We delivered with limited infrastructure

We delivered with limited infrastructure

We Indians realised our capabilities

The pandemic year was a time when Indian institutions and laboratories came to the fore, coming up with indigenous solutions, whether it was for developing testing kits or personal protective equipment, understanding the novel virus or creating surveillance mechanisms.

Home, help

Men and boys in Uttar Pradesh become gender equality champions to tackle rising cases of domestic violence

Veteran's battle

B.S. Yediyurappa's leadership shone through even as he fought the virus himself

Being human

A mob prevented the burial of his boss. But, Dr Pradeep Kumar fought back and proved that compassion is not heroism, but a prerequisite for being called human

For the people

How the election machinery reinvented itself ahead of the Bihar assembly polls in 2020

Against all odds

A polio-stricken anganwadi worker is at the heart of a Madhya Pradesh village's fight against Covid-19

West Bengal Out With The Old Candidates

While the Trinamool and the left seem to be phasing out old hands, the BJP has reposed its faith in strong ground-level leaders

Return call

Indian brands are making a comeback in the competitive mobile phone category. Are they good enough to take on the mighty Chinese?

LEFT & WRITE

Social activist Kobad Ghandy, jailed for a decade for his alleged Maoist leanings and activities, is finally adjusting to life outside prison. He has turned to writing, and his first book, Fractured Freedom: A Prison Memoir, chronicles his incredible journey

Tactical timeout

Sasikala has given up politics for now, but she could reclaim her position if the AIADMK loses the assembly elections

Pretty evil

Marvel’s WandaVision breaks the mould with a grief-stricken heroine’s acts of terror

No minor predicament

Even a small shift in minority votes can have a major effect on poll results

Corporate Ltd

Alankrita Shrivastava’s new web show touches all the right talking points but fails to hold the viewer’s attention

DARK AND DARING

The Sickle By Anita Agnihotri

Ten years seven jails five states

FRACTURED FREEDOM: A PRISON MEMOIR

CZAR OF STAR

In his gripping memoir, Peter Mukerjea sheds light on what made Star TV an industry leader under his decade-long leadership

DELHI BELLY

A high jinks whodunnit by Anuja Chauhan is the laughter tonic we all need

Ready to sell

India is set to become a competitive exporter in the global defence market

Kerala Polls - A Date Wuth History

Coalitions led by CPI(M), Congress and BJP are locked in a fierce, fluctuating contest in Kerala. A resurgent Congress and a belligerent BJP are trying hard to deny the left parties a historymaking victory in their last bastion. No matter which party wins, the state is likely to lose one thing: its long-held political equilibrium

TDP is tired

With questions being raised about Chandrababu Naidu’s future, even TDP insiders feel that the road ahead will be tough for him

Sex and the CD

A leaked sex tape lands the BJP government in hot water

Tiger in a tight spot

Shiv Sena finds itself cornered over its former minister’s alleged involvement in the death of a 22-year-old woman

Sleuthing season

Weeks before the West Bengal elections, the CBI intensifies its focus on three cases with major political implications

Inequality begins at home

One of the big untold stories of the pandemic year will be how it impacted women. With families forced to hunker down and work from home—this may possibly become the norm even when things fully normalise—women, in India and elsewhere, are reeling under the consequences.

KNIGHT AT 99

Mangaluru’s nonagenarian traffic warden and his squad are on a mission to make roads safe

All quiet on the western front

Most of the world and its elder brothers in Washington believe that there is so much distrust between India and Pakistan that the two might go to war at the drop of a brass hat.

A LOVE STORY LIKE NO OTHER

Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey bares it all in his debut book—from the personal to the profound

Parineeti Chopra Discovered A New Facet Of Her Acting

While filming on The Girl on the Train, Parineeti Chopra discovered a new facet of her acting

The Planet & I

Climate disasters have turned from newspaper stories to personal experiences