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THOSE WERE THE DAYS

A celebration of the golden era of Hindi cinema, Vikramaditya Motwane's Jubilee is much more than a trip down memory lane

PLAYING THE NETA

AS ELECTION SEASON DRAWS NEAR, CINEMA BECOMES A VEHICLE TO SHOWCASE POLITICAL ICONS AS EITHER HEROES OR VILLAINS

SPARKLING REVOLUTION

A CHEAPER, GREENER ALTERNATIVE TO MINED DIAMONDS, THE LAB GROWN DIAMOND IS EXCITING DIAMANTAIRES ACROSS THE WORLD AND IN INDIA. GOVERNMENT PUSH AND THE ENTRY OF NEW PLAYERS OPEN UP A e BRIGHT UNIVERSE OF PROFITABLE OPPORTUNITY

CLASH OF AMBITIONS

THE CONGRESS SEES A WINNING CHANCE IF IT PLAYS ITS CARDS RIGHT, BUT THE COMPETING CHIEF MINISTERIAL DREAMS OF SIDDARAMAIAH AND D.K. SHIVAKUMAR COULD TURN SPOILSPORT

BJP'S BIG OBC PUSH

The OBC vote has been a significant part of the BJP's success since 2014. Will the demand for caste census in states and its inherent dangers upset the party's plans?

NO SELECTIVE NARRATIVES PLEASE

The recent deletions from the NCERT textbooks have more to do with Hindu communal politics than with, as claimed by NCERT director Dinesh Saklani, reducing the load on students returning post-Covid by removing some \"faltu\" chapters and sections.

SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT

There is no need to resort to the excuse of Covid-19. The deletions relating to the Mughals, the RSS and the Gujarat riots are justified in themselves. Schoolchildren mustn’t be burdened with complexities

SAFFRON SCALE-UP

Telangana BJP president 'Bandi' Sanjay is seldom hesitant to take on Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao.

NOT QUITE ABOVE BOARD

Multiple developments in the past year have cast a long shadow over recruitment drives being conducted in Jammu and Kashmir.

THE 'JIHAD' CARD

Maharashtra may soon join the list of states with a law to curb 'love jihad'.

ON A WING AND A PROTEST

Sachin Pilot, once seen as Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s chief ministe­ rial choice for Rajasthan, is now the party’s leading dissident.

THE LAND PANGS

The Yogi Adityanath government’s dream of converting into reality investment proposals worth Rs 35 lakh crore received at the Global Investors Summit 2023 in February faces a major hurdle—providing land for the new projects.

BLIGHTED HARVEST

The month of March has not been kind to the farming community in the north of the country.

Ajanta In Peril

The world-famous ancient cave murals in Maharashtra stare at ruin due to debatable preservation and display techniques and unbridled tourism. How can we save these millennia-old artistic wonders?

Gujarat's Olympics Push

Come 2036 and Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state Gujarat may well be hosting the Summer Olympics. Why 2036?

Gehlot Swallows A Bitter Pill

From a stalemate to reconciliation, Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot had to finally relent on his tough stance in order to end the two-week-long complete shutdown of private healthcare services in the state.

Return of the Chef

London-based chef Vineet Bhatia, MBE, marks his Indian homecoming with Dhilli at The Oberoi, New Delhi

COLLAB COUP

RAPPER KING'S COLLABORATION WITH NICK JONAS HAS CATAPULTED HIM INTO THE INTERNATIONAL ARENA. HE'S NOW EYEING A GRAMMY

THE ROMANCE OF RITUAL

Photographer Charles Fréger's latest book is an impressive attempt at documenting performers in ritual costumes across India

FOR THE ART AND SOUL

The recently opened Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre in Mumbai is a big fillip for visual and performing arts in India

TRAINERS FOR NEXT TOP GUNS

IN A MOVE TOWARDS INDIGENISATION, THE CENTRE HAS DECIDED TO PROCURE THE HTT-40 MADE BY HAL TO ANSWER THE IAF'S URGENT NEED FOR A BASIC TRAINER

CALL OF THE SON OF THE SOIL

THE JD(S), LED BY PARTY PATRIARCH H.D. DEVE GOWDA, STRIVES TO PROTECT ITS TURF AGAINST FORMIDABLE RIVALS, THE CONGRESS AND BJP

Chouhan Woos Women Voters

The MP chief minister lavishes female electors with a whole bonanza of women-centric schemes to win their favour and vote

SHINDE BATTLES ON TWO FRONTS

TEN MONTHS AFTER THE COUP, MAHARASHTRA CM EKNATH SHINDE FINDS THAT HE HAS TO TAKE ON AMBITIOUS ALLY BJP AND FORMER CAMP MATES IN THE THACKERAY-LED SENA

Let the People Plan Their Cities

Traditionally, Indians have had a love-hate relationship with the city. Even they who seek its benefits valorise the rural idyll.

WE ARE BEING TARGETED AS WE ARE OPPOSED TO THE POLITICS OF THE BJP GOVERNMENT

Think of that famous paradox about an irresistible force meeting an immoveable object. Perhaps they met in Kerala chief minister PINARAYI VIJAYAN, 77, because he answers to both descriptions. For one, the state logged 12.1 per cent GSDP in 2021-22, nearly double the national GDP. And for the BJP, long plotting a southern takeover, he is the one monolith that stands in its way. In his second consecutive term now, he may be a bit battle-scarred but the CPI(M)'s stern helmsman is unperturbed. \"I don't care for history's verdict, let the people of Kerala judge,\" he says.

MAMATA SITS FIRM AGAINST THE CENTRE

A slow crisis has been engulfing rural West Bengal, affecting tens of thousands of labourers. Around 10 million people, despite having MNREGA job cards, have had no work over the past one year, nor have most been paid for the work done under the central jobs scheme.

IN SEARCH OF NEW ALIGNMENTS

Just over a year to go before the general election, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seems to have borrowed a leaf out of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's book in anointing Samrat Choudhary, 54, its new state unit president.

SKILLED SURVIVOR

Barely hours after the Madras High Court endorsed his election on  March 30, Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) was officially elevated to the all-powerful post of the general secretary (GS) of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party.

SETTING AN AMBITIOUS GOAL

On March 31, the day the financial year 2022-23 came to a close, Piyush Goyal, the Union minister for commerce and industry, announced the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2023, for India, that outlined an ambitious plan to clock $2 trillion (Rs 164 lakh crore) in exports by 2030.