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The Mandir Pitch

With an eye on the 2019 Lok Sabha election, a competitive pitch for the construction of the Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya is on in the Sangh parivar. A ‘hunkar’ rally by the Vishva Hindu Parishad during the Dharam Sansad in Ayodhya on November 25 demanded that the NDA government issue an executive order to bypass the Supreme Court which is currently hearing the case.

Indians At War

At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918, the “guns of August” finally fell silent in many parts of the world, bringing to an end one of the most destructive wars in the human history.

Staying The Course

PM Modi's Entry Into the Poll Campaign Was Always Going to Be Tricky for the Congress. But State Chief Sachin Pilot Seems to Have His Bases Covered.

One Man Army

It Is Rajinikanth’s Hour of Reckoning. Will 2.0 Make or Mar His Political Future?

The RSS And BJP Draw Up The Blueprint Of A New Nationalism For 2019

In the face of a uniting opposition and widespread social unrest, the RSS And BJP Are planning a strategy reboot. It pivots on a new nationalism.

Taking A Stand And Pushing For It Is A Permissible Democratic Right, Isn't It?

“Do you want me to go to jail?” When JUSTICE JASTI CHELAMESWAR refuses to answer questions on the probe into the mysterious death of special CBI judge B.H. Loya for fear of contempt of court, you hide a smile. When did fear take precedence over forthrightness for a man who has famously led an unprecedented press conference of four sitting judges of the Supreme Court in January this year, to throw tough questions at the institution no one dares question, i.e. the Supreme ​​​Court? He justifies his actions with a smile: “I am a commoner now.” After 21 years of wielding the gavel, seven at the Supreme Court, Justice Chelames war, 65, brought it down for good. Seniormost after the Chief Justice of India, he made the quiet internal procedures of the apex court more dramatic than frontline politics in recent years. Chelames war walked offinto retirement on June 22, leaving behind a cloud of unanswered questions. 

Donald Trump Is Taking The Battle To China

From a brewing trade war to North Korea, Donald Trump is taking the battle to China.

Angry No More

ONCE KNOWN as Bollywood’s most volatile director, Anurag Kashyap is playing it cool. He swims 80 minutes a day, every day, to get his mind right. He has quit smoking. “The urge after food is killing, though,” he said. At 46, a bit late, he admits, he’s figured out that he doesn’t need to make the world agree with him.

Who Will Be The NDA Face For Bihar?

The BJP-JD(U) are headed for a seat-sharing tussle in the Lok Sabha election next summer

M Karunanidhi- A Towering Torchbearer

An epoch has ended in Dravidian politics. Will the inheritors of Muthuvel Karunanidhi’s legacy find a way of carrying forward his brand of local-yet-national politics?

AAP Loses AADMIS

With rebels chafing at Kejriwal’s “dictatorial ways”, the party looks headed for a split in the state

The Illegals Debate

The Assam citizens’ register crisis has spilled into neighbouring West Bengal with both the TMC and BJP playing votebank politics over the issue

BJP A Season Of Alliances

The BJP wins back an estranged Shiv Sena in Maharashtra and secures a piggyback ride on the AIADMK in Tamil Nadu in its bid to offset anticipated losses in the Hindi heartland.

The Aadhaar Data Leaks

Digital activists and privacy advocates across the country felt partly vindicated when the Supreme Court in September 2018 struck down Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act, which allowed private business entities to use Aadhaar to authenticate the identities of people.

Clutching At Straws

The ruling BJP battles internal dissent and trouble from allies in the run-up to three crucial bypolls in tandem with Lok Sabha 2019.

Mandate 2019- Movers And Shapers Of Indian Politics

They have access and appeal beyond their own parties and are the crucial go-between people in this season of electoral alliances. Meet the movers and shapers of Indian politics.

Where You Want To Be

The Results Of The India Today Tourism Survey 2019 Are In. And The Winners Are…

Around Town

Learn to roll sushi, sip on oolong tea, run obstacle races or simply unwind with yoga. Mumbai is buzzing with new restaurants, wellness sanctuaries, fun cooking workshops and offbeat resorts that are a short drive away.

Does AAP Protest Too Much?

Arvind Kejriwal and team give their signature dharna politics a break and return to their desks, but the simmering hostilities with the Lt Governor—and the Centre—are far from over.

The Start-Up Strategy

Since its creation in 2000, Chhattisgarh’s growth model has focused on tackling Maoist insurgency and improving administrative efficiency and infrastructure

Not Just A Pretty Face

Former Miss India Navneet Kaur Dhillon, who is all set to navigate the genre of horror in films, confides that she is looking forward to a solid woman-centric role to truly showcase her acting prowess.

A New World With 35mm

National-award winning filmmaker Umesh Kulkarni, who is the festival director of the first edition of Chandigarh International Film Festival, asserts that the event will help showcase cinematic talent from across the region.

The Best Districts

The north and central districts have done better in most parameters

The Question Of Religious Faith

Chief Minister Pema Khandu’s announcement to scrap the state anti-conversion law ruffles feathers in the Sangh

Asian Games 2018- Game For Glory

Two weeks of action at the 18th Asian Games and what’s certain is that Indians have an expanded sporting vocabulary, with additions such as kurash, sepak takraw, wushu, sambo and pencak silat, all of which had Indian representation.

Love After The Time Of 377

The unanimous verdict of the Supreme Court’s five-judge constitutional bench in Navtej Singh Johar & Ors., decriminalising homosexuality and recognising the constitutional rights of LGBTI persons, has led to a massive outpouring of emotion and celebrations across the country and around the world.

Dress Like A Queen

Worker bees by day, queens by night. The drag scene blooms in pockets of a new India where men rejoice in their feminine avatars.

A Flashy Head Start

The Telangana CM wrests first-mover advantage by advancing the state assembly polls by eight months.

Pep's City

For top footballers, the season is an ever-lengthening ordeal. Some 108 players from English Premier League clubs played at the World Cup in Russia, more than from any other league; Spain’s top division finished a distant second, providing 78 players.

Ministry Of Finance Versus RBI

Short of shouting from the rooftops, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) officials and the government have made their animosity against each other quite explicit.