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FOREVER INDIA
WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO USE BOTH INDIA AND BHARAT RATHER THAN RELINQUISH OUR CLAIM TO A NAME REDOLENT OF HISTORY, A NAME THAT IS RECOGNISED AROUND THE WORLD
AN ACRONYM AND A COUNTER
AS THE RULING BJP'S 'BHARAT' MOVE CROSSES SWORDS WITH THE OPPOSITION'S 'INDIA' ALLIANCE, ALL EYES ARE ON THE BIG PRIZE-THE 2024 GENERAL ELECTION
FROM BHARAT-THAT IS INDIA TO BHARAT VS INDIA?
What's in a name? When it comes W to our argumentative republic, you know the answer will be a deafening cacophony.
The Mogul of Mirth
A genie who lit up our pages, and our lives, with pure levity-and a keen vision
INTO THE SUNSET
Marking the end of an era, the last of the four iconic diesel-run double-decker buses in the fleet of the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport Undertaking, or BEST, will be scrapped mid-September, after completing 15 years of service.
MIXED BAG
ONE YEAR OF PROJECT CHEETAH
GENDER NEUTRAL FROM TOPMAST
After opening its doors to women on warships and its combat units-first as officers and then as sailors/other ranks-the Indian Navy is now sailing towards reducing gender stereotyping' by adopting gender-neutral language in its official communication.
A DROUGHT WITHOUT RELIEF
Distress is mounting in Karnataka's farmlands. Pointing to his two-acre plot where his maize crop continues to wither, A. Manjunath, a farmer, laments that whatever harvest he gets will be fit only for fodder now.
A DIFFERENT POWER STRUGGLE
The installation of smart electricity meters in Jammu & Kashmir has become an uphill task for the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha-led administration with public resentment growing against the move, especially in Hindu-dominated Jammu region.
CAN THE E-RUPEE WORK?
Last year, India joined a growing list of countries exploring digital versions of their currencies. It is now planning to broaden the scope of its pilot project in the digital rupee.
Naidu in a Tight Corner
The arrest and 14-day judicial remand of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu in an election year is a severe setback to the main Opposition party in Andhra Pradesh.
FAITH ACCOMPLI
SANATANA DHARMA CONTROVERSY
Weathering A Second Storm
A New Set Of Allegations Has Hit The Adani Group, Claiming Evidence Of Likely Stock Manipulation Through 'opaque' Mauritius Funds, Putting It Once Again On The Back Foot
The Big Power Games
The Geopolitical Divide Deepens As The Chinese And Russian Heads Of State Skip The G20 Meet, But India Succeeds In Its Agenda To Push The Global South Centrestage
ALL THE YOGI'S MEN
Uttar Pradesh's 'steel frame' is undergoing a remodelling, with the era of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers Awanish Awasthi and Navneet Sehgal of the 1987 and 1988 batch, respectively-coming to an end after the latter's retirement on July 31. The two senior bureaucrats had been running the show in India's most populous state for the past many years. Sehgal's golden era, in fact, started under former chief minister Mayawati's regime in 2007.
THE CHINESE DUPLICITY
CHINA HAS BEEN BUILDING STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE-AIRPORTS, RAILWAYS, HIGHWAYS, DUAL-USE VILLAGES-ALONG ITS BORDER WITH INDIA AT A THREATENING PACE. INDIA, IN TURN, IS STRIVING TO REMAIN IN STEP WITH AN ACCELERATED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
WHEN LICENCE CONTROLS HURT
THE GOVERNMENT WANTS TO BOOST DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING OF IT HARDWARE BY IMPOSING CURBS ON IMPORTS OF LAPTOPS, PERSONAL COMPUTERS AND SERVERS, BUT EXPERTS CAUTION AGAINST A RETURN OF THE LICENCE-PERMIT REGIME
A BITTER SWEET TRUTH
A NEW SURVEY LAYS BARE THE ALARMING STATE OF THE DIABETES BURDEN IN RURAL AND URBAN INDIA. DRIVEN BY LOW PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, UNHEALTHY FOOD HABITS AND LACK OF AWARENESS, IT IS OUR OWN EPIDEMIC TO CONQUER
WIND IN THE WILLOW
THE KASHMIR WILLOW, LONG CONSIDERED AN INFERIOR BAT TO ITS ENGLISH COUNTERPART, HAS FINALLY HIT THE SWEET SPOT. BUT A SHORTAGE OF WILLOW TREES IN THE VALLEY THREATENS TO UNDO THAT HARD-EARNED RECOGNITION
THE POWER OF TWO
Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti have known each other for over two decades now. Together, they have delivered some of the greatest hits in contemporary Indian cinema. In an exclusive chat, the duo talk about their filmmaking journey and the keystones of their partnership
UNCHAINED MELODIES
Shubha Mudgal talks about bringing India's young musicians to the fore through Jackfruit 2023 and the rhythms that define her life
UNITED WE SING
Singer and composer Kalyani Nair's new EP is the culmination of over a decade of collaboration with fellow musicians and singers
His Father's Son
In Netflix's Friday Night Plan, BABIL KHAN tries to showcase a style distinct from his father, Irrfan
EVERYONE LOVES A GOOD SCAM
Scam 2003: The Telgi Story is a fictional retelling of the stamp paper scam powered by Gagan Dev Riar's pitch-perfect turn
CONTAINING MULTITUDES
SIDDHARTHA DEB's The Light at the End of the World is a saga of continental proportions that travels effortlessly through time
History and its Discontents
Anjum Hasan's novel History's Angel tells a story that is deeply relevant for our times
High on Art
The first edition of Sa Ladakh-'the highest festival of land art in Asia'-put the spotlight on climate change and art praxis in a fragile setting
MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS
Run as Slow as You Can is a surreal and stimulating exhibition at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre in Mumbai
Q+A - DREAM RUN
The critics may be frowning but Ayushmann Khurrana's Dream Girl 2 is yet another commercial success
THE POLITICAL CONTRACT
CONTRACTORS FEAR THE PROBE ORDERS AGAINST THE WORKS CLEARED BY THE BJP REGIME WILL FURTHER DELAY PAYMENTS