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THE ELUSIVE WINNING FORMULA
FRENEMIES Who’ll be the face of the Opposition—a Gandhi or Mamata Banerjee?
THE ‘DYNAST' QUESTION
On October 8, when the BJP announced candidates for the bypolls in Himachal, in Jubbal Kotkhai, a remote constituency in the Upper Shimla region, Chetan Bragta reported ly wept on stage, in full view of the public.
MUMBAI'S KHAKI WARS
MAHARASHTRA CADRE IPS OFFICERS ARE PITTED AGAINST EACH OTHER IN A POLITICAL SLUGFEST BETWEEN STATE AND THE UNION GOVERNMENT IN INDIA’S FINANCIAL CAPITAL. THE POLICE-POLITICAL WAR IS UNLIKE ANY SEEN IN THE PAST
THE SILENT HINDU VOTE
On the afternoon of Nov ember 3, images of Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi and PPCC (Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee) chief Navjot Singh Sidhu at the Kedarnath temple in Uttarakhand began doing the rounds.
UNSHACKLING BANKS
On November 2, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced a revised Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework for all scheduled banks in India.
Are Quotas Crowding Out Merit Candidates?
On July 29, the Union government issued a notification introducing two new reservations for undergraduate and postgraduate medical and dental courses, beginning this academic year.
SPINNING A PERFECT YARN
Anuradha Roy handles storytelling with the same deftness with which the potter in her novel moulds his clay
EVERYTHING IS NOT ILLUMINATED
Anindita Ghose’s debut novel expects readers to do the heavy lifting but offers little by way of reward
The New Rules Of Dating
Dating goes hybrid, a mix of online and offline, in post-vaxx India
THE SASIKALA CONUNDRUM
On October 30, politicians of every hue in Tamil Nadu, led by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, made a beeline for the samadhi of Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar at Pasumpon in Ramanathapuram district on his 114th birth anniversary.
STRIPPING OFF THE CLOAK OF SECRECY
“If you want to keep a secret, you must hide it from yourself.”
WITH LAUGHTER ON HIS SIDE
YouTuber Bhuvan Bam has overcome great personal odds to entertain his fans again
THE EMERGING SHAPE OF AN OPPOSITION ALLIANCE
Om Prakash Rajbhar, chief of the Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP), a regional outfit in Uttar Pradesh with four seats in the 403-member state assembly, tweeted a photograph on October 20 of his meeting with Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav.
Home is Where the Art Is
As Sakti Burman and Paresh Maity exhibit their art in Mumbai and Kolkata this month, we find that the Europe-loving relatives both remain staunchly Bengali at heart
STILL IN DIRE STRAITS
SLUMPED DEMAND, RISING RAW MATERIAL COSTS AND SOARING TRANSPORTATION CHARGES HAVE HIT MSMEs HARD, LEAVING MANY ON THE BRINK OF BANKRUPTCY
Q & A: A LIFE'S WORK
Shashi Tharoor’s corpus of writing is as eclectic as it is vast. Even as a comprehensive anthology, Pride, Prejudice and Punditry, hits the shelves, the author and politician says there are more books in him still
BOOM TOWN IN THE DESERT
A SLEEPY TEHSIL TOWN KNOWN FOR ITS SALT PANS IS EMERGING AS A DRIVER OF GROWTH IN THE THAR DESERT AS WORK ON INDIA’S FIRST INTEGRATED Rs 65,000 CRORE HRRL REFINERY AND PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX PROCEEDS APACE
Is It Still The Apple Of Your Eye?
Every time an iPhone is launched there is hype, we examine the 13 Pro to figure whether it’s worth the build-up.
HOTTEST SELLING PRODUCTS
AYURVEDA
BOOKS & BHETKI - Bengali food books three ways
This deep-dive into Calcutta’s food history describes how the food habits of European, Jewish, Armenian, Chinese, and Parsi settlers shaped the city’s vibrant cuisine
HOME AND THE WORLD
BENGALI HOME CHEFS COOK UP A STORM AROUND INDIA
Arm yourself Well
HOTSHEET | COLLECTOR'S EDITION
A GREAT ESCAPE
Set in the 18th century, Moin Mir’s new novel spans both continents and philosophies
FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE
BOOKS
ONES FOR THE BOOKER
Other novels in the running for this year’s Booker Prize
GAINING CURRENCY
THE PANDEMIC HAS RESULTED IN A BOOMING HEALTH AND WELLNESS MARKET, WITH AYURVEDIC TREATMENTS BECOMING INCREASINGLY MAINSTREAM
THE RELUCTANT FINALIST
Anuk Arudpragasam isn’t one to be taken in by the hype of his Booker nomination
THE WORLD AS IT IS
THREE CLEAR-SIGHTED INDIVIDUALS FROM THE RANKS OF THE INDIAN FOREIGN SERVICES ESCHEW POP GEOPOLITICS AND GIVE US A VIEW OF THINGS AS THEY ARE AND NOT HOW WE WOULD LIKE THEM TO BE
Bail Or Jail?
The inconsistency in the exercise of courts’ discretion in granting bail has often denied the accused their right to liberty and led to an overcrowding of jails. It is time for a separate bail act supported by a massive overhaul of judicial infrastructure
For Posterity's Sake
For these iconic auto marques, adapting to the changing sands of time is their way of staying contemporary and yet, inimitably unique.