CATEGORIES

Why Droupadi Murmu's Appointment As A President Is A Watershed Moment For India!

Droupadi Murmu’s journey from Rairangpur to Raisina Hill is a giant leap for India’s neglected and exploited communities and a watershed moment in the history of India

Full Stream Ahead

We only ever knew Imtiaz Ali for his love stories, but OTT platforms are showing the filmmaker in a new light

FOREST FLAVOURS

Red ant chutney, you said? You need to consume more than cliches...indigenous foods are a full-bodied celebration of terroir, linking taste to a sense of place and identity

SMELTED IDENTITIES

What does ‘tribal’ mean? At best it’s an ensemble of archetypes, each one more problematic than the other

THE NATIVE DRUM BEATS

Men and women whose success has done their indigenous communities proud

PARTHA'S FALSE NOTES

The controversy over teachers' recruitment in West Bengal has a material basis now: gold and cash. With TMC heavyweight Partha Chatterjee in custody, the party has to survive the scandal

NOT AN EASY RIDE

KARNATAKA CHIEF MINISTER BASAVARAJ BOMMAI, WHO COMPLETED ONE YEAR IN OFFICE THIS WEEK, FACES THE ONEROUS TASK OF ENSURING THE BJP'S VICTORY IN THE UPCOMING STATE ASSEMBLY ELECTION

Rooted to the Sound

Melding folk music with modern influences, the Tetseo Sisters have taken their Naga roots to an international audience

Live-In Relationships - Getting A New Life

Recent judgments in the courts seek to protect the rights of children of unmarried parents and chip away at the social prejudices against live-in relationships

How To Kick The Butt!

New research and cessation techniques as well as a committed cessation cadre promise to help wean smokers off the habit more permanently, and in the bargain reduce the burden of tobacco-related disease in the country

Yogi's Highways Of Progress

The quick spread of a network of expressways through Uttar Pradesh shows the importance these bringers of development have for the BJP state government

Hanky Panky in the Garden City

Though there is a murder at the heart of Harini Nagendra's book, its true subject is Old Bangalore

Hill to Die on

Meeti Shroff-Shah’s ‘Temple Hill Mystery’ has a lot to offer but novelty, sadly, is missing from the menu

The Rupee - Big Fall ...And Its Fallout

IN cricket, what separates 99 from 100 is just one run. But it is the century that gets the batsman applause and a place in the record books.

HALF A SKY FALLING

A World Economic Forum survey on gender gaps confirms the NFHS findings. India has miserably failed one half of its people: the women

IN FOR THE KILL

THE TRUE-CRIME SHOW MIGHT BE AN AMERICAN IMPORT BUT INDIAN FILMMAKERS ARE MAKING IT THEIR OWN

BENGAL'S NREGA JAM

Trouble is brewing between the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal and the NDA-ruled Centre over the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme (NREGA).

TWO FACES TO PICK FROM

It's a fuss over a very public birthday bash. Starting this week, Congress leaders in Karnataka are planning to hold celebratory events in various cities in the state as a run-up to a grand public rally in August.

THE BIG DODGE

There was nothing unusual in Jitendra Kumar's annual asset declaration.

A SEMI WIN IN A SEMI FINAL

MADHYA PRADESH

THE TAP DANCE WAS A TANGO?

How the mighty have fallen.

CALLING SUPERMANN?

It's been just four months since the Aam Aadmi Party won a historic mandate in Punjab but chief minister Bhagwant Mann is already in the crosshairs.

GOING BEYOND THE FORMULA

By choosing films of different genres, Janhvi Kapoor is showing that she is every bit her mother Sridevi's daughter. Good Luck Jerry, her latest comedy, releases on Disney + Hotstar on July 29

India’s Future Fighters

In a recent global tournament, a new generation of Indian women wrestlers announced their arrival

EYE ON THE BALL

As it brings together ‘brown ballers’ from across the world, India Rising shows Indians, too, can hoop

Cryptocurrency - End Of A Dream Run?

Cryptocurrency

The End Of Bundled Mutual Funds

The regulator now wants insurers to launch customised, innovative products and give customers more choice and benefits

The South Swag

How south indian films and actors stormed the citadel of hindi cinema and enthralled the nation

THE DECCAN CHARGE

BJP IN THE SOUTH

ON THE UP

For Taapsee Pannu, the sports biopic is something of a specialty. Having played athletes in several recent films, the actress will now be seen as cricketer Mithali Raj in Shabaash Mithu, which is releasing in theatres on July 15