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CONGRESS HAS A HISTORY OF MAKING ADJUSTMENTS WITH COMMUNAL FORCES
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CONGRESS HAS A HISTORY OF MAKING ADJUSTMENTS WITH COMMUNAL FORCES

In April 2021, as Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was leading the CPI(M)’s assembly poll campaign to win a second consecutive term, a spirited debate erupted in Kerala over an epithet that party workers had bestowed on him.

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April 28, 2024
POLL PLOT
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POLL PLOT

Congress hopes its five guarantees’ will blunt BJP’s aggressive push

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April 28, 2024
MODI'S GUARANTEES REMAIN IN SPEECHES, MY GUARANTEES ARE FULFILLED
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MODI'S GUARANTEES REMAIN IN SPEECHES, MY GUARANTEES ARE FULFILLED

The transformation is unmissable. The old-school mass leader Siddaramaiah has suddenly switched into the new avatar of a master strategist.

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April 28, 2024
DAZED IN DECCAN
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DAZED IN DECCAN

In the murky, shifting, swirly landscape of Karnataka politics, the only thing that seems to look dependably solid is Modiji

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April 28, 2024
HEADING SOUTH FOR THE SUMMER
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HEADING SOUTH FOR THE SUMMER

THE HOTTEST BATTLE THIS ELECTION SEASON IS IN THE SOUTH. WHILE THE BJP WANTS TO EXPAND AND PROVE ITS PAN-INDIA APPEAL, THE CONGRESS AND REGIONAL PARTIES WANT TO HOLD ON TO THEIR TERRITORIES AND THEIR IDEA OF INDIA

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April 28, 2024
HUSH AT THE HUSTINGS
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HUSH AT THE HUSTINGS

With the ethnic conflict in Manipur now closing in on a year, the state is witnessing a subdued election season

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April 28, 2024
When BJP Asks 'Modi Vs Who', The Answer Is 'Modi Vs Common Man'
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When BJP Asks 'Modi Vs Who', The Answer Is 'Modi Vs Common Man'

A veteran of many poll battles, Mallikarjun Kharge is facing his toughest challenge since he became Congress president in October 2022.

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April 21, 2024
Jumbos, gift-wrapped
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Jumbos, gift-wrapped

In 218 BCE, Hannibal, the great Carthaginian general, made his audacious assault on Rome from the north, crossing the Alps with his army of 30,000 men, 15,000 cavalry and most famously, 37 elephants.

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April 21, 2024
The crew has landed
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The crew has landed

At the time of writing this, an all-women-led film—Crew—has clocked in₹104 crore at the worldwide box office.

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April 21, 2024
The social insecurity
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The social insecurity

Parents don’t need research. They know when their children get addicted to social media.

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April 21, 2024
I am not a serious person; I only do my work seriously
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I am not a serious person; I only do my work seriously

In an industry obsessed with fillers and filters, calling someone a chameleon could invite ire or scorn.

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April 21, 2024
Tales of an ace
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Tales of an ace

THE WEEK Sportsroom with Rohan Bopanna offered more than a peek into the journey of a modern Indian great

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April 21, 2024
HOLY COW!
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HOLY COW!

How a cattle specimen with Indian roots became the Brazilian cattle industry's billion-dollar jewel

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April 21, 2024
JOINING FORCES
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JOINING FORCES

Unprecedented in scale and size, recent Indian military war exercises walk the talk on the theaterisation, jointness and integration effort

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April 21, 2024
Sink prejudice instead
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Sink prejudice instead

The reactions on social media following the collision of the cargo ship Dali with Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge were unnecessarily derogatory.

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April 21, 2024
Reality show and resurgence
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Reality show and resurgence

You have gotta love the election season. Setting aside contentious issues like electoral bonds, rumours of electronic voting machine rigging, bribery, intimidation and wilful disinformation, the fact is that India’s Lok Sabha elections are still the biggest reality show on earth.

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April 21, 2024
UNCERTAIN ARITHMETIC
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UNCERTAIN ARITHMETIC

An intense, four-cornered fight on the ground could decide the outcome of the main battle between the two major dravida parties

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April 21, 2024
All anti-people laws by BJP will be reviewed
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All anti-people laws by BJP will be reviewed

P. Chidambaram is the Congress’s manifesto maestro—he has been a part of the drafting committee on several occasions.

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April 21, 2024
The BJP wants to manipulate the elections
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The BJP wants to manipulate the elections

In an election, there should be a level playing field. By virtue of being in power, by misusing that power, the BJP is destroying the democratic values of this country.

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April 21, 2024
COUNTER-REVOLUTION
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COUNTER-REVOLUTION

The BJP hopes that its decision to field Rekha Patra, the face of the Sandeshkhali movement, could prove a gamechanger

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April 21, 2024
Scion of the times
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Scion of the times

With sitting ministers reluctant to contest the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress fields their children in Karnataka

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April 21, 2024
HAND REACHES OUT IN HOPE
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HAND REACHES OUT IN HOPE

The Congress has tried to remedy what were seen as its problems. This includes having a non-Gandhi as party president and making sacrifices to hold together the INDIA bloc. However, newer problems like lack of money and fissures within the opposition do not make the Congress’s fight for survival any easier

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April 21, 2024
Alexander and Alessandro
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Alexander and Alessandro

It took five long years since the death of fashion genius Alexander McQueen for the world to fall in love again.

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April 14, 2024
The Dacha diaries
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The Dacha diaries

Namita Gokhale's new book-Never Never Land is all about friendship, love, secrets and, of course, the mountains

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April 14, 2024
Of passions and protests
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Of passions and protests

In a first, T.C.A. Raghavan views the story of the independence movement through the prism of friendship, love and loyalty

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April 14, 2024
A lifetime of art
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A lifetime of art

An exhibition of Bengal modernist Gobardhan Ash's artworks showcases his diverse range-in form, technique and themes

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April 14, 2024
Famine & deluge
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Famine & deluge

When top dogs of pop and rock came together to help Ethiopians four decades ago

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April 14, 2024
Sing the praises of Singh
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Sing the praises of Singh

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh officially bowed out of politics this week after 33 years in the Rajya Sabha.

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April 14, 2024
Paresh Maity unplugged
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Paresh Maity unplugged

Artists see things differently. Thanks to that special gift, the world also begins to see and appreciate the vision of the creator.

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April 14, 2024
EAT, PRAY, EMPOWER
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EAT, PRAY, EMPOWER

Tapsi Upadhyay, 22, has turned heads with her nationwide street food business. But her real mission is loftier

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April 14, 2024