Sena will survive

The Shiv Sena was born out of the anger of the Marathi people against the then prevailing polity. As long as the sentiment stays, so will the party

MURDEROUS LOVE

A long-running, high-stakes investigation into a crime of passion in the peace-loving city of Chandigarh has a new twist

Missing charisma

The leadership tussle in AIADMK exposes how it has turned into a shadow of its former self sans icons like MGR and Jayalalithaa

Ram Nath Kovind, Serving The Common Man

President Ram Nath Kovind shunned publicity and broke the strict protocol associated with the top constitutional position

Brown Girls In The Ring

With shows like Bridgerton 2, Never Have I Ever and Ms Marvel, South Asian women are beginning to own their power... or, in one case, superpower

Online Fraud: The Guys Who Con You

India has become home to a vast network of digital crooks

SPAM REPUBLIC

The anatomy of a cybercrime hub

We should constantly question authority

INTERVIEW NAUSHAD FORBES INDUSTRIALIST

Troubleshooter to troublemaker

The Thackerays can only blame themselves for the revolt by Eknath Shinde

SMALL TOWN SHENANIGANS

Meet the makers of Suzhal: The Vortex, the Tamil web series everyone is talking about

LOFTY HEIGHTS

On June 22, Droupadi Murmu reached the Brahma Kumaris centre at Rairangpur in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district. Inmates of the centre, including its in-charge, Brahma Kumari Supriya, were pleasantly surprised to see the presidential candidate of the BJP-led ruling alliance paying them a visit.

Pine for prudence

Forest fires are ravaging Uttarakhand. The crisis calls for policies based on a proper understanding of science

GIANT LEAP

A rare find of an 'egg-in-egg' fossil in Madhya Pradesh has given rise to a hypothesis that titanosaurid sauropods could be closer to birds than reptiles

FIRE, ALARM

Aspirants and veterans are not convinced that the Agnipath scheme will work

EXTENT OF THE PRESIDENT

Powerful aggregators of people's grievances, Indian presidents have enriched democratic values by playing the role of a guardian

DROUPADI'S INDRAPRASTHA

By selecting Droupadi Murmu as its presidential candidate, the BJP has ticked all the right boxes. Highlighting her journey from India's tribal heartland to the pinnacle of its constitutional establishment is part of the party's grand strategy to engage marginalised communities and consolidate its hold on power

(P)RESIDING OVER RAISINA

The first woman president of India looks back at her time in the Rashtrapati Bhavan

The Man Behind Vikram's Success - Lokesh Kanagaraj

Vikram director Lokesh Kanagaraj can give a film pan-India appeal just with his script and action-packed sequences

Get Back The Koh-I-Noor

The Koh-I-Noor story has it all. There is gore, glitz and glamour, of course. But there is also myth—it was no gift to the crown. As india celebrates 75 years of independence, it seeks to reclaim what was once its. With several nations demanding reparations and the return of artefacts, there is hope among Indians, within and abroad

BJP's Delayed Action Against Aggressive Spokespersons

The BJP’s delayed action against aggressive spokespersons may have doused international ire to an extent, but it has not gone down well with a section of the party cadre

A Peek Into The World Of Cryptocurrency Mining

A peek into the world of cryptocurrency mining

Return of the natives

India has been successful in bringing back artefacts stolen post independence, but there has been little luck with those looted before

WEAPONS ON RENT

Leasing military equipment from global players could help the Indian armed forces in the short term

THE HEARTLAND OF GLOBAL EDUCATION

Popularly known as the heartland of India, Madhya Pradesh (MP), is situated in the central part of the sub-continent, from where it derives its moniker. Today, MP has undergone 360 degree development, which includes having a prominent presence in the country as a centre of learning with many educational institutions ranging from schools to professional colleges and universities, which are grooming youngsters for a bright future. In short, Madhya Pradesh has become a preferred education destination for students from all parts of the country as well as abroad.

Right of return

It started in Aberdeen. In 2002, the University of Aberdeen in Scotland created history by returning a sacred bundle and headdress to the Kainai Nation in Canada.

The British duped us

The Koh-i-Noor should be repatriated to the Golden Temple

Missing justice

Sri Lankan government targets families seeking answers about the victims of ‘enforced disappearance’

Nothing but the truth

The Netherlands has chosen to publicly acknowledge its bloody past

Course correction

Educational institutions across the country are fine-tuning their programmes or introducing new ones to cater to changing requirements

Bullets and tears

Pandits are fleeing Kashmir once again. The community is being targeted by militants who fear that the BJP has plans to alter J&K’s demography