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BULLET BAZAAR
In an otherwise depressed economy, you could call it a booming industry. On July 22, Jharkhand Police arrested Maoist leader Adesh 'Mangra' Ganjhu from the Serum forest in Latehar district.
FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL
The country's oldest regional party-Shiromani Akali Dal and so is its first family.
THE TEESTA TUSSLE
The vexed issue of sharing the waters of the Teesta river between India and Bangladesh has always been a hot topic during polls for over a decade, especially in the eastern neighbour.
A RUPEE-ROUBLE STALEMATE
INDIA-RUSSIA TRADE
SOUTHERN STIRRINGS
A fresh round in the fight for federalism is unfolding in Tamil Nadu, with the control over its universities emerging as the apple of discord.
THE QUEST FOR UNITY
September, it seems, has put a spring in the steps of India’s Opposition leaders. Another determined bid is on to forge an Opposition alliance that can take on the Narendra Modi-led BJP in the 2024 general election.
LIGHT ON THEIR TRACKS
THE HIGH-ALTITUDE STAND-OFF WITH CHINA HAS FORCED THE INDIAN ARMY TO RECOGNISE THE NEED FOR LIGHT TANKS. A NEW PROJECT TO DESIGN AND BUILD ARMOURED VEHICLES FOR THE HIMALAYAN FRONTIER IS WAITING FOR THE GO-AHEAD
THE PAIN POI
The Covid-19 pandemic only aggravated inequality in India, with the rich getting richer and those at the bottom of the pyramid languishing even further. Has India made a K-shaped recovery? If so, how can we make growth more equitable?
Pakistan - Imran Khan's Fight For Survival
A desperate Imran Khan finds political opportunity in the midst of national calamity. Can the embattled shehbaz sharif see his challenge off till the impending general elections?
MAKING WAVES AT MoMA
The new Indian indie gets showcased in a month-long festival at New York's Museum of Modern Art
GHULAM SEEKS HIS AZADI
Political motives, over-lapping and separating, always in a flux, hardly follow the narrow and straight. The latest development to rock Jammu and Kashmir politics—the exit of veteran leader and former J&K chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad from the Congress on August 26—traces precisely such a surprising arc.
YOGI’S NEW INNER CIRCLE
In recent years, the Uttar Pradesh bureaucracy had developed an image of being controlled by a few officers with a huge, even disproportionate, role in major decisions.
TIES BUILT ON TRUSS
The United Kingdom, one of the world’s oldest functioning democracies, on September 6 witnessed the completion of an unusual internal political process: the ruling Conservatives elected ex-foreign secretary Liz Truss as the UK’s next Prime Minister—the fourth in six years.
RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE
THE DEATH OF AN ALLEGED TEAK SMUGGLER IN AN ARMED ENCOUNTER WITH THE FOREST DEPARTMENT IN VIDISHA CAUSES ANGER IN TRIBAL COMMUNITIES AND DESPAIR AMONG THE FORESTERS IN MADHYA PRADESH
THE GODS GO GREEN
A BACK-TO-NATURE STRATEGY COUPLED WITH THE USE OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY IS MAKING THE TIRUMALA TEMPLE A TRENDSETTER
SPEAKING FROM THE HEART
As SWARA BHASKER gears up for the September 16 release of her film Jahaan Chaar Yaar, she says that even though Bollywood is in flux, it is too early to write off the industry
REVVING UP FOR ELECTIONS
HOW THE BJP LEADERSHIP IS IRONING OUT GLITCHES IN THE STATES GOING TO POLLS WHILE ALSO GEARING UP FOR MISSION 2024
THE KING OF CON
THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF AN ORDINARY MAN WHO DECEIVED POLITICIANS AND BUSINESSMEN, LIVED THE HIGH LIFE AND LAVISHED AND WOOED ACTRESSES WITH THE Rs 500 CRORE LOOT
Defence - The Jet Engine Search
Can India find partners to develop indigenous engines for its fighter jets? Global jet engine manufacturers are circling Delhi, drawn by the prospect of massive purchases
OTT Taking Sex Seriously
Thanks to women content creators, new web series are beginning to talk frankly about female sexuality. It's empowering for women viewers and an education for others
E-Waste - The Mounting Threat
The growing volume of electronic waste is overwhelming the informal kabadi industry and threatening our health and environment. But the challenge of e-waste management can also be a huge opportunity
Making the Invisible Visible
With Firaaq and Manto, NANDITA DAS earned her stripes as a filmmaker. As she now prepares to take Zwigato to the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Das deconstructs her latest film for us
SPEAK OF THE DEVIL
A new spate of documentaries and films are making the serial killer a full-fledged protagonist
A League of Their Own
ULTIMATE KHO KHO HAS BOOSTED THE FORTUNES OF THE NEGLECTED SPORT AND 143 PLAYERS IN THE NEW LEAGUE
Spirited Away
In Avinuo Kire's assured new novel, magic trumps realism by curing profound grief and repairing loss
AT HOME IN THE WORLD
Amit Chaudhuri's new novel is short, but its themes of identity, history and memory are all copious
BATTLE FOR THE BASTION
The poll campaign heats up in Gujarat, PM Modi's home turf. Can the ruling BJP stave off the challenge from the Congress and AAP?
THAT GRAND OLD IMPASSE
The party swaps the dates for presidential polls and Bharat Jodo Yatra-the idea is to buy time and convince Rahul to return as president. He is unlikely to budge. A non-Gandhi chief? Very likely
THE VIEW FROM THE MIDDLE KINGDOM
ON WHETHER THE CHINESE SYSTEM WILL LEAD TO AN ASIAN AND GLOBAL ORDER MARKED BY CHINESE HEGEMONY, SARAN IS SCEPTICAL
THE HARD TREK TO SHIMLA
HIMACHAL PRADESH/ ASSEMBLY POLL