CATEGORIES

ADVANTAGE AAP

The SC verdict backed the AAP govt against the L-G on control of services, but the BJP-led Centre is unlikely to give up

YOU'VE BEEN MAPPED

Rare maps of India from the 19th century are on view at an ongoing exhibition at the Asiatic Society of Mumbai

ENTANGLED Imaginings

The Babu and the Bazaar is a reminder of the scandalous fecundity and delight on offer in the visual arts of colonial Calcutta

MURDERS SHE SOLVED

Web series about serial killers are rare in India, but Sonakshi Sinha-starrer Dahaad takes a stab at the genre

THE GREAT Thespian

Manoj Bajpayee’s next film sees him in his first role as a lawyer

Same Sex, Same Rights

As homosexual couples seek legal sanction for their unions, they encounter socio-political opposition. The ball is now in the country’s apex court to find a balanced solution

Why The Mayhem In Manipur

Torn fabric of society Houses set afire during the Meitei-tribal violence in Imphal, May 4

THE ENGINEER OF GRAFT

A Rs 10,000 bribe has led to the unearthing of a money-laundering racket worth over Rs 100 crore and put a top engineer of Jharkhand in the Enforcement Directorate's net

TRANSFORMING DHARAVI

A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN OFFERS THE RESIDENTS OF ASIA’S LARGEST SLUM CLUSTER A GLIMMER OF HOPE FOR A BETTER FUTURE. BUT WITH AN ADANI GROUP COMPANY INVOLVED, CAN CONTROVERSY BE FAR BEHIND?

CRISIS IN THE SKIES

THE TROUBLES AT GO FIRST BRING TO THE FORE THE VULNERABILITY OF THE INDIAN AVIATION INDUSTRY IN THE FACE OF INTENSE COMPETITION AND HIGH OPERATING COSTS. EXPERTS FEAR MORE CASUALTIES IN THE SECTOR

SOUTH ASIA'S NEW NUKE ASYMMETRY

AFTER CHINA, PAKISTAN IS THE SECOND MOST CAPABLE NUCLEAR POWER IN SOUTH ASIA, PUSHING INDIA TO THIRD PLACE

DON'T COUNT ON CASTE

THE PATNA HC HAS RULED THAT THE STATE DOES NOT HAVE THE LEGISLATIVE COMPETENCE TO CONDUCT A CASTE SURVEY

FLIGHT OF THE FAITHFUL

DEEPAK JOSHI’S EXIT SCRIPT WAS SEALED IN 2020 WHEN 25 CONGRESS MLAs DEFECTED TO THE BJP

The Heat Is On

For Sunny Leone, 2023 feels like the year of debuts. The actor just launched her first beauty line, is filming Rangeela that marks her Malayalam debut and is off to Cannes for the first time to premiere Anurag Kashyap’s Kennedy

A JUMBO-SIZED PROBLEM

THE ROGUE JUMBO’S TRANSLOCATION WAS ASUCCESS. BUT NOW HE HAS WANDERED INTO TAMIL NADU, GIVING THE FOREST DEPT THERE A JOLT

NYIFF BACK IN CINEMAS

The New York Indian Film Festival is back and ready to kick off in cinemas after three digital editions

AGRA STATE OF MIND

Kanu Behl’s second feature, Agra, which will debut at Cannes, explores the themes of insanity and male sexual desire

THE RANI VANISHES

ITALIAN JOURNALIST LIVIA MANERA SAMBUY PIECES TOGETHER THE SCINTILLATING TALE OF AMRIT KAUR, THE KAPURTHALA PRINCESS WHO WAS IMPRISONED BY THE GESTAPO

TO REVIVE A RIVER

800 MN GALLONS A DAY OF SEWAGE WATER FLOWS INTO THE MUSIIN HYDERABAD

EXTRAORDINARY MOVIES ABOUT ORDINARY LIVES

This book by Anirudha Bhattacharjee celebrates the feelgood cinema of Basu Chatterji

FOUND IN TRANSLATION

Meena Arora Nayak’s retelling of Vishnusharma’s Panchatantra seals her reputation as an inspired interpreter of classical Sanskrit tales

FOOLING THE POWERFUL

A CENTRAL AGENCY WAS KEEPING AN EYE ON SHERPURIA'S ACTIVITIES FOR MONTHS AND HAD ALERTED THE UP POLICE TOO

A TALE OF TWO GALLERIES

Art House and Gallery XXL are welcome—and very different—additions to the art spaces of Mumbai

GROWING NEW ROOTS

ABHISHEK’S YATRA ENCOURAGES THE DEMOCRATIC SELECTION OF PANCHAYAT POLL CANDIDATES

SHIFTING IMAGES

A new book of essays on Ganesh Haloi interspersed with previously unpublished illustrated folios and sketches

STAYING PAWAR

DESPITE PAWAR'S SHOW OF STRENGTH, THE ELEPHANTS IN THE ROOM HAVE NOT DISAPPEARED

ON WHITE MAN'S LAND

Sonora Jha weaves a potent story about US academia and the realities of race, privilege and politics

A RETURN TO ROOTS

INDIAN-AMERICAN DJ-PRODUCER KSHMR'S UPCOMING ALBUM HAS DESI HIP-HOP FANS EXCITED

Pride And Politics

Rising lion numbers and corresponding human and industrial expansion have led to increased man-animal conflict in Gir. Everyone agrees the lions need to move. Whether it can be outside Gujarat is where things remain stuck

TRIP DOWN GHOST LANE

Rich characters and themes drive this intense tale by Shahidul Zahir about post-independence Bangladesh