CATEGORIES
Return of a CRIME THRILLER
Will Gaurav Shukla's Asur 2, sequel to the hit web series from 2020, live up to its 'India's Biggest Crime Thriller' tag?
DIRECTOR IN DEMAND
HANSAL MEHTA'S PENCHANT FOR LONG-FORM STORYTELLING AND GETTING UNDER THE SKIN OF AN ISSUE COME TOGETHER IN HIS LATEST OTT SERIES, SCOOP
Found in Translation
There has been a slew of translations of Tamil books recently, opening them up to a wider audience
WALKING THROUGH FIRE
Selected for the 2023 International Booker Prize longlist, Perumal Murugan's novel Pyre confronts many burning issues
SOUTHERN STRENGTHS
PROMINENT VOICES FROM DIFFERENT FIELDS GATHERED AT THE INDIA TODAY CONCLAVE SOUTH 2023 TO DISCUSS EVERYTHING-FROM STATE FINANCES, FEDERALISM AND POLITICS TO TOURISM, INDIA'S SPACE GOALS, WILDLIFE AND CULTURE
Guru Cool
Spirituality goes trendy as its practitioners take to social media to reach out to angstridden Gen Z. But do they succeed in teaching them anything deeper than the latest mumbo-jumbo?
Art by the People
The Shilp Deergha gallery at the new Parliament building celebrates the crafts traditions of India
HINDUTVA WITH A BENGALI ACCENT
AHEAD OF THE 2024 GENERAL ELECTION, THE BJP IS TRYING A NEW TACTIC TO WIN OVER BENGAL-COOPTING THEMES NATIVE TO THE STATE, RESUSCITATING HALF-FORGOTTEN TEMPLES AND REIMAGINING 'ANCIENT' PILGRIMAGES
LEST WE FORGET
Apart from invaluable eyewitness accounts, New Delhi’s Partition Museum also links the historic calamity with the city’s evolution
NO CHILD'S PLAY
Actor Nimrat Kaur is back in a web series with School of Lies on Disney+ Hotstar
POLITICS WITH A HINT OF ROYALTY
SAMBHAJIRAJE WILL HAVE TO CREATE ROOM IN MAHARASHTRA’S CROWDED POLITICAL FIELD
FACT AND FICN IN BIHAR
On the night of May 22, the police in Patna got a tip-off that liquor was being sold out of a flat in Rajaram Apartments in the posh Srikrishna Puri locality. Bihar being a ‘dry state’, the cops quickly arranged a late-night swoop. The raid yielded a lot more than a few liquor bottles—there was Rs 1.8 lakh in counterfeit currency (in Rs 500 and Rs 200 denominations) and banknotes printed on paper sheets, ready to be cut out and circulated. A full counterfeit cottage industry, in fact: printers, paper sheets, a cutting machine and laptop.
KCR PLOTS ANOTHER PINK WAVE
A DIVIDED OPPOSITION AND THE LACK OF A STRONG ANTIINCUMBENCY WAVE ARE THE BIGGEST PLUSES IN THE TELANGANA CM'S BID FOR A THIRD TERM
Taking India To The World
Exports are already at a record high, and new trade agreements could give it a further boost. But a slowing global economy is cause for worry
No Child's Play
The government has taken several steps for the welfare of women and children, but the real challenges run deeper
Sleepy Hollow
Cloaked as a suspenseful mystery, Anupama Mohan's debut novel is more concerned with metaphysical matters
FEMMES FATALE
Mariticide as a fast-track fix to may be wishful thinking, but Parini Shroff doesn't let it get in the way of a good story patriarchy
AUTUMN SONATA
Sound advice from Ruskin Bond on how to live a good life, especially in the twilight years
A Force Of The Future
Keeping the Chinese at bay, streamlining and modernising the armed forces, fortifying defence infrastructure and building self-reliance...it has been a long and demanding to-do list
Bold And Brave
Faced with a polycrisis, Narendra Modi pushed through daring reforms to weather the storm. But the challenge is to stay the course
Water Vows
The Jal Jeevan Mission has made a commendable effort in trying to ease India's water woes and get functional tap connections to rural households. Much work remains in other projects
Mixed Signals
The aim to widen the broadcast coverage is commendable, but the ministry has to shed its 'controller' image
A Thinner Canopy
India has set ambitious environmental goals for itself. But achieving them will require more than just conviction
Restoring Balance
The new minister has his work cut out-iron out differences with the judiciary, strengthen judicial infrastructure and help reduce case pendency
Wiring Up the Nation
Speedy building of infrastructure and a push for indigenous production of telecom equipment have remained a key thrust
Reaching for the Stars
The ministry has pushed collaborations, be it private sector in space, PSUs for N-power stations or scientific research
ENSURING WELLNESS
Post-Covid, the health ministry has not rested on its laurels but has actively pursued the priorities that were derailed by the pandemic
Healthy Progress
Ayush remains close to the government's heart as it works towards reform in education and regulation
BHARAT TO THE FORE
When it comes to scheme saturation, work continues apace, but the absence of an implementation model mars all good intentions
FIELDING QUESTIONS
The ministry has had a tough time pushing reform and achieving its aim of improving farmers' incomes