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Ayodhya In The Time Of Jawaharlal
It’s still a puzzle why India’s first prime minister failed to act decisively when the Babri Masjid was effectively converted into a temple in 1949.
Art For Art's Sake Is An Elite Lie
Whether manifestly spoken or not, art is always political. How can it not be so in times when the political class is in cahoots with hate-mongers?
Roughing It In Kalinga
Supposed BJD stormtroopers are set upon its loudest critics.
A Close-Run Thing
TRS has the edge, but the Congressled Praja Kutami offers a stiff challenge.
They Call It Bananageddon
A fungal infection with no sure cure is ravaging the world’s bananas. And it’s sweeping through India.
They Don't Have Wings
Odisha faces an unprecedented surge in child sexual assault
To Cash In On Kashmir
Pakistan has expelled the Indian envoy, stopped trade. Delhi’s Kashmir policy presents Imran with a to-do list of hostile action.
Lord Aththi Varadhar Arisen Now, He's A Crowd Favourite
The Lord lies submerged for 40 years. Arisen now, he’s a crowd favourite.
Best of India is Medal Drought
Still, Tokyo 2020 could be a launchpad for us to transition to a sporting nation
Their K-Pop Is Outta Tune
A flailing Pakistan fails to force Kashmir on the UN Security Council, and China reads a stern Indian message
Make No Mstake
Meet Shakti and Badshah, the drag kings who morphed from Durga and Bidisha, giving sexuality a fresh take in a not-so-liberal country
Bearer Of The Cross
BJP wooing Christian Mizoram with missionary cell
Does Sonia Still Have The Credentials To Revive Congress?
Full speed ahead, in back gear...Congress’s old guard refuses to let go offthe past
India Does Not Need Anyone To Give It An Afghan Role. It Has One By Virtue Of Its History.
Ambassador Satinder ‘Sati’ Lambah was the key negotiator in the famous ‘back channel’ diplomacy with Pakistan that brought them to the doorstep of a famous breakthrough on Kashmir. Fast-paced developments in the region in the past weeks have yet again brought back focus on Kashmir and India-Pakistan relations. He spoke to Pranay Sharma on what is still possible. Exceprts from the interview.
Hope Turns Valley Aglow
Rajnath’s Kashmir visit lights up people’s mood. Tenacity alone can sustain it.
Black Spider Fuzz
Meet dark net, a new drug mule hidden from the law, thriving in the virtual underground
He Does It Without Boasting
In this collection of recent material, a master foreteller of economic phenomena dazzles with his unpacking of the complex interplay between polity and finance
Looking Out The Window
Except on our ties with West Asia and jehadi terror, Saran’s lucid account correctly details our national interests, with an advocacy of a multi-polar world
Downtime In Tech Town
The biggest, TCS, has revised quarterly projections. Others are taking the same route.
Everything You Need To Know About Selfie Surgery
Bombarded by peer pressure and impossible beauty standards, Indian children as young as 15 are turning to cosmetic surgery
The Deluge That United
Kerala floods washed away social barriers as people across faiths and castes helped each other survive
Rocking A Hard Place
The BJP’s attempted Dalit outreach draws a backlash from its traditional elite-caste votebank
Leave! This Land Isn't Your Home
An infants rape allegedly by a migrant and local rage over joblessness trigger an exodus from Gujarat.
Uncertain Poise
Opposition unity may foil KCRs best-laid poll plans.
The Courts Went Tantri
The history of the blanket ban on women in Sabarimala is recent.
Asian Century Flirting
What will New Delhi do with Chinas call to check the US?
When The Void Won The Vote
As municipal polls are held after a gap of 13 years, depressed turnout in Kashmir speaks of alienation
Imagine There Is No Migrant
Anti-migrant biases arent limited to Gujarat. Such poor folk are targeted as outsiders everywhere.
big brother's bearhug
the inside story of the bid to supersede delhi's aam aadmi party-led elected government.
the dot boomers
on stage, he politely demurred when shashi tharoor, chairman of the jury, described him as a digital pioneer.