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A STEELY RESOLVE

Exactly 53 years after the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, as it was called, was inaugurated on April 17, 1970, India’s second-largest steel-making public sector unit (PSU) is resisting its transition into private hands.

DIDI'S GIFTS FOR MINORITIES

On March 29 and 30, after widespread violence—arson, stone-pelting, ransacking of homes and businesses—broke out over Ramnavami celebrations in West Bengal’s Howrah and Hooghly districts, the main Opposition in the state, the BJP, accused the ruling Trinamool Congress and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of “disregarding Hindu sentiments”, alleging the police were mere bystanders.

THE FORECAST GETS GLOOMY

Three global agencies—the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and the United Nations—have lowered their forecast on India’s growth in the current financial year.

CHANGING STRIPES

It seemed open season for turncoats as the nomination of candidates got under way three weeks before the election to the 224-seat legislative assembly in Karnataka.

LONG STORY SHORT

A new volume by distinguished scholars tries to trace the entire span of Indian history from its prehistoric beginnings right up to 1992

A Dinner to Remember

Chef Massimo Bottura of the three-star Michelin restaurant, Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy, which has also topped the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list twice, is in Delhi to cook a few meals

The Myth Maker

Anand Neelakantan’s Nala Damayanti is the latest in his retellings of popular Indian myths with contemporary undertones

A BATTLE OF THEIR OWN

MENTAL HEALTH AFFLICTIONS HAVE BECOME COMMONPLACE AMONG INDIAN YOUTH. TAKING MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS, THEY ARE NOW HELPING THEMSELVES AND OTHERS FIND SUPPORT AND FIGHT STIGMA

WHAT IS FINANCIAL PLANNING?

It is the process of setting and planning your financial goals and helping you achieve these goals

Should you borrow against your life policy?

BIG QUESTION

THE CASE FOR COMMODITIES

Commodities offer great potential to become a separate asset class for savvy investors and should be considered if you are an experienced equity investor looking for a hedging tool

DEVELOP THESE BEST FINANCIAL HABITS

Working on your finances can be a long-drawn process, but taking it one step at a time, and developing better money habits will help you get a handle on it and build a better future for yourself

NITISH PLAYS UNIFIER

The Bihar chief minister has set himself the task of aligning opposition parties against the BJP for the 2024 general election. Not only does it mean bringing diverse regional forces together, but also getting the Congress to scale down its ambitions wherever needed

MAKING A PAWAR POINT

TOP NCP LEADERS DENY ANY REALIGNMENT WITH THE BJP, BUT THEIR RECENT MOVES SUGGEST THEY ARE KEEPING THEIR OPTIONS OPEN IN CASE OF A POLITICAL EXIGENCY

Check Or Curb?

On April 6, the Union government issued notifications regarding amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, related to online gaming and spread of false and misleading information regarding the government.

Editing History

Selective deletions of significant passages in textbooks on Indian history in the name of rationalisation of school curricula once again stoke fears of the politicisation of education

THOSE WERE THE DAYS

A celebration of the golden era of Hindi cinema, Vikramaditya Motwane's Jubilee is much more than a trip down memory lane

PLAYING THE NETA

AS ELECTION SEASON DRAWS NEAR, CINEMA BECOMES A VEHICLE TO SHOWCASE POLITICAL ICONS AS EITHER HEROES OR VILLAINS

SPARKLING REVOLUTION

A CHEAPER, GREENER ALTERNATIVE TO MINED DIAMONDS, THE LAB GROWN DIAMOND IS EXCITING DIAMANTAIRES ACROSS THE WORLD AND IN INDIA. GOVERNMENT PUSH AND THE ENTRY OF NEW PLAYERS OPEN UP A e BRIGHT UNIVERSE OF PROFITABLE OPPORTUNITY

CLASH OF AMBITIONS

THE CONGRESS SEES A WINNING CHANCE IF IT PLAYS ITS CARDS RIGHT, BUT THE COMPETING CHIEF MINISTERIAL DREAMS OF SIDDARAMAIAH AND D.K. SHIVAKUMAR COULD TURN SPOILSPORT

BJP'S BIG OBC PUSH

The OBC vote has been a significant part of the BJP's success since 2014. Will the demand for caste census in states and its inherent dangers upset the party's plans?

NO SELECTIVE NARRATIVES PLEASE

The recent deletions from the NCERT textbooks have more to do with Hindu communal politics than with, as claimed by NCERT director Dinesh Saklani, reducing the load on students returning post-Covid by removing some \"faltu\" chapters and sections.

SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT

There is no need to resort to the excuse of Covid-19. The deletions relating to the Mughals, the RSS and the Gujarat riots are justified in themselves. Schoolchildren mustn’t be burdened with complexities

SAFFRON SCALE-UP

Telangana BJP president 'Bandi' Sanjay is seldom hesitant to take on Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao.

NOT QUITE ABOVE BOARD

Multiple developments in the past year have cast a long shadow over recruitment drives being conducted in Jammu and Kashmir.

THE 'JIHAD' CARD

Maharashtra may soon join the list of states with a law to curb 'love jihad'.

ON A WING AND A PROTEST

Sachin Pilot, once seen as Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s chief ministe­ rial choice for Rajasthan, is now the party’s leading dissident.

THE LAND PANGS

The Yogi Adityanath government’s dream of converting into reality investment proposals worth Rs 35 lakh crore received at the Global Investors Summit 2023 in February faces a major hurdle—providing land for the new projects.

BLIGHTED HARVEST

The month of March has not been kind to the farming community in the north of the country.

Ajanta In Peril

The world-famous ancient cave murals in Maharashtra stare at ruin due to debatable preservation and display techniques and unbridled tourism. How can we save these millennia-old artistic wonders?