CATEGORIES

BETTING BIG ON LIFE

LIC’s IPO is not just about financial markets; everything from the government’s reform plans to the way ordinary Indians invest their money is at stake

SYSTEM UPDATE

The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act would help Indian agencies keep pace with the evolving nature of crimes, but there are some pitfalls, too

FLEEING LANKA

As the economic crisis deepens, Tamils in Sri Lanka’s Northern and Eastern Provinces are looking to migrate to India

COLLIDING WORLDS

Meet the IAS officer who plays an IAS officer in Delhi Crime 2

Karnataka's Corrupt Buddies - One Death, Many Skeletons

The Santosh K. Patil case has exposed the ugly politician-contractor-bureaucrat nexus, where every rule in awarding government contracts is tweaked to facilitate nepotism and corruption

Making Of India's Stealth Fighter

The design for India’s fifth-generation, low-observability fighter jet is ready. The team behind it explains the process and how the Tejas experience helped

THE LONG WAY HOME

Many Kashmiri Pandits are planning to return to the valley, with or without the government’s help

LOSING SHEEN

Volatile markets and cautious investors force tech startups to rethink their IPO plans

BEING HIMSELF

His Dasvi may have failed, but Abhishek Bachchan’s acting hasn’t. As in his recent films, he leaves a mark with his performance

AMCA will match IAF's needs

INTERVIEW Girish S. Deodhare director general, Aeronautical Development Agency

ADDING TO THE ARSENAL

India will soon have a combat drone

Football for all

FIFA+ smartly combines premium content with archive footage, interaction and news

GROWTH OF A GAMA

A pictorial tour on the evolution of Go Gota Gama, the tented village of anti government protests which has sprung up near the presidential secretariat in Colombo

SHUTTLE CRAFT

A badminton academy for the differently-abled in Lucknow is producing paralympians

Remembering the rebels

Exclusive excerpts from veteran publisher Pramod Kapoor’s new book on a forgotten chapter in India’s pre-independence history

Small girl's small wedding

SCHIZO-NATION

Battle For France

Emmanuel Macron has the edge as he squares off with Marine Le Pen once again. Winning over the far left will be the key for both of them

How India Gets High

India produces much of the drugs used domestically and exports the surplus. The week takes you inside the insidious drug network, through opium fields and drug markets, and the world of the opium farmer, street peddler and drug-buster

The IAF is not all about expensive art

INTERVIEW Jaya Asokan, India Art Fair director

THE BIG PICTURE

Even as KGF does wonders for the Kannada film industry, other Kannada films might find it difficult to replicate its success formula

Red alert

The CPI(M)’s latest party congress was a Kerala show; outside the state, though, the party’s future seems bleak

Patidar power

Why Naresh Patel is the most sought-after man in Gujarat politics

MACHINE CODE

It makes sense to look beyond primary requirements while choosing a computer

Inherited sexism

Independent research organisation Trayas has recently (March 2002) published a study—State of Discrimination Report. At the state level (for 23 states), this study documents barriers that prevent women from entering the labour force. Female labour force participation rates are low in India, and they have declined over time.

Ravishing Raveena

After making a comeback some years ago, 1990s’ diva Raveena Tandon plays the role of prime minister in KGF 2

MEN'S UNIFORMS WERE BEING CUT UP AND RESTITCHED FOR THE WOMEN

INTERVIEW Vinod Rai former chairman, Committee of Administrators, BCCI

Fast and furious

Imran Khan uses the anti-US narrative to drive street protests in an attempt to force early elections

A UNIFIED OPPOSITION NEEDS THE CONGRESS; PAWAR CAN BE THE LEADER

INTERVIEW SANJAY RAUT Shiv Sena MP

Is Shehbaz Sharif Ready To Take Over The Leadership Mantle!

Named as the face of the opposition, Shehbaz Sharif steps out of his brother’s shadow and seems ready to take over the leadership mantle

NDA Fully Prepared For Women Cadets

THE NATIONAL DEFENCE Academy in Khadakwasla, on the outskirts of Pune, is known as the cradle of military leadership in India.