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We would rather die than work with AIMIM

THE BJP'S STRATEGY for the Telangana elections has been difficult to decode. When it removed the firebrand leader Bandi Sanjay as the state president, it was interpreted as an olive branch to the BRS. But it then fielded strongman Eatala Rajender against Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, which was by no means a goodwill gesture. In fact, the party is fighting a war on two fronts-it wants to ensure that the Congress is kept out of power, but does not want an overwhelming BRS victory.

ALL EYES ON THREE

In the VIP constituencies of Kamareddy, Sircilla and Gajwel, the BJP seems to be making the maximum noise

Congress will form government on December 9, Sonia Gandhi's birthday

A. REVANTH REDDY is a busy man. The Telangana Congress president finished two media interactions in 45 minutes at his office in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, and was ready for a third one as he got into his car. He speaks in a low tone as he has to protect his voice and \"sustain it until the elections are over\".

Bitter future

Concretisation, climate change and new pests are killing Dehradun's famous litchis

How to kill a lake

Nainital's future is threatened by a gradual killing off of its main water source

War on the Himalayas

Progress that does not respect geography and indigenous beliefs will continue to wreak havoc in Uttarakhand

The price of progress

Development projects without any regard for nature have worsened the fragile ecosystem of Uttarakhand

Tourism cannot mean that we harm the environment

Pushkar Singh Dhami, 48, rose from student politics to become chief minister of the state and is the only incumbent of the post to enjoy a second term.

Heights of hope

Uttarakhand is on a mission to tackle the growing challenges of climate change and unplanned development

MOVING MOUNTAINS

A tunnel collapse in Uttarakhand has triggered an interesting interplay of development, national security, environmental concerns and faith

The Raipur roulette

How a boy from Bhilai built a Dubai-based betting syndicate, and why it has spawned a political upheaval in Chhattisgarh

Dread the dog days

Who said, 'dog bites man' is no news? It was world news last week when Moldovan President Maia Sandu's pup bit Austrian President Alexander van der Bellen's hand at a tripartite summit with Slovenia, called to discuss Moldova's entry into the European Union.

Phase out, phase in

The BJP, which is known to fight every election, from local polls to the Lok Sabha, with an insatiable appetite, has taken a curious approach in these assembly elections.

Red hot hue

There isn’t a nip in the air anywhere in India as yet, thanks to the very evident climate change. But that has not stopped anyone from taking out that favourite winter colour. Red has pulled out all stops and has become the season’s preferred dress code.

Group study

Anand Ekarshi on the making of Aattam, the opening film at the International Film Festival of India's Indian Panorama section

Beyond screens

A new device wants to wean you off your phone, and it is almost sci-fi stuff

American product, ayurvedic twist

I HAD BECOME CEO of Richardson Hindustan Ltd, the company where I had started at the bottom…. I wasn’t sitting pretty. The company was in serious trouble. I didn’t know to which port we were sailing; no wind was favourable. The socialist government had instituted severe price controls on medicines, threatening to bankrupt us. Our labour force was hostile, coming out of a seventy-seven-day strike. The chemists’ association had just announced a boycott of our products to force higher trade margins. With sales plunging to zero, we might go bust. I called a meeting of the management committee….

Thus, Gurcharan

In a memoir full of wit and grace, Gurcharan Das relives his life, and finds new meanings that define him extraordinary

Breathless in Delhi

Thermal inversion adds to the suffocating atmosphere in the National Capital Region

Unresolved code

Seven years after its enactment, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code is a work in progress

Understanding multi-asset investing

‘DON’T KEEP ALL EGGS in one basket’ is a popular adage in the investment world. Simply put, concentrating your investments in a single asset class ties your fortune to the vagaries of that asset class. Investors increasingly realise that having a well-balanced and structured portfolio is key to long-term returns and peace of mind. This is why multi-asset investing as a single-window and all-weather solution has gained prominence.

BJP USING ITS LITTLE WEASELS TO SHUT ME UP

It is difficult to corner Mahua Moitra and confine her into neat little boxes of traditional norms.

FIGHT TO THE FINISH

finds herself in a legal and ethical grey zone; coming out of the cash for query’ scandal unscathed could be the biggest test of her political career

Game of guarantees

With its hectic campaign in poll-bound states, the BJP is focused on finding a winning mix of populism and pragmatism ahead of the Lok Sabha polls

Common goal

The BJP and the AIMIM look to derail the Congress

Two for the throne

Telangana Congress president Revanth Reddy and legislative party leader Bhatti Vikramarka are leading the race to be the chief minister face

Epochal elections

All plausible outcomes will see history rewritten in Telangana

VOTERS ARE CLEARER IN THEIR MINDS THAN POLITICIANS AND POLITICAL PARTIES

AT FIRST SIGHT, Pragathi Bhavan, the official address of the Telangana chief minister in Hyderabad, radiates allure and authority in equal parts. One has to drive up a slope and pass a security barrier to reach the place. All the action, however, is in the building to the left. This is the office of K.T. Rama Rao, the state information technology minister and K. Chandrashekar Rao’s son, and is the gathering place of media and party workers as the state inches closer to elections.

THE KCR XI

The group of men the chief minister holds close as he looks to lift the Telangana trophy the third time

T.R. GOPALAKRISHNAN [1951-2023] Portrait of an editor

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