CATEGORIES
A QUESTION OF METTLE AND ORE
On March 21, 11 days after the BJP won 20 of the 40 assembly seats in Goa (one short of a simple majority), the party ended the suspense and announced that incumbent chief minister Pramod Sawant would continue to lead the state government.
Punjab: New CM, Old Problems
CM Bhagwant Mann and aap broke the shackles in Punjab politics. Can they do the same for the economy and the people of the state?
Hiab Ban: Upholding Bigotry?
Hijab Controversy
The Lady And The Yogi
Who Is The Mystery Man Who Gamed The Bourses And Made The NSE Director His Willing Proxy?
Government Jobs - The Hunger & The Mess
A lacklustre economy is driving millions of indians to seek scarce government jobs, but the recruitment process remains daunting and chaotic
WOOING WOMEN
MADHYA PRADESH
When Populism Begins to Pinch
WEST BENGAL
When Less Was More
A NEW BOOK AND A MAJOR EXHIBITION IN NEW YORK EXAMINE ARCHITECTURAL MODERNISM AS AN EXPRESSION OF SOUTH ASIAN DECOLONISATION
THE WAR GETS NASTY
MVA VS BJP
The Mayawati Mystery
UTTAR PRADESH
PUTTING LADIES IN THE LEAD
Vidya Balan has been at the vanguard of a new wave of Hindi cinema that puts women first
GOODBYE, BIG CITY
The desire for a simpler, cleaner, stress-free life is driving people to invest in second homes far from the metros’s madding crowds
IN SHIVA HE TRUSTS
At 91, Dr Karan Singh is equally devoted to politics and scholarship, but editing the recently released Shiva: Lord of the Cosmic Dance was for him an expression of a more personal piety
Casting the Net Wide
TWO MAHARASHTRA POLICE OFFICERS CRACK BIG CYBER OFFENCE CASES AT A TIME WHEN THE FORCE IS ON THE DEFENSIVE
Communal Catharsis
In telling the story of the Pandits’ brutal expulsion from the Valley, Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files ends up caricaturing voices of dissent
BOVINE DEVOTION
RAJASTHAN
How UP Was Won
The BJP took the lead on the development and law & order narrative, and used social schemes to overcome caste divides
Modi + Yogi = BJP's New Winning Formula
IF THERE WAS A TURNING POINT behind the historic back-to-back victories of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state, it came late last year and under the most unusual of circumstances.
THE WINNING HABIT
A strange sort of veneration confronts you when you mention Naveen Patnaik in Odisha. Biju Janata Dal MP Amar Patnaik gets a little emotional when he says, “He is like family: a grandfather to children, father to many, brother to women.”
The Southern Powerhouse
As Tamil Nadu goes from strength to strength, experts debate how it can become India’s leading state
BJP COMES INTO ITS OWN
THE BJP VICTORY IN MANIPUR RESTED ON ITS GOVERNMENT’S SUCCESS IN CLAMPING DOWN ON VIOLENCE, DELIVERY OF WELFARE SCHEMES AND AN OPPOSITION IN DISARRAY
THE INDIAN BYPASS
SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA
A GAMBLE THAT PAID OFF
WHILE A FRAGMENTED OPPOSITION FAILED TO CAPITALISE ON ANTI-INCUMBENCY, THE BJP FIELDED A RAFT OF DEFECTORS AND WON
Raje's Show of Strength
On March 8, thousands of people attended a celebration at a temple in Rajasthan’s Keshoraipatan, on the occasion of former chief minister Vasundhara Raje’s 69th birthday.
PRISONERS OF OUR OWN DEVICE
I hadn’t paid attention to the curious title when I started reading this book. So when I came across bitfulness a few pages down, I asked, what the heck is this? It sounded silly. Did such a word even exist?
LESSONS IN THE DEFEAT
NO RIVAL COULD MATCH THE BJP’S ORGANISATIONAL STRENGTH OR BEAT ITS NARRATIVE. FINDING A WAY OUT OF THE DISARRAY AHEAD OF 2024 WON’T BE EASY
KEEPING CALM, CARRYING ON
With her new web show Anamika just having premiered on MX Player, actormodel Sunny Leone underscores the importance of staying the course
AAP AND A NEW DAWN
PUNJAB’S DISILLUSIONED VOTERS HAVE THROWN OUT THE OLD, AND ARE LOOKING FOR A CLEAN START WITH AAP. NEW CM BHAGWANT MANN HAS A BIG TASK ON HIS HANDS
A CHANCE TO MAKE AMENDS
CONGRESS INFIGHTING MADE THE JOB EASY FOR THE INCUMBENT BJP EVEN AS CM DHAMI FELL SHORT OF THE CREASE
Rajasthan - Tension Over Pension
On February 23, when Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot tabled his fourth budget, it sent ripples across India.