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LONGEVITY AND POISONING

Acharya Raghu, author and martial arts teacher

India's answer to the mounting landfill problem: Bio-mining and Bio-remediation

The smelly garbage mountains in our cities—with hawks hovering over them and stray dogs, cows and rats wandering at will—are the greatest reminders of our irresponsible attitude.

I fear I could become another Nambi Narayanan

Tapan Misra, senior adviser, Indian Space Research Organisation

SHAOLIN KUNG FU IS DIFFERENT FROM KALARIPAYAT

I FIRST TRAVELLED to Kerala in 1976-77 when I began training first in kathakali and then in kalaripayat.

I HAD A BLISSFUL LIFE TRANSFORMATION AT THE SHAOLIN TEMPLE

I HAD A very interesting, blessed and blissful life transformation at the Shaolin temple.

GENDER MENDER

Going by expected releases, 2021 could be the year the Bollywood landscape tilts firmly in favour of women-centric films and series

Forced exit

A militant group’s claim of killing a non-Kashmiri businessman for obtaining a domicile certificate has posed a new challenge for government and security forces

Building a bull market

Karnataka’s ban on cattle slaughter has given new impetus to the mission to build sustainable cattle-intensive businesses

When Children Return To College

Even as campuses reopen, the online mode of learning will stay and institutions will need to continuously upgrade processes

Unsuitable model

Experts doubt whether India needs to follow the fully-open western models for reviving its agriculture sector

Red bricks and brickbats

IIMA’s decision to rebuild its iconic red-brick dormitories has been met with criticism from architects and some alumni

The dying lake

Bhopal’s Upper Lake could vanish, thanks to poor management and a detrimental city development plan

DREAD AND DEFIANCE

Punjab’s long history of resistance has been driving the agitation against the farm reforms. Whatever its outcome, it is likely to drastically change the state. An in-depth report from the furrows and granaries of the state

Strain spotting

The UK variant of Covid-19 may not be a serious threat, but the mutations necessitate enhanced genomic surveillance

Murder for medals?

In a first instance since Jammu and Kashmir became a Union territory, an Army officer has been charged with a fake encounter in the valley

MOVING MOUNTAINS

A Nepali mountaineer’s stunning feat puts the spotlight on a mountaineering milestone that has evaded Indians

Courting trouble

A CBI application in the Supreme Court could derail Mamata Banerjee’s quest to retain power

Babel doom, Indic boom

An explosion in Indian language content, technology and back-end support will power internet accessibility for the next billion users in India

Mamata Banerjee's Stance Is An Assault On The Constitution

Q/ You recently went to North Bengal and had a meeting with the Darjeeling district magistrate. He was transferred the following day.

Veteran's insights

Portraits of Power: Half a Century of Being at Ringside

AN ODE TO THE BRAVE

India’s Bravehearts: Untold Stories From The Indian Army

Yediyurappa's Last Battle

B.S. Yediyurappa’s government is yet to take off and his relationship with the BJP central leadership is souring. This could be the veteran’s final battle

Bittersweet mandate

The successful DDC polls could help fill the political vacuum in Jammu and Kashmir, but the results have revealed the dangerous levels of communal polarisation in the Union territory

Head to head

Clash over transfer of IPS officers burdens the already strained ties between the Centre and Bengal

Waiting for upgrade

Despite upsetting the four-decade-old power equilibrium in Kerala, the BJP remains a distant third in the state’s political landscape

Suvendu is a major extortionist

Sougata Ray, MP and national spokesperson, Trinamool Congress

Party crashers

The departure of Suvendu Adhikari could open the floodgates for an exodus from the Trinamool Congress

PREPARING FOR LAUNCH

After some extended downtime, India’s Olympic prospects are looking forward to a bit of competitive action ahead of the Tokyo Games

Four to tango

Jayalalithaa’s heirs are caught in a property dispute with the state government and the income tax department

BAYING FOR BENGAL

As the battle between Mamata Banerjee and the Centre intensifies, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar is going all out against the chief minister and state BJP leaders are demanding President’s rule