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Ratan Naval Tata

A bachelor known for his low-profile lifestyle, Ratan Tata’s coup against his successor last year showed he’s still the boss.

How The Boots Face The Sun

The PLA marches to the party’s tune. Under Xi, they have their toughest conductor till date.

Strange Fruit On Tamarind Trees

K.G. Satyamurthy, author Sujatha Gidla's uncle, was a young rebel in the '46-51 Telangana uprising. In this excerpt, Satya plunges right into the struggle.

Split Between A Cross And A Jab

Vijender corners pro-boxing glamour in India, as a fractured field prepares for a surge in interest

Great Wall Around A Lotus Blossom

The India­Japan summit is ripe with possibilities, but China casts an unblinking eye on proceedings.

The Dharma of Instant Karma

Never confined to ‘disturbed areas’ alone, excesses are becoming increasingly normal in every sphere of policing.

Boys Don't Want To Be Gentlemen

Hockey stutters; cricket reigns still. Spurred by foreign action on TV and domestic leagues, football is conquering India’s young.

How to Composean Ethical Fugue

Technology is not in itself a disruption, but a partner in jugalbandi with the ‘old’. But we must hearken to music’s politics as much as to its aesthetics.

The Last Lap Of A Slow Ascension

Rahul would be taking over as Congress chief. But the question remains the same: when?

Mamata Banerjee: The Better For Wear

Trinamool, stung by scandal, has bungled on most poll promises. Yet, on the eve of polls, Mamata is the favorite. How does she do it?

Assembly Elections 2016: Floats Of Fancy In West Bengal

The more things change in Bengal, the more they remain the same.

Degree Of Pain On Calculus Of Caste

A new discourse on caste sweeps the campuses.

Indian Advertising: No Ideas, Sir Ji

An explosion of brands, consumer choices, multiplicity of media, squeeze on talent and focus on profit over creativity is posing challenges for the advertising industry. Can it regain its mojo?

From Bodybuilder To dancer, She's Breaking All The Barriers

Bodybuilder and dancer at once, this woman is breaking all the barriers

Will Subrata Roy Win A Breather From The Court?

He has paid the bail, his properties are being sold and he claims to have paid off investors. Subrata Roy may win a breather from the court.

Will The Taint Stick On Sonia?

One note purportedly naming people to be managed in India. Is that all it takes to bring a bribe charge home?

Memory: A Wound, A Womb

Memory is a contested field. Demagogues have tried to erase and rewrite it. State apparatuses have bent it to their needs.

How Painful Is That Mottled Lattice Light

Vetri Maaran on cinema in times of the ubiquitous camera, multiple screens for consumption and the democratisation of the craft.

The Highway, Yes. But Not Her Way!

More and more of those who had rallied behind Mamata’s poriborton call now stand against her

Chaar Annas Of Rare Mettle

A cool, memorable repertoire, there’s something remarkable about Raghubir Yadav’s versatility

Prez Zuma's West UP Connect

Proximity to the Guptas brought the South African president under a cloud. But who are the Guptas?

An Outsider Between The Posts

Football’s lesson in dispossession wasn’t in vain. East Bengal’s thraldom reigned at a distance; then came a sudden reinforcement of the refugee status.

JNU Controversy: Broadcast Media Skewed Events On The Ground

Broadcast media’s excessive righteousness in the JNU affair skewed events on the ground.

Spotlight On The Dark Zones In The Ishrat Case

The spotlight is put on PC. And away from the dark zones in the Ishrat case.

Budget 2016: Has Modi Junked Gujraat Model

If you voted BJP because of what you were told Modi did to Gujarat, this budget may look like a case of broken promises. What exactly has changed, if at all?

When Pushp Comes To RTI Shove

A sting-happy journalist faces police intimidation for a story that embarrassed the government.

Hunt For The First Human

Cut marks on bone fossils found on an Indian foothill could well change the narrative on human evolution.

Will Subhash Chandra's RS Destiny Be Rewritten?

Will that sleight of blue ink that wrote Subhash Chandra's RS destiny be rewritten? If R.K. Anand can help it.

Cat-And-Mouse Over The Bull Game

Recent Jallikattu protests can portend fresh potential for Tamil nationalism. But the state's people have developed a stake in the larger federal polity.

The Khanate Without End

A journey extraordinaire. Twenty-five years on, Shahrukh Khan stays at the top effortlessly, retaining an insatiable hunger for excellence in his craft.