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REDDY, STEADY GO
BRUISED IN THE NORTH, A RESILIENT CONGRESS BOUNCES BACK IN TELANGANA, HANDING THE ONCE INVINCIBLE KCR A SOUND BEATING. BEHIND THE VICTORY WAS A FAULTLESS POLL STRATEGY
THE WINDFALL STATE
THE CONGRESS HAD WON THE 2018 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS WITH ONE OF THE STRONGEST MANDATES IN THE STATE. WHAT WENT WRONG, AND HOW THE BJP STORMED TO POWER AGAIN
THE 'RIVAAZ' EFFECT
THE BJP'S HIGH COMMAND IN DELHI KEPT LOCAL LEADERS IN CHECK AND RODE TO VICTORY ON A WAVE OF ANTI-INCUMBENCY
BUCKING THE TREND
STRATEGIC MANOEUVRES, A CENTRE-RUN CAMPAIGN AND A SHIFT IN VOTER PREFERENCES AIDED THE BJP’S SWEEPING VICTORY, AND HELPED IT THWART 18 YEARS OF ANTI-INCUMBENCY
A THREAT CALLED DISEASE X
IS THE NEXT KILLER VIRUS ALREADY HERE? THE WHO PREDICTS IT WILL BE 'ZOONOTIC', AND 20 TIMES DEADLIER THAN COVID
WHY THE CONGRESS NEEDS INDIA NOW
THE LOSSES IN THE HEARTLAND STATES ROB THE GOP OF ANY HEFT IN THE I.N.D.1.A. BLOC. THE ALLIANCE HAS TO REGROUP, FIND A FRESH STRATEGY TO TAKE ON THE BJP IN 2024
ROAR OF THE TIGER
India's hardest-working action star Tiger Shroff seems on track with a slew of releases planned next year
Black Beauties
Nilanjan Das's exhibition of charcoal on canvas paintings, Savage Beauty, explores the majestic and graceful form of horses
CHRONICLE OF INTERESTING TIMES
The incisively observed Journals of the painter Altaf Mohammedi provide a fascinating glimpse into 1960s London
2024 BJP IN POLE POSITION
CRUCIAL WINS IN THREE HEARTLAND STATES DEFLATE CONGRESS CHALLENGE, WEAKEN OPPOSITION UNITY AND EASE THE PARTY'S RUN TO A THIRD TERM AT THE CENTRE
Culture in the Capital
India's first biennale dedicated to art, architecture and design is on at the Red Fort in New Delhi
AN ODE TO URDU
The eighth edition of the annual Jashn-e-Rekhta festival includes a stellar line-up with four stages, 60-plus events and 150-plus artists
UNITING INDIA
JOHN ZUBRZYCKI'S DETHRONED IS A COMPELLING NARRATION OF THE INTEGRATION OF THE PRINCELY STATES INTO THE INDIAN UNION
In Search of Greener Pastures
PERUMAL MURUGAN'S AGRARIAN PERIOD NOVEL, FIRE BIRD, HAS WON THE 2023 JCB PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
ZENS AND SENSIBILITY
Shabnam Minwalla's new novel straddles two different eras in an engrossing tale of romance, rebellion and long-hidden secrets
DIPLOMACY WITH A SENSE OF HUMOUR
MANI SHANKAR DID COME FROM A GIFTED FAMILY, BUT IT WAS GIFTED ONLY IN INTELLECT. FOR THE REST, HE HAD TO FIGHT EVERY INCH OF THE WAY
Q+A BUSY AS A BEE
Besides filming the third season of Bollywood Wives, Neelam Kothari Soni is engaged in multiple projects
THE SHOLA WARRIOR'S PATH
Over the past 31 years, retired professor Dr Johnykutty J. Ozhukayil has been trying hard to convince people in Kerala's picturesque hill district Idukki to become more \"conscious of nature\".
CANID SHOTS
A dog may be man's best friend, but a spate of canine attacks in India in recent months have sort of undone that adage for many.
ONLY EKNATH
Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde may have turned a corner politically, and a significant one.
BJP REVAMPS TEAM K
For six months after its drubbing in the May 2023 assembly polls, the BJP party unit in Karnataka remained in a sort of limbo.
THE NOMINATION GAMES
Four years after the BJP-led government annulled Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, it moved an amendment bill in the Lok Sabha on December 5 to reserve seats for Kashmiri migrants (KMs) and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) refugees.
The Rise And Rise Of I-Beauty
Move over K-Beauty for Indian beauty brands are primped and preened with verve and variety to go for goal. The bloom and groom scenario couldn't be prettier.
New Perils Of Smog
Pollution in the air is not just a depressing sight. New science is shedding light on how insidious its impact is on the human body, condemning it to a range of deadly ailments-from COPD to cancer, renal to cardiovascular disease
Clean Waters Run Deep
How Switzerland's 'Swisstainable' initiatives are facilitating a sustainable future with travellers as collaborators.
WHY ROCKS ARE THE NEW STOCKS WAKENT
Prices of rare coloured diamonds have risen by 77 per cent, which is why every smart investor wants one.
TRIPPING DOWN MEMORY LANE
The Archies, one of the most widely anticipated OTT releases of the year, recreates the iconic world of the American comic book series in 1960s India, celebrating friendship and youthful spirit. Spice got filmmakers Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti to give us a nuts and bolts account of what it was to make the first Archies film.
MADAM PRIME MINISTER
Fatima Sana Shaikh plays Indira Gandhi in the Meghna Gulzar-directed Sam Bahadur, based on the life of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw
PULP FICTION
C.M. Naim's 'informal history' of early Urdu crime fiction sees the genre getting its rightful place in the literary canon
Trouble in Paradise
Besides being a mystery novel, Nilima Rao's A Disappearance in Fiji is also a critique of the indenture system