAN LEARN FROM THIS SUCCESS

DEATH ON THE CAMPUS

AN ALARMING RISE IN SUICIDES BY IIT STUDENTS FORCES INTROSPECTION ON THE PRESSURES OF HIGHER EDUCATION

NOW LETHAL SEA DRONES

UNMANNED SURFACE AND UNDERWATER VESSELS ARE SET TO TRANSFORM NAVAL OPERATIONS AND WARFARE. AS THE INDIAN NAVY PREPARES TO ACQUIRE A FLEET, DOMESTIC MANUFACTURERS ARE PITCHING IN

STALIN'S HINDU PUSH

THE DMK GOVERNMENT IS SPRUCING UP THE STATE’S SHRINES AND THEIR MANAGEMENT—AND SUBTLY CHANGING ITS OWN IMAGE IN THE PROCESS

BRACING FOR TOUGH TIMES

The Shinde-Fadnavis government lives another day, but the CM is yet to come out of the BJP’s shadow, check internal dissidence, and neutralise sympathy for the Sena’s Thackeray faction

AN EXCEPTIONAL LIFE

A PART APART The Life and Thought of  B.R. Ambedkar by Ashok Gopal NAVAYANA

Trial by CRICKET

Cricketer Faf du Plessis recalls key moments in his career as his no-holds-barred Faf Through Fire hits bookstores in India autobiography

BABU IN THE DOCK

THE ED HAS ACCUSED RANJAN OF FACILITATING ILLEGAL PURCHASE AND SALE OF LAND

THE ART OF REMEMBERING

The late Vivan Sundaram’s Memorial 1993-2014 is showing at the Tate Modern in London

ADVANTAGE AAP

The SC verdict backed the AAP govt against the L-G on control of services, but the BJP-led Centre is unlikely to give up

YOU'VE BEEN MAPPED

Rare maps of India from the 19th century are on view at an ongoing exhibition at the Asiatic Society of Mumbai

ENTANGLED Imaginings

The Babu and the Bazaar is a reminder of the scandalous fecundity and delight on offer in the visual arts of colonial Calcutta

MURDERS SHE SOLVED

Web series about serial killers are rare in India, but Sonakshi Sinha-starrer Dahaad takes a stab at the genre

THE GREAT Thespian

Manoj Bajpayee’s next film sees him in his first role as a lawyer

Same Sex, Same Rights

As homosexual couples seek legal sanction for their unions, they encounter socio-political opposition. The ball is now in the country’s apex court to find a balanced solution

Why The Mayhem In Manipur

Torn fabric of society Houses set afire during the Meitei-tribal violence in Imphal, May 4

THE ENGINEER OF GRAFT

A Rs 10,000 bribe has led to the unearthing of a money-laundering racket worth over Rs 100 crore and put a top engineer of Jharkhand in the Enforcement Directorate's net

TRANSFORMING DHARAVI

A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN OFFERS THE RESIDENTS OF ASIA’S LARGEST SLUM CLUSTER A GLIMMER OF HOPE FOR A BETTER FUTURE. BUT WITH AN ADANI GROUP COMPANY INVOLVED, CAN CONTROVERSY BE FAR BEHIND?

CRISIS IN THE SKIES

THE TROUBLES AT GO FIRST BRING TO THE FORE THE VULNERABILITY OF THE INDIAN AVIATION INDUSTRY IN THE FACE OF INTENSE COMPETITION AND HIGH OPERATING COSTS. EXPERTS FEAR MORE CASUALTIES IN THE SECTOR

SOUTH ASIA'S NEW NUKE ASYMMETRY

AFTER CHINA, PAKISTAN IS THE SECOND MOST CAPABLE NUCLEAR POWER IN SOUTH ASIA, PUSHING INDIA TO THIRD PLACE

DON'T COUNT ON CASTE

THE PATNA HC HAS RULED THAT THE STATE DOES NOT HAVE THE LEGISLATIVE COMPETENCE TO CONDUCT A CASTE SURVEY

FLIGHT OF THE FAITHFUL

DEEPAK JOSHI’S EXIT SCRIPT WAS SEALED IN 2020 WHEN 25 CONGRESS MLAs DEFECTED TO THE BJP

The Heat Is On

For Sunny Leone, 2023 feels like the year of debuts. The actor just launched her first beauty line, is filming Rangeela that marks her Malayalam debut and is off to Cannes for the first time to premiere Anurag Kashyap’s Kennedy