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'Raman Singh Has Failed On All Counts. And Congress Is Irrelevant.'

In the run-up to the Chhattisgarh assembly polls, Ajit Jogi, the state’s first CM, seems confident of a good show.

Society Of Zombies

Legally dead due to clerical error or greedy relatives, thousands live in limbo

No Desert Storm So Far

All’s not well with the ruling BJP, but rival Congress is yet to show it has the chutzpah to win Rajasthan

Eastern Approaches

Long treated like pariahs by the BCCI, six Northeast states get their Ranji whites

Pace Yourself

Jaguar has beaten its German rivals to the punch, and brought a fully electric SUV to market. So, should Tesla be worried – have traditional carmakers finally caught up? We drive the I-Pace to find out. 

Pinnacle Of The Motor Car?

Is a ‘regular’ Ferrari too tame for you? Do you normally get out of a 488 GTB yawning? If so, say hello to the Pista…

The Human On The K-Table

It’s time for a new narrative and idiom to break the logjam. A Kashmir Roundtable finds early signs of meeting points that may open new roads.

Boots Off The Ground

Many argue that demilitarisation would help build confidence in Kashmir.

Where Is Indian Football Going?

The one thing that can change India’s permanent status as World Cup outsider is a revolution from the ground up.

Messenger That Kills

Rumours gone viral expose a deeply diseased side of society—fearful, xenophobic, murderous.

Totem Weds Taboo

Hindu-Muslim sex videos are quite the rage. Are they breaking the rules or reinforcing them?

Lone Threat To The Big Two

A new front taking shape under Sajad Lone promises to test the Muftis and the Abdullahs

The Grand Izvestia

Football, the universal sign language, can promote peace amongst peoples. This World Cup’s potpourri will leave fragrant memories.

This Planter Doesn't Stop The Elephants

As a child, Tenzing survived a militant attack on his family. He went on to pioneer elephant-friendly tree plantaions.

Grand Hopes And General Failures

Giving the lie to the myth of Nawaz the peaceable, Nasim Zehra lays bare the absurd assumptions that led to Kargil

Treading On Shaky Bridge

Years after the ‘Kashmiriyat’ talks, the NIA grills Hurriyat

Not Tired, Not Retired

Ex-­PM Deve Gowda is burning the trail in new seat Tumkur

MS Dhoni - The Last Hurrah?

He runs the crucial last lap for Team India, shares his gnomic wisdom, still keeps like the devil. We examine the unknowable mystery that defines MSD through the forces that shaped him.

Arching For Bullseye

BJP banks on Modi to hold on to its seats from North Karnataka

A Warm, Epistemic Caress

Undergraduate teaching must focus on the ‘big think’ questions that ignite passionate interest

En Route To Rank Peak

The new education policy aims to bring systemic change to India’s education sector and make it globally competitive

Fresh Dew On Good Length

Done, not dusted. The astral light from the World Cup exploits of these cricketers will play on.

Life After The Boats

lts livelihood system wrecked, a fisherfolk’s village near Chilika lake struggles with Fani’s aftermath

Sam Plays It Loose

India’s marginalisation in the Afghan peace talks can bode ill for the country

‘Those In The Centre Of The National Debate Must Speak Out'

Amish, the author who made mythology cool, is a bestselling Indian writer in English whose books have sold five million copies. His new book, Raavan, the third in his Ramachandra series, after Ram and Sita, is the darkest and deals with a complex character. Amish talks about villains in our stories, how India is not proud of its culture and extreme religious positions with Satish Padmanabhan. Excerpts:

BJP March - Pushing South

India’s ruling party has pulled all stops in its mission to shed the northern tag by conquering the lands across the Vindhyas

Revisiting 12 Things That Shook Us

These lives were made and unmade by 12 stories that hit the headlines before fading out in the past two decades

A Kerala Cure For Healthcare Con

Patients and kin may be in for some relief as state-level price monitoring of medical devices and drugs kicks in

Turning Food To Feed

Between the farm and the table lies the rot and a racket

Unity Chorus Is Out Of Tune

Can opposition parties sink their differences to put up a credible alliance to take on Modi­led BJP?