CATEGORIES

CONFESSIONS OF AN OPIUM WRITER

Amitav Ghosh is back with Smoke and Ashes, part memoir, part travelogue and part sociocultural history of the opium trade

HIGH HOPES FOR PM'S HOMETOWN

The centuries-old town of Vadnagar, home to PM Modi in his young years, is getting a heritage makeover and a mega tourism push

PROTECTING UNIT HOLDERS

SEBI's push to create unit holder protection committees is a welcome move amid a rising number of mutual fund investors. Especially when many are investing directly with the asset management companies

BETTING ON POTENTIAL WINNERS

Potential high returns, less volatility and the promise to grow big over time make the mid-cap universe worth exploring

FURY AND THE FALLOUT

IF MILLENNIAL VISIONS OF DISASTER ARE BECOMING COMMONPLACE, IT'S BECAUSE EXTREME WEATHER IS NO LONGER A FREAK EVENT BUT THE NEW NORM. FIVE NORTHERN STATES SEE HILLSIDE, FARMLAND AND CITY ALIKE GO UNDER AFTER A TSUNAMI FROM THE SKIES SENDS FIVE RIVERS INTO SPATE. TOLL: 200. OTHER LOSSES: STILL COUNTING

ALLIANCE GAMES

ENTRENCHMENT HAS BEGUN ON BOTH THE RULING SIDE AND IN THE OPPOSITION CAMP. NOW TO GO BEYOND THE SEMANTICS AND WORK THE POLL MATHEMATICS

THE GREAT CRASH

AS FUNDS DRY UP AND UNICORN VALUATIONS DROP PERILOUSLY, THE INDIAN START-UP STORY IS BEGINNING TO LOSE ITS SHEEN

NEW ROADMAP TO RESEARCH

More than four years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged to launch an apex National Research Foundation (NRF), the plan is coming to fruition with a bill being readied for debate and adoption in the monsoon session of Parliament.

'VIBRANT GUJARAT' GOES GLOCAL

The biennial Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (VGGS) will be back next year after a four-year Covid-imposed hiatus. The high-profile international business gathering was conceptualised in 2003 to position Gujarat as a compelling investment destination.

A SICKLE-SHAPED MALADY

A July 2021 paper published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research suggests that India has the second highest prevalence of Sickle Cell Anaemia (SCA) with around 20 million people affected by the genetically transmitted disorder.

(UN)FAIR PLAY?

The latest round of revision in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has dealt a body blow to online gaming companies.

A QUESTION OF LEADERSHIP

Rajasthan is on the BJP's mind. That's clear enough from the way the high command is itself taking charge of matters in the poll-bound state.

VYAPAM 2.0?

The recently announced results of a recruitment exam in Madhya Pradesh have rocked the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s boat just months ahead of the state assembly election.

THE LONELINESS OF EKNATH SHINDE

He is given name means 'the one and only Lord'. The irony must be biting by now. In June 2022, Eknath Shinde did the unthinkable by splitting the Shiv Sena and toppling the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) regime led by his then party boss Uddhav Thackeray.

The Hunt For Child Predators

The Cbi's Specialised Unit Is Keeping An Eagle-like Vigil On The Internet And Other Web Services To Prevent And Probe The Online Sexual Abuse Of Children

The Didi Supremacy

As expected, the ruling Trinamool Congress has swept the three-tier panchayat polls in West Bengal and reestablished its dominance over Opposition parties.

SOMETHING'S COOKING

Huma Qureshi appears as cookbook author Tarla Dalal in the eponymous biopic

CULINARY COUP

Indian cuisine is having a moment with Chef Himanshu Saini's Trèsind Studio, Dubai, making it to 11th place in the World's 50 Best Restaurants list

East by West

There's a renewed interest in Mumbai's East Indian community, especially its cuisine

WOMAN IN LOVE

IN THIS IMAGINATIVE ACCOUNT OF AMRITA SHER-GIL'S LIFE AND LOVES, THE CULT OF THE INDIAN PAINTER LIVES ON

MARXISM WITH MYSTICISM

U.R.Ananthamurthy, as this new anthology reveals, straddled tradition and modernity with ease

His Dark Materials

Sudip Sharma is back on Netflix with Kohrra, a crime drama set in Punjab

PLAYING IT RIGHT

An uncompromising work ethic and ability to stay relevant mean that, even after four decades in the film industry, Anil Kapoor still rocks

THE NEW TEEN SPIRIT

A host of web series driven by young characters are enthusiastically claiming a long-neglected space in Indian cinema

A CAPITAL SPREADS ITS WINGS

FROM INFRASTRUCTURE AND EXPORTS TO IT & TECH, VISAKHAPATNAM IS SPEEDING ON THE GROWTH PATH, SPURRED BY THE PROSPECT OF BEING ANDHRA PRADESH'S EXECUTIVE CAPITAL

A LONG DRONE PROCESS

India is all set to buy the MQ-9B drones that will give it unmatched strike and surveillance capability. But with the deal only at the start of a long acquisition process, it may take long before the military can lay its hands on an MQ-9B

THE PAWAR PARIWAR

The inside story of the Sharad-Ajit feud and what it portends for the family and the NCP

"WE ARE NOT AFRAID OF OPPOSITION UNITY. IT IS A MIRAGE"

With four major state elections to be held later this year and the 2024 Lok Sabha polls less than a year away, BJP president J.P. NADDA's schedule is packed with back-to-back party meetings. Despite that, the affable Nadda took time out to speak to Group Editorial Director RAJ CHENGAPPA and Deputy Editor ANILESH MAHAJAN on the BJP's strategy for the general elections. He talked confidently and candidly on a range of electoral issues without dodging tough questions. Excerpts:

MISSION DEMOLITION

THE INSIDE STORY OF THE BJP'S STRATEGY TO DEFANG THE OPPOSITION IN THE RUN-UP TO THE 2024 LOK SABHA ELECTION

BETTING BIG ON BENEFITS

A 'Guarantee Budget'. That's what Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has labelled the state's annual financial plan he presented last week.