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Within reach, finally

The 'special' in the special Parliament session was finally revealed. It was not an early election, the announcement of 'one nation, one election, or a move to implement the Uniform Civil Code.

Notting Hill to Kala Ghoda

London's famous Indian bridal wear boutique comes home to India

Going to a drag party

Last weekend I did something I should have done a decade ago. I went to a drag party. It was the most sensational experience I have had in too long, and let me tell you why.

SHAPE-SHIFTING CIRCUS

To recover from the post-pandemic blues, some Indian circuses are reinventing themselves

DREAMING THE IMPOSSIBLE

CLIMATE RESEARCHER JOYEETA GUPTA WON THE SPINOZA PRIZE FOR HER SCIENTIFIC WORK FOR A JUST AND SUSTAINABLE WORLD. THE UNDERLYING THEME OF HER LIFE STORY: WHY CAN'T WE DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY?

FLIGHT RISK

India is on the cusp of an aviation boom. But a duopoly might ruin it

PODIUM PICKS

India's medal hopefuls at the Asian Games

When anchors spread rancour

Public culture in India, especially in the past decade, is not a fan of accountability.

Islamisation and hindutva

As I have described in my recently released Memoirs of a Maverick, I reached Karachi just a few weeks before President Zia ul-Haq declared the Nizam-e-Mustafa, the rule of the Prophet-the first step in what came to be called \"Islamisation\".

No country likes a killing on its soil

GURMANT GREWAL was a member of the Canadian parliament thrice and was the first Sikh to hold the position of the deputy house leader of the official opposition of Canada.

Haifa is potential alternative to Suez Canal

TRADITIONALLY, GOODS flowing between India and Europe have relied heavily on routes passing through the Suez Canal.

A passage for India

The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor bypassing the Suez Canal promises to change trade dynamics in the Gulf. Acquisition of the Haifa Port in Israel has placed India at a vantage point in the project that connects the east and the west

Kharge's Bhagirathan tasks

Is the Congress finally biting the bullet? After last week’s working committee confab in Hyderabad, general secretary K.C. Venugopal said the 2024 polls will be “a do-or-die fight.”

I Think Like An Athlete

Deepika Padukone actor

The Business Of Being Deepika Padukone

What Makes The Movie Star India's Most Successful Female Celebrity

Power dressing, G20 style

Now that the G20 Summit is done and dusted, host city Delhi can get back to its quotidian routine.

Seoul-fully Indian

Meet Aoora, mashup extraordinaire who is making waves blending Indian and Korean rhythms

Romantic side of Harish Salve

Between the sharp sartorial choices of the UK’s first lady Akshata Sunak (Can we please stop calling her Mrs Murthy?) at the recent G20 extravaganza in Delhi, and the even sharper responses to Harish Salve’s third wedding celebrations in London, India’s chattering classes were spoilt for choice.

Khaki ink

Policeman Shahi Kabir, who won the national award for his screenplay for Nayattu, has a remarkable ability to grasp subtle intricacies of human emotions

MAVEN OF RAMEN

Japanese chef Masaharu Morimoto is taking the dosa back with him to create different versions with his own twist

WRIST ASSURED

Confidence and rhythm restored, Kuldeep Yadav is peaking right in time for the World Cup

OFF TO A GOOD START

Agnipath scheme is paving the way for gender equality in the Indian Navy

PRIZE THAT CRASHED

An ambassador to Norway almost swung the Nobel Peace Prize for Mahatma Gandhi in 1961

HOT PURSUIT

To mitigate climate change, G20 plans to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030

We are not caught between India and China

INTERVIEW Vincent Magwenya, spokesperson for the president of South AfricaINTERVIEW Vincent Magwenya, spokesperson for the president of South Africa

SUMMIT OF GLORY

India becomes the glue binding disparate opinions, from Ukraine war to welcoming Africa

SEEDS OF DOUBT

BJP’s role suspected in Naidu’s arrest

Weight loss via Wegovy

The western hemisphere is hooked on to a new drug. Celebrities and comedians, billionaires and barbies, Hollywood actors and television anchors are dramatically losing weight after taking the “skinny jab”, a weekly, weight-loss injection. They shed 15 per cent of their body weight, an astonishing loss-rate compared with two per cent with diet and exercise.

BJP will win the biggest-ever mandate in the state

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Shivraj Singh Chouhan, chief minister, Madhya Pradesh

Brother and the ballot

To ride out anti-incumbency, Shivraj Singh Chouhan is banking on women-centric welfare schemes and a tough-on-crime image