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THE BURDEN ON BHUPENDRA

The day Bhupendra Patel and his cabinet took oath, there were relaxed smiles all around. Gujarat’s electorate had upturned the very notion of anti-incumbency with a whopping mandate for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP.

THE TAWANG TANGLE

INDIA-CHINA BORDER

The Road To 2024

The historic win in Gujarat makes the BJP's general election prospects brighter, but the party will need the Modi magic to hold

BJP Banks On Mithun Magic

Though the BJP is banking on mithun, it is also having a hard time explaining his gaffes

Q+A IN THE BEST LIGHT

Not all artists enjoy the success that Paresh Maity does. Take his new exhibition, Infinite Light, as a premise. On view in four different cities, the show puts on display both the artist's output and tenacity

FOR GOD'S IMAGE

SHAURYA KUMAR'S SHOW TACKLES THEMES LIKE THE REPATRIATION OF IDOLS TO INDIA, BUT HE IS PLAYFUL THROUGHOUT

Her Abiding Humour

Bani Abidi throws stones at giants in her latest exhibition, but she does so with tongue firmly in cheek

ON PERIOUS PARENTHOOD

Based on a true story, Salaam Venky stars Kajol as a mother who nurtures a son with a rare Duchenne muscular dystrophy

TRUTH BE TOLD

Actor Randeep Hooda employs candour effortlessly, and his Netflix series CAT only benefits from it

BACK TO THE FUTURE

Elsewhere in India, a new live transmedia performance, finds hope even in dystopias

The Triumphs of Youth

WE EXPECTEDLY FIND IN THE DIARIES OF A TEENAGE FREEDOM FIGHTER AN EQUAL DOSE OF NAIVETE AND STRENGTH

THE PEOPLE'S STRUGGLE

P.Sainath’s new book tells stories of the ordinary men and women who won Independence

RISE OF THE RUNAWAY ROMANCERS

THE YOUTH OF BIHAR ARE DEFYING AGE-OLD NORMS TO MARRY FOR LOVE. BUT THE REPRESSIVE MINDSET OF SOCIETY, STEEPED IN CASTE LOYALTIES, MEANS THEY OFTEN HAVE TO ELOPE-AND NOT RETURN. IF THEY DO TRY TO WIN ACCEPTANCE, THE RESULTS CAN BE TRAGIC

GOLDEN DECEPTION

SMUGGLERS SNEAK 300 TONNES OF THE YELLOW METAL INTO INDIA EVERY YEAR BY AIR, SEA AND LAND, BUT ONLY AFRACTION OF IT IS SEIZED, CAUSING THE GOVERNMENT ALOSS OF REVENUE WORTH Rs 30,000 CRORE

THE COLLEGIUM CLASH

Should a judge be picked by his peers or should the executive have a say in the matter? A bitter battle has broken out between the Union government and the judiciary over the appointment of judges to the top courts

CONSOLATION WIN FOR THE CONGRESS

THE CONGRESS 'GOES LOCAL', FLIES UNDER THE MODI RADAR, AND MAXES OUT ON REBELLION IN THE BJP

THE SAFFRON TSUNAMI

THE BJP’S BIGGEST VICTORY YET IN GUJARAT SHOWS THE MODI MAGIC AT ITS PEAK. A WITHERING CONGRESS AND A RISING AAP COMPLETE THE PICTURE

BITTER MEDICINE

INDIA REMAINS THE PHARMACY OF THE THE WORLD BUT HAS ALONG WAY TO GO IN DRUG REGULATION

THE OTHER KIND OF VIRUS

The ransomware attack on AIIMS in the national capital last month is not an isolated one. As hospitals go digital post-pandemic, there is a rising trend of cyberattacks on healthcare facilities globally

YOGI'S BIG GAME PLAN

UTTAR PRADESH

ROUND 1 TO PINARAYI

KERALA/ VIZHINJAM PORT PROTESTS

CARTEL COMBAT

TELANGANA/ TRS-BJP

A FRAGILE PEACE

Ridden with internal dissent, with sharp words exchanged between grandees at regular intervals and enough drama to fill the politics pages of national dailies for days on end, the Rajasthan Congress is among the most keenly watched political units in India.

Fortifying The Border

New Delhi has doubled the pace of building strategic infrastructure along the himalayan border to match China's aggressive push in the region

What Is Hurting India's Growth

Economy

The Perils Of E-Dating

Digital romance is blooming but dating apps can also lead love-struck victims into emotional and even physical danger

A THEORY OF EVERYTHING

THERE IS VERY LITTLE THAT SIDDHARTHA MUKHERJEE LEAVES OUT IN HIS ENJOYABLE STUDY OF THE CELL

TIME TRAVEL

WE TRAVERSE A FEW THOUSAND KILOMETRES IN THE MARUTI SUZUKI GRAND VITARA, VISITING INDUS VALLEY CIVILISATION EXCAVATION SITES TO GET A SENSE OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE LATEST DISCOVERIES IN ANCIENT ARCHAEOLOGY

THE KUSHAQ OF SAFETY

The Kushag has scored 5 stars for both adult occupant protection and child occupant protection. What makes this achievement significant are the new stringent GNCAP rules

INTELLIGENT DRIVING

HUMAN ERROR ACCOUNTS FOR MOST ROAD ACCIDENTS BUT WITH THE ADVENT OF TECHNOLOGY IN CARS, MANY OF THESE ERRORS CAN BE MINIMISED. WE TAKE A DEEP DIVE INTO THE LATEST ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS