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The Angry Voice

EACH OF BRITISH SINGER AND rapper M.I.A. aka Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam’s three identities are namechecked in the title of Matangi/Maya/M.I.A., a new documentary made by her college friend Steve Loveridge.

The Killings Spill Over

Governor Satya Pal Malik’s Placatory Gestures Seem To Have Fallen On Deaf Ears.

Who Pays For The Party?

Election funding in India remains an opaque, black money-driven exercise, and the ‘reforms’ have only made it worse.

'Every Indian In Assam Will Be Safeguarded'

This November, SARBANANDA SONOWAL, chief minister of the first-ever BJP government in Assam, completes two-and-a-half years in office. Hailed in his home state as a ‘jatiya mahanayak’ (people’s hero), who almost single-handedly won the battle to have the Illegal Migrants Act, 1983, repealed by the Supreme Court, Sonowal heads the state at a time when the citizenship question in Assam has become a polarising national issue. The state’s two valleys—Brahmaputra and Barak—are sharply divided over the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016. In an exclusive interview with india today Group Editorial Director RAJ CHENGAPPA and Senior Associate Editor KAUSHIK DEKA, the 57-year-old debutant chief minister talks candidly about his accomplishments, challenges and future plans

A Modern Marvel

In this apartment in Marina Arcade in Dubai, simplicity and sophistication coexist with functionality, colour and craft. Designed by Roar (formerly called Pallavi Dean Interiors), the space is a celebration of fuss-free, contemporary design.

Crafted With Care

Luxury meets comfort and good design in this home by Studio Osmosis in one of Mumbai’s toniest apartment complexes

As Urjit Patel Exits The RBI, Can The Central Bank Maintain Its Autonomy!

As Urjit Patel moves out of the RBI and Shaktikanta Das moves in, it’ll be of interest to see how the central bank upholds its autonomy even as it liaises with the government on fixes for a slowing, shaky economy

It Was A Trap, People Were Waiting To Nab Me

“I am Hamid Ansari and I am not a spy,” says the man who has just returned to his family and his country after six years in a Pakistani prison. Ansari says he had entered Pakistan for love, and when reality struck, he was caught in the India-Pakistan diplomatic heat. After 2,232 days in captivity, he speaks to Geeta Mohan.

A Whiff Of Justice, 34 Years After

In August this year, Rahul Gandhi, speaking before an audience of parliamentarians and local leaders in London, distanced his family and the Congress party from the carnage that followed his grandmother Indira Gandhi’s assassination in October 1984.

Of Dreams & Drapes

Rooted in small-town values and affecting an old-world charm, a crop of new designers is digging deep into history and nostalgia to make a style statement.

P. Jayalalithaa, A One-Woman Roadshow

Confident of winning a second term and unchallenged within the AIADMK, Jayalalithaa is a one-woman roadshow

Will BJP's Strategy To Blame Sonia Gandhi For The AgustaWestland Scam Work?

Will the BJP’s strategy to pin the blame for the Agustawestland scam on Sonia Gandhi work?

Lingayat Setback For BJP

Mutt pontiffs come out in support of the Congress.

Diggi Raja Is Back

Digvijaya Singh’s Narmada pilgrimage is over. What will be his next play?

Remains Of The Day

They Went Chasing a Dream That Turned Into a Nightmare. The Story of One Man, Manjinder, Reflects the Collective Tragedy of Mosul

The Bajwa Outreach Plan

As Pakistan hurtles towards a third consecutive general election, the country’s most powerful man, the avowedly apolitical army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, is the one making the headlines

A Movement Divided

Cracks in maratha body will likely bring relief to the BJP

Bad But Brilliant

Vijay Sethupathi, Tamil cinema’s new favourite, makes the villain as big as the hero in Vikram Vedha—which celebrated a 50-day run of packed theatres. Dressed in casuals and slippers, with only a printed yellow scarf for pizzazz, he nevertheless oozes charisma.

Out Of The Box

One of the regions best-known multi-brand store, Kapsons, has some of the finest brands from across the globe and plans to open more outlets

Sabarimala Storm Comes Home

The Pinarayi government faces strident protests from Hindu outfits over the Supreme Court verdict

The Missing Missile Offsets

On October 5, India and Russia signed a $5.4 billion dollar (Rs 40,000 crore) deal for the purchase of S-400 air defence missiles from Russia, the largest such deal between the two countries.

The Changing Face Of Luxury

A decade after DLF set up one of Indias first luxury retails malls, the game of luxury is all set to change

When Caged Parrots Fly

The unprecedented public spat last month between the top two officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has embarrassed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, undermining his image as a great organiser with an iron grip on the bureaucracy.

The Hand Is Resurgent

With Rahul Gandhi leading the charge and a raft of issues to beat the BJP with, the Congress holds a strong hand in the upcoming elections. But the truce between its leaders is an uneasy one

The Last Draw

Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and the BJP have been working to deflect the strong anti-incumbency with a three-pronged approach—divide the Opposition, balance caste equations and project itself as the only party that cares for Hindus

Luxury Turns A New Leaf

Small is big and niche is the new normal as luxury brands go on a reinvention spree to find appeal among younger consumers

The Return Of Rajinisms

Every day was a fan boy moment. We would turn into viewers and clap at the end of a shot,” says Karthik Subbaraj about directing his childhood idol Rajinikanth in Petta.

Will Rawat's Radical Plan Succeed?

Army chief Gen. Bipin Rawat has an ambitious blueprint to restructure the bloated Indian Army and make it a lean and modern fighting unit. Will it succeed?

The ‘Deflation' Threat

In line with a sustained cooling of prices across the board, retail and wholesale inflation in India for December 2018 were down at 2.2 per cent and 3.8 per cent, respectively.

Changing Face Of The Legislature

More educated professionals, more millionaires, a few more women, younger MPs and a rejig of caste equations. What the changing face of Lok Sabha means for the Indian democracy?