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STRANGER THAN FACT

Geeta Doctor's favourite fiction reads of 2024 present a cabinet of curiosities

DESIRE ON WHEELS

Driving around Mumbai in a bright red G-wagen elicited a range of reactions from me and city residents. Spice got an exclusive first look at the new Mercedes-AMG G 63. Here's the verdict.

MODI'S TWIN CHALLENGES

AT HOME, THE PM HAS TO COME UP WITH BOLD REFORMS TO REV UP A SLOWING ECONOMY AND ENSURE EQUITABLE GROWTH. ABROAD, MODI HAS TO FIND A WAY TO STRIKE A DEAL WITH TRUMP ON HIS TARIFFS AND MIGRATION GROUSES AGAINST INDIA

THE ART OF THE APERITIF

A new beverage menu at Cirrus 9 outlines architectural gems lacing its rooftop views

THE FORD MACHINE AT WORK

Tom Ford was recently honoured with an outstanding achievement award at The British Fashion Council's Awards 2024. What's next for this American fashion designer, businessman and filmmaker? Raising his son in the UK, he says.

THE QUIET REFORMER

Manmohan Singh, prime minister of India between 2004 and 2014 and seen as the architect of India's economic liberalisation, passed away on December 26 at the age of 92.

MATCH POINT

Big names, brighter wrists. Legends meet luxury with clockwork precision.

IMPERATIVES FOR INDIA'S EV LEAP

FROM LOCALISATION TO INNOVATION... TACKLING CHARGING WOES, IMPROVING BATTERY TECH AND PROVIDING BETTER AFTER-SALES SERVICE ARE KEY TO POWER THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE REVOLUTION

Found in Translation

Translation was alive and well in 2024, as Arunava Sinha's pick of his favourite translations from the year affirms

REFRAMING THE CASH TRANSFER DEBATE

CASH TRANSFER SCHEMES SHOULDN'T BE TREATED AS FREEBIES. THAT SAID, THEIR POPULARITY WILL HAVE MAJOR IMPLICATIONS FOR OUR DEMOCRACY

THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED

William Dalrymple on The Golden Road and where he's headed next, in literature and life...

ALL IN ALL, MORE BRICKS IN THE WALL

INDIANS MAY FIND IT TOUGHER TO CHASE THE AMERICAN DREAM IF TRUMP HARDENS IMMIGRATION RULES

TOWARDS A KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY

THE NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY SERVES AS A CATALYST FOR TRANSFORMING INDIA'S EDUCATION SYSTEM IN 2025, DRIVING INNOVATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SOCIETAL PROGRESS

A WORLD BETWEEN ORDERS

Each generation is convinced that it faces a more uncertain and threatening world than any before it, a crisis of unprecedented proportions, and that man’s very survival is at stake.

GIVE A WOMAN THE RIGHT WORK ENVIRONMENT

START THIS YEAR, AND IT WILL TURN AROUND THE ECONOMIC FORTUNES OF THE COUNTRY

BEIJING'S ROAD TO RUIN

THE BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE AIMED TO TRANSFORM THE WORLD, WITH CHINA AS THE FULCRUM. INSTEAD, IT IS A DISASTER THAT NATION AFTER NATION IS OPTING OUT OF. THE TREND WILL ONLY INTENSIFY IN 2025

KEEPING THE ECONOMY ON THE FAST TRACK

ACCELERATING INDIA'S GROWTH POTENTIAL IN 2025 DEMANDS REFORMS, RESILIENCE AND READINESS FOR GLOBAL UNCERTAINTIES

Delhi's Belly

Academic, historian and one of India's most-loved food writers, PUSHPESH PANT'S latest book-From the King's Table to Street Food: A Food History of Delhi-delves deep into the capital's culinary heritage

IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO

Hemant and Kalpana Soren changed Jharkhand's political game, converting near-collapse into an extraordinary comeback

THE MAHA BONDING

At one time, Fadnavis, Shinde and Ajit Pawar were seen as an unwieldy trio with mutually subversive intent. A bumper assembly poll harvest inverts that

THE LION PRINCE

A spectacular assembly election win ended a long political winter for Kashmir and his party, the National Conference. But Omar Abdullah now faces crucial tests—that of meeting great expectations and holding his own with the Centre till J&K gets its statehood back

TRIAL BY FIRE

Formal charges in a US court, an air marked by accusations of bribery and concealment of information, the attendant political backlash, pressure on stock prices, valuation losses. Yet the famed Adani growth appetite and business resilience stays

'Criticism has always been a source of motivation for me'

It’s just day five since he was crowned 2024 FIDE World Chess champion (which he celebrated with a bungee jump), and Gukesh Dommaraju is still learning to adjust to the fanfare.

THE YOUNG GRANDMASTERS

GUKESH DOMMARAJU IS NOW THE YOUNGEST EVER WORLD CHAMPION, BUT THAT IS JUST ICING ON THE CAKE IN INDIA'S CHESS STORY. FOR THE 'GOLDEN GENERATION', 2024 WAS THE YEAR THEY DID IT ALL

SHOOTING QUEEN

Manu Bhaker scripted a classic turnaround at Paris 2024, putting the ghosts of the past behind her through sheer willpower to engrave her own destiny

THE COMEBACK KING

It was in no one's script: Naidu's standing leap from near-oblivion, to a place where he writes the destiny of Andhra—even New Delhi

HALTING THE BJP JUGGERNAUT

A roller-coaster year saw the Opposition coalition rebound with bold moves and policy wins, but internal rifts continue to test its durability

THAT CHAMPION FEELING

After 17 long years of India's maiden win in 2007, Rohit Sharma and his hitmen reach the pinnacle of T20 cricket by lifting the World Cup with their blitzkrieg approach

THE ONE IN THE VORTEX

The AAP chief has had a dramatic year, including a stint in jail. All eyes are on him as the party fights a decisive battle to rule Delhi for a third consecutive term

THE BHAGWAT DHARMA

Under Mohan Bhagwat's leadership, the RSS sharpened its stance, using the Lok Sabha election results to assert its influence and push for a recalibration in the BJP's approach