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FALL OF THE ICONS
The inside story of how the two poster boys of India's start-up ecosystem-Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma and Byju Raveendran of BYJU'Sscaled great heights only to script their own downfall
INDIA LEADS THE PUSHBACK
India’s commerce & industry minister Piyush Goyal may have been two days late to join deliberations at the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Abu Dhabi, but his presence was felt as soon as he arrived.
DIRECT FLIGHT TO AYYAPPA
Kerala’s fifth airport is coming up in the hills of Erumely in Kottayam district, some 54 km from the famous Sabarimala temple dedicated to Lord Ayyappa.
THE HEADS KEEP ROLLING
Is a clash between its directors and the board of governors taking a toll on the venerable Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs)? If recent events at IIM Calcutta are to be taken at face value, that question is merely rhetorical.
NITISH IN A SAFFRON MAZE
On March 2, a day after celebrating his 73rd birthday, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar was sharing the stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Aurangabad district and sounding a bit contrite.
BJP'S RETURN GIFTS
Not many outside Uttar Pradesh would have heard of Sanjay Nishad, Om Prakash Rajbhar, Keshav Dev Maurya or Chandrashekhar Azad before election season added some extra centigrades to the warming air.
THE NEW WAVE OF POLITICAL FILMS
FROM THE ABROGATION OF ARTICLE 370 TO THE GODHRA TRAIN INCIDENT, HINDI FILMS ARE USING DEFINING, AND OFTEN DIVISIVE, INCIDENTS FROM THE IMMEDIATE PAST TO SPIN OPINIONATED POLITICAL NARRATIVES
SWIFT TACTICAL AIRLIFTS TO THE BORDER
The Indian Air Force strengthens its ability to deploy at short notice men and materiel to its northern borders, especially the one with China, thanks to an expanding network of all-weather landing grounds, demonstrated most recently by the night landing of an IAF C-130J transport aircraft at the high-altitude Kargil airfield
TEJASHWI SPREADS HIS NET FAR AND WIDE
With Nitish Kumar having crossed over to the Opposition side, Tejashwi Yadav pitches himself as the leader of the masses, promising them economic and social justice as he traverses the state
INDIA'S VANISHING BIRDS
CLIMATE CHANGE, DEFORESTATION, DISEASE AND HUMAN APATHY ARE TAKING A TOLL ON OUR AVIAN HERITAGE. IF WE DON’T ACT NOW, WE WILL LOSE SOME BIRDS FOREVER
A RAGING SANDSTORM
A newbie chief minister always elicits some curiosity. Add some extra layers to that when you have someone like Rajasthan's Bhajan Lal Sharma, who came from beyond the pale of perhaps his own ambition to occupy high office.
Patwari Plots a Revival
The walls of Jitendra 'Jitu' Patwari's office at his 74 Bungalows residence in Bhopal are covered with photos of the Congress pantheon.
LEFT TAKES THE LEAD
Looking to avoid a repeat of 2019, the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala has announced candidates early for the coming general election.
SHUTTING THE REVOLVING DOOR
On February 22, all the talk in Lucknow was about how UP ke do ladke' (the two boys from Uttar Pradesh, Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav) had come together again, sealing the alliance for the Congress and Samajwadi Party in the coming Lok Sabha election.
VERTICAL DESCENT FOR CONGRESS
It's been a bit of a nerve-wracking rollercoaster ride for the Congress of late, with the latest jolt to its self-image coming from a state it would have deemed relatively peril-free: Himachal Pradesh.
BHARAT IS CATCHING UP WITH INDIA
Despite a nearly seven per cent growth projected for India this fiscal and the next, economists often quoted slackness in rural income and consumption as a stumbling block to prosperity.
How To Clean It Up
With The Supreme Court Striking Down Electoral Bonds, Transparency In Poll Finances Returns To The Agenda
The Party is Lit
Hidden behind an old Portuguese bungalow in Siolim, Goa, Fireback is a captivating Thai restaurant and bar helmed by acclaimed chef David Thompson.
The Shiniest Star in the Galaxy
From Al-enabled almost everything to one of the best cameras ina mobile, the Samsung Galaxy 24 Ultra is a device in its own league.
A Rose by any other name...
Born in Madurai and crafted in Grasse, LilaNur Parfums introduces India’s scented secrets to the world.
Match Point
Serenading the love month, here’s to the idyllic coupling of classic cigars with beguiling brews.
SIMPLY ELECTRIFYING
With jaw-dropping looks, stellar performance, and oomph features that rewrite the narrative of desire, these luxury EVS are the stuff of electric dreams.
THINKING DESIGN
WITH A DYNAMIC NARRATIVE PUNCTUATING AUTO DESIGN, SPICE BRINGS YOU THE MOST RELEVANT SYNTAX OUTLINING THE CONFIGURATIONS.
CHAR THE TAR
THE HAUTEST SET OF WHEELS TO HIT THE INDIAN ROADS THIS YEAR
A STEPPE IN TIME
The late historian Charles Allen’s last bbok—Aryans—delves into the origins of these enigmatic peoples and the controversies surrounding them
ART CORNER
TRI, A MULTIDISCIPLINARY ART CENTRE, S THE LATEST CULTURAL SPACE TO OPEN IN KOLKATA
Comic Relief
An ongoing exhibition—Comics in Bengal-at the Kolkata Centre for Creativity brings to light a century of Bengali comics
LIGHTS, CAMERA ACTION!
Varun Grover makes his directorial debut with All India Rank, about a 17-year-old kid trying to crack the HIT entrance in Kota
AMAMMOTH MISSION
Richie Mehta has created an in-depth series on man-animal conflict in Amazon Prime Video’s Poacher
PEDAL POWER
LIEUTENANT COLONEL BHARAT PANNU HAS NOTCHED UP YET ANOTHER WIN IN THE SELF-SUPPORTED CATEGORY OF THE ULTRA SPICE RACE