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Amitabh Bachchan On His Letter To His Granddaughters

In conversation with Giridhar Jha, OSM Supernova of the Year Amitabh Bachchan talks about his movies, politics and the controversies coming his way.

A Gimlet-Eyed Witness

Video-recording in courts can bring accountability and more, but judges have some reservations.

Sharif, In Search For A New Pak Army Chief

Accused of being ‘soft’ on India, a cornered Sharif faces a Hobson’s choice over selection of a new army chief

Teaching Shops of Medicine

A rush for capitation fees and a policy muddle could be leaving us with a horde of doctors who have a degree but little medical education

Shiksha Sambal

Bridging Gaps in Rural School education

Board Game Battles

BCCI officials fight tooth and nail against transparency, this time over IPL rights auction

The Unheard Symmetry

The last of the Dagar Saptak goes. Dhrupad has to find its way, as always, alone.

G-Rex And Traditional Media

Tech companies have been eating the lunch of the media business by swiping a growing share of its main source of income: ad revenues

The Bid For A Return Ticket

The new president of the Grand Old Party is ­making an energetic attempt to revive its fortunes

No Snoozing In Silicon Valley

The US government’s new proposals will cast a ­shadow on the American dream of H1B visa holders

Bleeding Heart, Murugan's Pads

A school dropout won in his quirky but noble mission that has now inspired Bollywood to make a movie

The Dirty Indian Male!

Without rape, Indian machismo is incomplete. It seeks security and upholds honour through violence on the other, argues Shiv Visvanathan.

There's No Real Place In The Heart Of A Man For A Transgender Woman

Apsara Reddy thinks there’s no real place in the heart of a man for a transgender woman.

Khaki Meets Khadi

Politicians often turn a blind eye to police ­lawlessness so that cops are beholden enough to do their bidding. ­Policing suffers the most due to this symbiosis.

High Tide In Low Water

Contrary to the expected post-DeMo/GST slump, the Diwali season has shown considerable sales growth

He Rode At The Head Of Sixty Million

An interesting addition to constitutional history throws light on Ambedkar, his life’s project on Dalit rights and his tussles with Gandhi and Patel

Raise High The Roofbeam

Ruchi Ram Sahni was an iconoclast who tirelessly attacked social evils and colonialism. His personal odyssey through pre-Partition Punjab is a treasure.

Why Border Villagers Join The Forces

Among the three personnel killed in the biggest operation this year, two were from border villages in Kashmir—one an army soldier, the other an SPO.

Tip Of The Suckerberg

Cambridge Analytica is a warning sign. And Indians are at risk: the country has no data protection law.

Stars Clash In The Shadow Of Death

The first polls after the 2016 unrest carry the burden of proving that the ‘mainstream’ hasn’t lost totally.

Fakes Yes, But Mere Photocopies

Government agencies play a cat-and-mouse game with counterfeiters to keep out fake notes.

A Fine And Liberating Balance

In taking down triple talaq, the Supreme Court has set Muslim women free from constant fear and also reinforced the constitutional force of personal law 

Anup Institute Of Orthopaedics And Rehabilitation

Possibility of getting accreditation from NABH 

Analytical Calm

India’s uproarious Parliament still delivers, says Union minister for finance and defence Arun Jaitley, in his keynote address at the Outlook SpeakOut Awards

'Poverty Is Violence With Tacit Consent'

Glued to Gandhism, Ela Bhatt believes the principles are even more valid now

A Choppier Tale

Jay Panda case wont stand, but Naveens got what he wanted.

Vasudhaiva Vyaparakam

Global MBAs, the liberal arts, polyglottery and, as ever, rankings. Outlooks 2018 B-schools package is here.

Kashmir Carpet In Gordian Knot

Global recession, machine-made cheap copies and low tourist inflow push homespun magic into a tailspin.

Where All Can The Sabarimala Fiasco Lead Us To?

Not so very long ago, Sabarimala would have been an unknown entity outside Kerala. Now, this debate over gender bristles with implications on a host of questions relating to society, politics, law and religion across India.

Press Walmart To Clear Cart

Does the exit of co-founder Binny Bansal from Flipkart signal a new start-up era?