CATEGORIES
COLLATERAL DAMAGE
National friendship on the one side, local turf-sharing on the other. It seems the twain shall not meet for INDIA bloc partners Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress.
MAXIMUM TOXI-CITY
There was a time when Mumbai’s iconic seaside promenade, Marine Drive, would offer visitors such a crisp and exquisite view of the city’s skyline that on a clear day, one could almost count the skyscrapers lining the horizon.
Online Fraud A Raging Menace
Your Phone Has Now Become An Instrument In The Hands Of The Cyber Criminal To Rob You Of Your Hard-earned Money. What You Can Do To Protect Yourself
Sorry, No Wedding Bells
In a setback to India’s marriage equality movement, the Supreme Court on October 17 ruled against legalising same-sex marriages, holding that only the legislature can decide on the issue
CIVIL LINES
A quartet of books provides a window into the lives of Indian bureaucrats besides showcasing their felicity with the written word
Art in Three Dimensions
With a major retrospective by Vadehra Art Gallery, artist A. Ramachandran's sculptures finally get the attention they deserve
ALL'S FAIR IN ART
ART MUMBAI, A FOUR-DAY ART FAIR DEBUTING THIS NOVEMBER, PROMISES TO BE A VIBRANT ADDITION TO MUMBAI'S ART CALENDAR
Imperial Spectacle
DAG's Delhi Durbar exhibition, curated by Rana Safvi (R) and Swapna Liddle (L), draws on the gallery's in-house archival material to bring alive the pomp and pageantry of the three Delhi Durbars
A Growing Choice for Young Mums
Rising awareness and open dialogue about their reproductive autonomy is making more women explore egg-freezing as an option to plan their pregnancies
LOSING ITS SPARKLE
Changing market dynamics amid the global economic gloom have hit Surat’s thriving diamond polishing industry, leading to layoffs, financial distress and even suicides. Is it just a cyclical trend or an irreversible change?
WHAT'S IN A NUMBER?
India's growth figures trigger a debate, with some economists calling them inflated and based on faulty calculation, and the government defending them. Where do we actually stand?
LORD, HAVE MERC
The All-India Majlis-eIttehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is seeking to outgrow its reputation of being just a ghettoblaster confined to its seven strongholds in the Old City
DISSENT IN THE RANKS
THE BJP HAS FOCUSED ON ITS WEAKEST SEATS IN THE FIRST LIST, BUT EVEN HERE THERE IS A BACKLASH AGAINST HALF OF THE CANDIDATES, SOME OF THEM MPs
WARNING FROM THE HIMALAYAS
A wall of water hurtling down mountains towards vulnerable valleys nestled within— this worst nightmare of Himalayan states came true for Sikkim on October 4 when the waters of the Lhonak lake in north Sikkim, situated at an altitude of 5,245 metres, burst forth and flooded regions in the Teesta river basin, killing many and washing away roads and bridges downstream
A QUESTION OF LAW
On October 7, the Supreme Court listed six cases for hearing by the newly constituted seven-judge constitution bench
Southern Stirrings
A mid heated debates on federal directives, new norms introduced by India’s medical education regulator are inviting another round of allegations about the Centre attempting to encroach upon the rights of the southern states
MISSION ZERO COMPLAINTS
WITH THE VANDE BHARAT TRAINS A SHOWPIECE OF ITS GRAND MODERNISATION PLANS, THE RAILWAY MINISTRY IS FINE-TUNING AND CORRECTING ALL SHORTCOMINGS
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR WHY INDIA SHOULD WORRY
THE WIDER GEOPOLITICAL RAMIFICATIONS APART, ANY ESCALATION IN THE CONFLICT WILL JEOPARDISE THE COUNTRY'S CAREFULLY CULTIVATED TIES IN WEST ASIA AND FORCE IT TO TAKE SIDES
BATTLING THE ODDS
THE ELECTORAL CONTESTS OF NOVEMBER WILL DECIDE THE FATE OF SEVERAL POLITICAL VETERANS AND ALSO DETERMINE THE TONE IF NOT THE OUTCOME OF THE GENERAL ELECTION IN 2024
ON A SHAKY WICKET
SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN'S BATTLE LIES BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE HIS PARTY AS HE STRIVES TO OVERCOME THE ANTI-INCUMBENCY OF 16 YEARS
A TOOL FOR EARLY DETECTION
One woman dies of cervical cancer every eight minutes in India. The country also accounts for the highest number of cervical cancer cases in Asia (followed by China), according to a 2022 Lancet study.
TROUBLE FOR MANN
THE OPPOSITION FEELS THAT BHAGWANT MANN’S LAW OFFICERS SHOULD HAVE CONVINCED THE SC BENCH TO REVIEW THE WATER SITUATION IN PUNJAB INSTEAD OF OPENING A WINDOW FOR A FRESH SURVEY THAT COULD RESULT IN AN ADVERSE RULING
CRUCIBLE OF NEW IDEAS
EMINENT PERSONALITIES ACROSS DIVERSE FIELDS CAME TOGETHER AT THE INDIA TODAY CONCLAVE IN MUMBAI TO TALK BUSINESS AND POLITICS, AND ALSO FILMS, SPORTS AND SOCIETY
A LEGACY BATTLE
CM ASHOK GEHLOT IS HOPING HIS WELFARE SCHEMES WILL DO THE TRICK THIS ELECTION. CAN HE BUCK THE TREND OF INCUMBENTS BEING VOTED OUT AND MAKE HISTORY?
PRIMAL MOTIFS
FELLSNE Tree & Serpent, a seminal exhibition of early Buddhist art at the Metropolitan Museum in New York, showcases how Buddhism incorporated the prevalent animistic nature cults of the day into its storytelling
A WARNING FOR THE BJP
In what was being touted as a referendum against the annulment of Article 370 and a test for the Opposition's INDIA bloc, the National Conference (NC) and Congress alliance swept the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council election in Kargil, bagging 22 of the 26 seats that went to the polls this month.
A COMBATIVE HEAD START
KCR IS SEEKING A THIRD TERM, BANKING ON A SLEW OF SOCIAL WELFARE SCHEMES AND STATEHOOD EMOTIONS, BUT ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION AND ANTI-INCUMBENCY MAY STYMIE HIS HAT-TRICK
ART HOUSE
BELINDER DHANOA'S KASAULI ART CENTRE 1976-1991 OUTLINES THE PIVOTAL ROLE THAT IVY LODGE, KASAULI, PLAYED IN THE WORLD OF INDIAN ART IN ITS HEYDAY
SECURE IN HIS CITADEL
BAGHEL IS RELYING ON HIS PRO-RURAL SCHEMES AND THE CONGRESS'S TRADITIONAL TRIBAL SUPPORT BASE TO HELP HIM WIN A SECOND TERM
Time Travel
Sukanya Ghosh straddles past and present by transforming old discarded photographs into works of art at her show at Cymroza Art Gallery in Mumbai