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It's Your Turn Now, Mate
As the new BJP president, J.P. Nadda has to live up to the benchmark set by Amit Shah
Solitary Reaper
Why Mamata Banerjee is loath to acknowledge non-TMC protests against CAA/NRC in Bengal
RAILWAY BOGEY
At most places, its story resembles that of a train wreck. Always the mammoth tragic hero or neglected orphan, Indian Railways is at a crossroads today.
Platter Full Of Snarks
Food crictis and restaurants feed off each other but a free mail is blackmail
Late? Take Another Wine
A plush Tejas is a hit; the late compensation appreciated. But before it launches into 150 private-run trains on 100 routes, the Centre must take care to not let it affect other rail cars.
Glide In A Firn Before The Ice Warms
A game of ice hockey brings into focus the whimsies of climate that’s eating away at Ladakh’s landscape
Cancer Spawns In early Spring
Disease spike cause of concern. Doctors prescribe prevention through a healthy lifestyle.
More Air For A Rarefied Circle
The higher judiciary is a bastion of upper caste males. Greater diversity needs demographic data, a sharper light on the collegium system
What FM Can Do To Pull The Economy Out Of The Rut
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has little option but to bite the bullet to put the spark back in the faltering Indian economy
STRONG AT THE CENTRE
India’s Constitution, the world’s longest, is the soul of the Republic and an armour for its people
THE LAW'S GRUBBY YARDS
As if to put litigants on trial, India’s district court complexes are destitute of many basic amenities
FIND A MANAGER, MY LORD
Vacancies, poor judicial infrastructure keep India’s justice delivery system in cuffs
COURT OF FIRST AND LAST RESORT
As protector of citizen’s liberties and watchdog of the
CORRECTIVE SURGERY UNDER THE DOME
The judiciary has served India well. Yet it suffers from grave maladies that can corrode public confidence in it. This is a prescription to cure the illness.
A NATION COMES ALIVE
Never since the early years of Independence has the meaning of India been so keenly contested as now
Unfair Play: The Ball's In The Court
Transparency and accountability are the bugaboos that haunt the BCCI, the IOA and the sports federations. The influential who run them are fighting court orders to resist a fair code for sports administration.
Whose Police Is It Anyway?
On January 14, the Delhi Police got a few admonitory lessons from Tis Hazari judge Kamini Lau.
The Cold Pashmina in a Long Blackout
A heritage gasps as longest internet shutdown strangles Kashmir’s handicraft industry
Satire's Doughty Donkey
The first Tamil political magazine is still going strong after 50 years of poking fun at power
SNAPSHOT - Party Time!
The traditional bonfires during Magh Bihu this year were fuelled by anger, the raging flames during the mid-January harvest festival turning into a metaphor for the underlying sentiments across Assam.
CHANGING GEARS
In the past decade, the SUV has gone from surviving on the fringes to becoming the only kind of vehicle keeping the mainstream afloat.
AVENGERS OF THE STATE
Are the police forces working for the rulers of the day and not for the law of the land? Recent instances point to a worrisome trend in India.
Twice Sworn And Second In Command
Devendra Fadnavis’s deputy CM is now Uddhav Thackeray’s
JNU Violence - Dangerous Minds
The relentless attacks on JNU seek to deter the young people resisting this regime’s agenda of establishing a Hindu Rashtra
Why A Football Match Gives Kashmiris So Much Joy...
Why a football match gives Kashmiris so much joy...
Trumpets: Twitching The Tail of A Serpent
Iran deplores the killing of its top general, then strikes back at the US. How close are we to the proverbial fuse that lights the train of gunpowder that is West Asia?
JNY Mayhem: Dangerous Course
After crackdowns on anti-CAA protests at many places, rods and stones greet JNUites protesting fee hike
Serving India
ONE unremarkable morning last year, Jhingru died. Shrunken, emaciated and grey, he looked older than his 42 years.
On Their Plates: Fullness
An indefatigable crusader against rampant wastage of food has vowed to connect the excess with underfed children who need it most
Bundel Bank of Bread
Tara Patkar in Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh, offers free meals in a region that lacks healthcare facilities and basic infrastructure