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Wrestling - For Justice

It is a defining moment for India's sportswomen as some of its star wrestlers grapple with prejudice and patriarchy to bring WFI president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to book for alleged sexual offences

WHY MANIPUR IS STILL BURNING

A COMBUSTIBLE MIX OF HISTORY, IDENTITY POLITICS, FAITH AND BRUTAL TURF WARS KEEP THE FIRE OF THE MEITEI-KUKI CONFLICT RAGING IN THE STATE

A BRIDGE THAT KEEPS FALLING DOWN

AN UNDER-CONSTRUCTION BRIDGE IN BIHAR COLLAPSING TWICE IN JUST OVER A YEAR IS SYMPTOMATIC OF THE APATHY THAT AFFECTS INFRA PROJECTS IN THE STATE

Q+A MASTER OF THE GAME

Badminton player Prannoy H.S. is on a career high after winning the men's singles crown at Malaysia Masters 2023

PLAYING CUPID

New-age relationship and dating coaches are helping Young Indians overcome their inhibitions, teaching them how to express themselves freely, the importance of sensitivity and how to tackle their inner demons to have healthy friendships

PAWAR OUTAGE

Where does the elevation of Supriya Sule and Praful Patel as NCP's working presidents leave Ajit Pawar? Some think it will thwart his ambition. Others say he remains the one NCP leader with consummate clout on the ground

TALENT ON TRACK

Singing sensation Anuv Jain's songs are mostly based on personal experience. His latest single, 'Antariksh', is all about unexpressed love

BOOKS: AGAINST ALL ODDS

IT is only after one reaches the summit that one can reflect properly upon how far one has travelled. Dr C. Rangarajan’s book, an account of his public service in India spanning over three decades (1982-2014), details his monumental journey as a key architect of the modern Indian financial system.

ABSTRACT IMPRESSIONS

The late abstract painter Ambadas Khobragade's remarkable major work comes together in a exhibition in Delhi

COURSE CORRECTION

The rising unemployability among Kerala’s educated youth has brought the state government to the classrooms. The higher education department has mooted fundamental changes in the structure of collegiate education, the central piece being four-year degree courses, to be introduced from the 2024-25 academic session.

SIDDA KEEPS HIS WORD

THE NEW CONGRESS GOVERNMENT HAS DELIVERED THE FIRST OF ITS ‘FIVE POLL GUARANTEES’. PROVISIONING FOR THE HUGE OUTGOS AND NAVIGATING THE FISCAL TIGHTROPE COMES NEXT

A THOUSAND WORDS

Naveen Kishore's 'vocabulary' finds expression through his ongoing photography exhibition In A Cannibal Time

A'Reform' Is Rolled Back

Just days before the new academic session was to begin in Gujarat, the state government made a sur­prise retreat. It scrapped the ambi­tious and controversial plan it had drawn up to launch special schools for meritorious students—called Gyan Setu Day Schools.

MAHARASHTRA: PAIN POINTS

It was a scathing statement that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national secretary and former Maharashtra minister Pankaja Munde made earlier this month—one that could only have been a sign of festering wounds growing bigger.

REGULARISING THE IRREGULAR

The poll season has set in over Madhya Pradesh, and it comes bearing pretty presents by parties in the fray looking to woo voters.

Will The Growth Sustain?

India recorded a 7.2 per cent growth in gross domestic product (GDP) in the 2022-23 fiscal—exceeding, if marginally, what most economists had anticipated and the Centre’s own estimate of 7 per cent.

Uttar Pradesh: Corridor For The Faithful

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is betting big on religious tourism to give a facelift to his state, Uttar Pradesh. The success of the Kashi Vishwanath temple corridor, where tourists and pilgrims are descending in hordes, has prompted plans for three new corridors—the Vindhyavasini in Mirzapur, Mathura-Vrindavan and the Nath circuit in Bareilly.

Lessons From The Coromandel Crash

The inside story of how the disaster happened, who is to blame and what needs to be done to improve railsafety

KNOWING VAJPAYEE

How is it that some political figures loom large in our collective memory and yet remain enigmatic, if not little-known? Atal Bihari Vajpayee is certainly one such figure, one of India’s most consequential politicians, not just for the party he steered for more than five decades, but also for the country he played a part in shaping as a political activist, a lifelong RSS member, a party leader, a parliamentarian, and a prime minister

INDO-US: CIRCLING THE WAGONS

US Secretary of defense Lloyd James Austin landed in New Delhi barely two weeks before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official visit to Washington from June 21. According to a US department of defense statement, Austin is in India \"to reinforce major defence partnership and advance cooperation in critical domains\" between the strategic partners. During his meeting with defence minister Rajnath Singh, a road map for defence industrial cooperation with the goal of fast-tracking technology transfer and co-production was agreed upon.

GOA - THE FIRST GOANS ASK A QUESTION

Tribal communities in Goa are becoming increasingly vocal about their political and social rights. Over the past few months, they have upped the ante on one of their long-pending demands-10 per cent political reservation for scheduled tribes (STs) in the Goa legislative assembly and have threatened to boycott the 2024 Lok Sabha polls if this was not met. In 2003, the Gauda, Velip and Kunbi communities were added to the ST category.

CHEETAHS IN KUNO - A SPOTTY TRAJECTORY

For a plan that took five decades from conception to fruition, the expectations surrounding Project Cheetah—dubbed as the first intercontinental translocation of a large wild carnivore—are bound to be high. But after a promising start, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi releasing eight cheetahs brought from Namibia at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh last September, the fanfare has given way to an appreciation of starker realities. Mortality among the spotted felines has led to a reevaluation of the whole project.

Return of a CRIME THRILLER

Will Gaurav Shukla's Asur 2, sequel to the hit web series from 2020, live up to its 'India's Biggest Crime Thriller' tag?

DIRECTOR IN DEMAND

HANSAL MEHTA'S PENCHANT FOR LONG-FORM STORYTELLING AND GETTING UNDER THE SKIN OF AN ISSUE COME TOGETHER IN HIS LATEST OTT SERIES, SCOOP

Found in Translation

There has been a slew of translations of Tamil books recently, opening them up to a wider audience

WALKING THROUGH FIRE

Selected for the 2023 International Booker Prize longlist, Perumal Murugan's novel Pyre confronts many burning issues

SOUTHERN STRENGTHS

PROMINENT VOICES FROM DIFFERENT FIELDS GATHERED AT THE INDIA TODAY CONCLAVE SOUTH 2023 TO DISCUSS EVERYTHING-FROM STATE FINANCES, FEDERALISM AND POLITICS TO TOURISM, INDIA'S SPACE GOALS, WILDLIFE AND CULTURE

Guru Cool

Spirituality goes trendy as its practitioners take to social media to reach out to angstridden Gen Z. But do they succeed in teaching them anything deeper than the latest mumbo-jumbo?

Art by the People

The Shilp Deergha gallery at the new Parliament building celebrates the crafts traditions of India

HINDUTVA WITH A BENGALI ACCENT

AHEAD OF THE 2024 GENERAL ELECTION, THE BJP IS TRYING A NEW TACTIC TO WIN OVER BENGAL-COOPTING THEMES NATIVE TO THE STATE, RESUSCITATING HALF-FORGOTTEN TEMPLES AND REIMAGINING 'ANCIENT' PILGRIMAGES