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A QUOTA WAR REIGNITES

The Maratha demand for reservations in jobs and education returns to roil the state's politics

GEHLOT'S LESSONS IN PROFLIGACY

Thousands of crores have been spent on cosmetic touches in Rajasthan's Kota. A chic new riverfront is the latest addition to that frenzied beautification, though it has landed in a controversy over allegedly flouting environmental norms. Amid criticism, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot decided to distance himself from the inauguration. But can he justify the wanton spending on other projects?

G20 THE EMERGING GLOBAL ORDER

THE INDIAN G20 PRESIDENCY SCORED IN SYMBOLISM AND IN SUBSTANCE BY BECOMING THE EMPHATIC VOICE OF THE GLOBAL SOUTH. DESPITE THE GEOPOLITICAL DIVIDE, PUSHING FOR THE GLOBAL COMMON GOOD TO ACHIEVE OUTCOMES IS THE WAY FORWARD

FOREVER INDIA

WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO USE BOTH INDIA AND BHARAT RATHER THAN RELINQUISH OUR CLAIM TO A NAME REDOLENT OF HISTORY, A NAME THAT IS RECOGNISED AROUND THE WORLD

AN ACRONYM AND A COUNTER

AS THE RULING BJP'S 'BHARAT' MOVE CROSSES SWORDS WITH THE OPPOSITION'S 'INDIA' ALLIANCE, ALL EYES ARE ON THE BIG PRIZE-THE 2024 GENERAL ELECTION

FROM BHARAT-THAT IS INDIA TO BHARAT VS INDIA?

What's in a name? When it comes W to our argumentative republic, you know the answer will be a deafening cacophony.

The Mogul of Mirth

A genie who lit up our pages, and our lives, with pure levity-and a keen vision

INTO THE SUNSET

Marking the end of an era, the last of the four iconic diesel-run double-decker buses in the fleet of the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport Undertaking, or BEST, will be scrapped mid-September, after completing 15 years of service.

MIXED BAG

ONE YEAR OF PROJECT CHEETAH

GENDER NEUTRAL FROM TOPMAST

After opening its doors to women on warships and its combat units-first as officers and then as sailors/other ranks-the Indian Navy is now sailing towards reducing gender stereotyping' by adopting gender-neutral language in its official communication.

A DROUGHT WITHOUT RELIEF

Distress is mounting in Karnataka's farmlands. Pointing to his two-acre plot where his maize crop continues to wither, A. Manjunath, a farmer, laments that whatever harvest he gets will be fit only for fodder now.

A DIFFERENT POWER STRUGGLE

The installation of smart electricity meters in Jammu & Kashmir has become an uphill task for the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha-led administration with public resentment growing against the move, especially in Hindu-dominated Jammu region.

CAN THE E-RUPEE WORK?

Last year, India joined a growing list of countries exploring digital versions of their currencies. It is now planning to broaden the scope of its pilot project in the digital rupee.

Naidu in a Tight Corner

The arrest and 14-day judicial remand of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu in an election year is a severe setback to the main Opposition party in Andhra Pradesh.

FAITH ACCOMPLI

SANATANA DHARMA CONTROVERSY

Weathering A Second Storm

A New Set Of Allegations Has Hit The Adani Group, Claiming Evidence Of Likely Stock Manipulation Through 'opaque' Mauritius Funds, Putting It Once Again On The Back Foot

The Big Power Games

The Geopolitical Divide Deepens As The Chinese And Russian Heads Of State Skip The G20 Meet, But India Succeeds In Its Agenda To Push The Global South Centrestage

ALL THE YOGI'S MEN

Uttar Pradesh's 'steel frame' is undergoing a remodelling, with the era of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers Awanish Awasthi and Navneet Sehgal of the 1987 and 1988 batch, respectively-coming to an end after the latter's retirement on July 31. The two senior bureaucrats had been running the show in India's most populous state for the past many years. Sehgal's golden era, in fact, started under former chief minister Mayawati's regime in 2007.

THE CHINESE DUPLICITY

CHINA HAS BEEN BUILDING STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE-AIRPORTS, RAILWAYS, HIGHWAYS, DUAL-USE VILLAGES-ALONG ITS BORDER WITH INDIA AT A THREATENING PACE. INDIA, IN TURN, IS STRIVING TO REMAIN IN STEP WITH AN ACCELERATED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

WHEN LICENCE CONTROLS HURT

THE GOVERNMENT WANTS TO BOOST DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING OF IT HARDWARE BY IMPOSING CURBS ON IMPORTS OF LAPTOPS, PERSONAL COMPUTERS AND SERVERS, BUT EXPERTS CAUTION AGAINST A RETURN OF THE LICENCE-PERMIT REGIME

A BITTER SWEET TRUTH

A NEW SURVEY LAYS BARE THE ALARMING STATE OF THE DIABETES BURDEN IN RURAL AND URBAN INDIA. DRIVEN BY LOW PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, UNHEALTHY FOOD HABITS AND LACK OF AWARENESS, IT IS OUR OWN EPIDEMIC TO CONQUER

WIND IN THE WILLOW

THE KASHMIR WILLOW, LONG CONSIDERED AN INFERIOR BAT TO ITS ENGLISH COUNTERPART, HAS FINALLY HIT THE SWEET SPOT. BUT A SHORTAGE OF WILLOW TREES IN THE VALLEY THREATENS TO UNDO THAT HARD-EARNED RECOGNITION

THE POWER OF TWO

Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti have known each other for over two decades now. Together, they have delivered some of the greatest hits in contemporary Indian cinema. In an exclusive chat, the duo talk about their filmmaking journey and the keystones of their partnership

UNCHAINED MELODIES

Shubha Mudgal talks about bringing India's young musicians to the fore through Jackfruit 2023 and the rhythms that define her life

UNITED WE SING

Singer and composer Kalyani Nair's new EP is the culmination of over a decade of collaboration with fellow musicians and singers

His Father's Son

In Netflix's Friday Night Plan, BABIL KHAN tries to showcase a style distinct from his father, Irrfan

EVERYONE LOVES A GOOD SCAM

Scam 2003: The Telgi Story is a fictional retelling of the stamp paper scam powered by Gagan Dev Riar's pitch-perfect turn

CONTAINING MULTITUDES

SIDDHARTHA DEB's The Light at the End of the World is a saga of continental proportions that travels effortlessly through time

History and its Discontents

Anjum Hasan's novel History's Angel tells a story that is deeply relevant for our times

High on Art

The first edition of Sa Ladakh-'the highest festival of land art in Asia'-put the spotlight on climate change and art praxis in a fragile setting