CATEGORIES
A Novel Catches The Bus To Wagah
Indian publishers are fertile ground for most ­Pakistani writers who have few options back home.
Oedipus Backwards
Thin on patient detail and emotional heft, Pamuk’s hero rushes from scene to scene. Major questions are asked, but they don’t illuminate our readerly selves.
Ripples Turn Into Waves
Changed public sentiment puts Dhaka in a cleft stick on hasty repatriation of Myanmar refugees
Nero Plays A Veena Called Saraswati
A sudden spurt in Haryana’s crime points to an administration that lacks in political will and is pressured by caste politics. The CM, though, will ‘remain’.
Panth And A Foreign Hand
A new real threat of Khalistani ­terror, fuelled and funded by foreign gurudwaras patronised by liberal white politicians, has revived memories of a blood-drenched era of Punjab’s history
Punjaap Tripped On A Fuse
An ambitious AAP flirted with the wrong ­sentiment in Punjab last year—separatism
Modicare: Insurance Policy 2019
Jaitley promises succour, belatedly, to aggrieved sectors. But is it too thin a supply of oxygen for India’s distressed?
Modi Still BJP's Trump Card
After the tough Gujarat polls and ­Rajasthan drubbing, in the duo’s last mile dash, Modicare, MSP, even DeMo will all be ammunition to snipe at the Congress’s scam skeletons. But BJP insiders agree it is not an easy task.
Modi-Yogi Bhakts Aplenty, But Jobs?
Besides Muslims, Dalits are the only vocal section that has turned against the BJP in UP
Where Party Has Withered Away
A tie-up with Congress would have yielded zilch, given the total absence of CPI(M) cadres in the Bengal countryside
I Would Love To Carry The Bequest Of My Dida, But With My Own Persona
In a freewheeling interview, Raima Sen looks back at her journey as an actress, her memorable roles in Hindi and Bengali cinema, sibling rivalry at home with Riya Sen, her mother’s foray into politics and, above all, her legendary grandmother’s decision to turn a recluse at the height of her fame.
Festoon Of Schemes Dangling
Siddaramaiah is sure about retaining power, banking on an array of welfare projects
Keep It Simple, Stupid
Focussing on citizens’ behaviour and segregation at source brings results
Not Exactly Virgin Soil To Plough
BSY is Karnataka BJP’s face in the battle for power. The party doesn’t want signs of its past mistake to re-emerge.
Service, Then Jubilation
Young Indians are plucking gold at the CWG at will. Tougher challenges await them at August’s Asiad.
The Beneficial Distributaries
Cauvery may have been the stated cause but DMK has a more mundane agenda: increase its Delta votes
Vachana Versus Vachana
Theology and politics? Questions of self-definition roil Lin gayat country ahead of polls.
Raptors Of Hatred
An eight-year-old girl’s gory end took J&K’s ruling coalition to the brink and back
Default Sinkholes
The regulatory tool seeking to minimise damage from the menace of mounting NPAs was given new teeth, but it will be a long and hard road to recovery
Saved, Yet Shamed
India trims the annual increase of HIV/AIDS cases by 57 per cent since 2000. But social stigma lives on.
Tiger Tiger, Burning Bronze
Tiger Shroff breaks the Box Office as a ‘dance­action’ star
Passing Shot At The Summit
Srikanth climbs atop the badminton heap. True grit bears fruit. Doggedness will keep him there.
With Allah On The Loudspeaker
The BJP rustles up a mix of Indian nationalism and Kashmiri Muslim identity for a toehold in the Valley
Still, The Pen Remains Mightier
Gauri Lankesh never compromised with truth-telling. This anthology charts her career, including that courageous switch to Kannada journalism.
Wanted: More Women Heading The Machine
Women directors have yet to follow the trend their male counterparts are encashing—turning producer
What He said Was In The Past
Trump’s volte face on Pakistan startles India. But impetuosity apart, harder realities may have forced the presidential tweet.
No Curl Yet Over The Wall
Federational bungling for decades and lack of structure turned India, a proud footballing nation, into perpetual minnows. To harness the positive charge of the U-17 World Cup, Indian football needs a determined, tactical overhaul.
Another 1983, For Football
The tricolour flew high in Asian football. Early stirrings of a recovery can be felt now.
Populism To Kill The Best
The fuss over Delhi Metro’s fare hike is a test case of how to run such fast-spreading networks
The Hint Of A Forked Tongue
The Dalai Lama’s proposed visit to Tawang elicits a warning and tough talk on the border issue from China