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A WELFARIST OUTLOOK

The Uddhav Thackeray-led alliance presents a please-all budget in its first outing

Congress Sidles Up To Kanhaiya

The popular student leader-turned-neta tempts the Congress to test a common-cause alliance with the Left

DELHI'S SHAME

For four days, starting February 23, the very air of Delhi seemed combustible. In the city’s worst communal flare-up since 1984, many lives were lost, and homes, shops, belongings and dignity gutted as mobs went on the rampage. The politicians who lit the fire and the police force that often just stood by await an uncertain justice. These are the heartbreaking stories of some of the survivors

Who Failed Delhi?

The state, the police, the home ministry and the political leadership—they all were culpable for the worst riots the national capital has seen in 35 years

Covid-19: India's Close Encounters

On March 4, Delhi University student Tarini Mohan uploaded a video of herself and her friends on Tik Tok.

THE SHAH WAGON ROLLS IN

Ahead of elections, the BJP’s campaign pitch has taken on a new colour and texture with the home minister’s visit to the state

POUR ON THE CHARCOAL

IN PRABHAKAR PACHPUTE΄S ART, THERE IS A PROFOUND ENGAGEMENT WITH ROOTS AND RESOURCE

AN EXILE WITHOUT END

Isabel Allende’s new novel reads like the memoir of a man who survived multiple political upheavals

A New Direction

The Jaganmohan Reddy government makes a push for speedy justice in crimes against women

Coming Up Trumps

The US president’s state visit was a triumph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personalised, pragmatic and multi-aligned foreign policy

This is a government with a very strong determination to protect national interest

The day after US president Donald Trump departed from New Delhi after a 36-hour state visit, external affairs minister S. JAISHANKAR sat down for an exclusive interview with Group Editorial Director Raj Chengappa. In one of his most detailed interviews to date, the foreign minister put the Indo-US relationship in perspective, outlining India’s new foreign policy engagement with the world. Among other things, he expounded on the ‘Modi Doctrine’, the extraordinarily complex relationship with China, dealing with terrorism emanating from Pakistan, the abrogation of Article 370, the challenges of explaining the Citizenship (Amendment) Act to the world and the impact of the economic slowdown. Excerpts:

WHEN THE SHOE FITS

ACTOR GULSHAN DEVAIAH LIKES COLLECTING SHOES—BUT HE HAS NOW STARTED STACKING UP AWARDS AS WELL

VOTES AND THE CAA

WHILE THE CITIZENSHIP LEGISLATION MAY HELP THE BJP CONSOLIDATE ITS VOTE AMONG NON-ASSAMESE-SPEAKING HINDUS, THE PARTY WILL HAVE TO DO MUCH MORE TO PLACATE THE ANGER OF ASSAMESE VOTERS IN 2021

THE SHAPE OF A NEW OPPOSITION

PK’s recent manoeuvres hint at early moves to reconfigure the Opposition

COX IS KING

BRIAN COX HAS BEEN ACTING IN THEATRE, AND IN BLOCKBUSTER FILMS, FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS, BUT IT IS WITH SUCCESSION THAT HE LANDED THE ROLE OF A LIFETIME

NOT JUST COMPANY LTD.

INDIAN ART CREATED FOR THE EAST INDIA COMPANY IS A REVELATION IN CONTENT AND STYLE

The Mother of All Schemes

A slew of women and child welfare schemes keeps alive memories of a matriarch

CAPITAL SHAME

For three full days, starting February 23, armed goons ran riot in large swathes of northeast Delhi.

Taking Stock Of Your MF Investments

Dividends will now be taxed in the hands of individuals. Here’s how this affects you

Making The Most Of Your FDs

How to get a higher insurance cover on your bank deposits

The Dark Web Of Child Porn

Driven by demand and veiled by the dark web, the creation and circulation of child pornography has seen an alarming rise in India—now the biggest uploader of child sexual imagery in the world.

Uddhav's Waiver Bounty

Can the Maharashtra government afford the exorbitant loan-waiver bill?

TWEETING IN CHANGE

In Twitter, Chief Minister Hemant Soren finds a handy tool for governance—and self-promotion

THE TUMULT IN TELECOM

HOW POLICY AMBIGUITIES AND A PROTRACTED LEGAL BATTLE WITH THE GOVERNMENT OVER REVENUE SHARING HAVE PUSHED INDIAN TELECOM PLAYERS TO THE BRINK

MONEY MATTERS

For now, KCR is betting on efficiency to rescue the state’s finances

No Child's Play

In a real-life drama that beggars belief, a classroom play has become grounds for sedition

How India Scaled the Berlinale Wall

EVEN AMONGST 400 FILMS, NEW GEN INDIA MAKES ITS MARK

FUELLING PROTESTS

Chief Minister Palaniswami’s move to declare the Cauvery delta a protected agri zone is both eco-friendly and politically expedient, but it is not likely to pass muster

Why The BJP Lost In Delhi

The saffron party was done in by its polarising campaign and a series of political blunders

How Vikas Won

AAP’s landslide victory in delhi proves that even in a polarised environment, development is a credible bet in elections