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CIVIL LINES

A quartet of books provides a window into the lives of Indian bureaucrats besides showcasing their felicity with the written word

Art in Three Dimensions

With a major retrospective by Vadehra Art Gallery, artist A. Ramachandran's sculptures finally get the attention they deserve

ALL'S FAIR IN ART

ART MUMBAI, A FOUR-DAY ART FAIR DEBUTING THIS NOVEMBER, PROMISES TO BE A VIBRANT ADDITION TO MUMBAI'S ART CALENDAR

Imperial Spectacle

DAG's Delhi Durbar exhibition, curated by Rana Safvi (R) and Swapna Liddle (L), draws on the gallery's in-house archival material to bring alive the pomp and pageantry of the three Delhi Durbars

A Growing Choice for Young Mums

Rising awareness and open dialogue about their reproductive autonomy is making more women explore egg-freezing as an option to plan their pregnancies

LOSING ITS SPARKLE

Changing market dynamics amid the global economic gloom have hit Surat’s thriving diamond polishing industry, leading to layoffs, financial distress and even suicides. Is it just a cyclical trend or an irreversible change?

WHAT'S IN A NUMBER?

India's growth figures trigger a debate, with some economists calling them inflated and based on faulty calculation, and the government defending them. Where do we actually stand?

LORD, HAVE MERC

The All-India Majlis-eIttehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is seeking to outgrow its reputation of being just a ghettoblaster confined to its seven strongholds in the Old City

DISSENT IN THE RANKS

THE BJP HAS FOCUSED ON ITS WEAKEST SEATS IN THE FIRST LIST, BUT EVEN HERE THERE IS A BACKLASH AGAINST HALF OF THE CANDIDATES, SOME OF THEM MPs

WARNING FROM THE HIMALAYAS

A wall of water hurtling down mountains towards vulnerable valleys nestled within— this worst nightmare of Himalayan states came true for Sikkim on October 4 when the waters of the Lhonak lake in north Sikkim, situated at an altitude of 5,245 metres, burst forth and flooded regions in the Teesta river basin, killing many and washing away roads and bridges downstream

A QUESTION OF LAW

On October 7, the Supreme Court listed six cases for hearing by the newly constituted seven-judge constitution bench

Southern Stirrings

A mid heated debates on federal directives, new norms introduced by India’s medical education regulator are inviting another round of allegations about the Centre attempting to encroach upon the rights of the southern states

MISSION ZERO COMPLAINTS

WITH THE VANDE BHARAT TRAINS A SHOWPIECE OF ITS GRAND MODERNISATION PLANS, THE RAILWAY MINISTRY IS FINE-TUNING AND CORRECTING ALL SHORTCOMINGS

ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR WHY INDIA SHOULD WORRY

THE WIDER GEOPOLITICAL RAMIFICATIONS APART, ANY ESCALATION IN THE CONFLICT WILL JEOPARDISE THE COUNTRY'S CAREFULLY CULTIVATED TIES IN WEST ASIA AND FORCE IT TO TAKE SIDES

BATTLING THE ODDS

THE ELECTORAL CONTESTS OF NOVEMBER WILL DECIDE THE FATE OF SEVERAL POLITICAL VETERANS AND ALSO DETERMINE THE TONE IF NOT THE OUTCOME OF THE GENERAL ELECTION IN 2024

ON A SHAKY WICKET

SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN'S BATTLE LIES BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE HIS PARTY AS HE STRIVES TO OVERCOME THE ANTI-INCUMBENCY OF 16 YEARS

A TOOL FOR EARLY DETECTION

One woman dies of cervical cancer every eight minutes in India. The country also accounts for the highest number of cervical cancer cases in Asia (followed by China), according to a 2022 Lancet study.

TROUBLE FOR MANN

THE OPPOSITION FEELS THAT BHAGWANT MANN’S LAW OFFICERS SHOULD HAVE CONVINCED THE SC BENCH TO REVIEW THE WATER SITUATION IN PUNJAB INSTEAD OF OPENING A WINDOW FOR A FRESH SURVEY THAT COULD RESULT IN AN ADVERSE RULING

CRUCIBLE OF NEW IDEAS

EMINENT PERSONALITIES ACROSS DIVERSE FIELDS CAME TOGETHER AT THE INDIA TODAY CONCLAVE IN MUMBAI TO TALK BUSINESS AND POLITICS, AND ALSO FILMS, SPORTS AND SOCIETY

A LEGACY BATTLE

CM ASHOK GEHLOT IS HOPING HIS WELFARE SCHEMES WILL DO THE TRICK THIS ELECTION. CAN HE BUCK THE TREND OF INCUMBENTS BEING VOTED OUT AND MAKE HISTORY?

PRIMAL MOTIFS

FELLSNE Tree & Serpent, a seminal exhibition of early Buddhist art at the Metropolitan Museum in New York, showcases how Buddhism incorporated the prevalent animistic nature cults of the day into its storytelling

A WARNING FOR THE BJP

In what was being touted as a referendum against the annulment of Article 370 and a test for the Opposition's INDIA bloc, the National Conference (NC) and Congress alliance swept the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council election in Kargil, bagging 22 of the 26 seats that went to the polls this month.

A COMBATIVE HEAD START

KCR IS SEEKING A THIRD TERM, BANKING ON A SLEW OF SOCIAL WELFARE SCHEMES AND STATEHOOD EMOTIONS, BUT ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION AND ANTI-INCUMBENCY MAY STYMIE HIS HAT-TRICK

ART HOUSE

BELINDER DHANOA'S KASAULI ART CENTRE 1976-1991 OUTLINES THE PIVOTAL ROLE THAT IVY LODGE, KASAULI, PLAYED IN THE WORLD OF INDIAN ART IN ITS HEYDAY

SECURE IN HIS CITADEL

BAGHEL IS RELYING ON HIS PRO-RURAL SCHEMES AND THE CONGRESS'S TRADITIONAL TRIBAL SUPPORT BASE TO HELP HIM WIN A SECOND TERM

Time Travel

Sukanya Ghosh straddles past and present by transforming old discarded photographs into works of art at her show at Cymroza Art Gallery in Mumbai

ABHISHEK'S DAY OUT

It was a national debut of sorts for an emerging regional face, even if it amounted to nothing much more than a few hours of television-friendly drama at Rajghat that ended in a bout of jousting with the beefy gendarmes of Delhi Police and the obligatory detention afterwards.

THREE-SIDED CONTEST

MNF HAS TO FIGHT OFF ZPM, OLD FOE CONGRESS

Sparking Hope

This year's October Jam-an independent arts and music festival in Bengaluru-promises a fiery lineup around the theme of 'lightning'

SPACE ODYSSEY

Komorebi's latest project, 'The Fall', comprises an album, comic book and music videos, and tells the story of a runaway alien