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GOING UP NORTH
Director Mathukutty Xavier is making his Hindi-language debut with Mili, a re-rendering of his Malayalam hit, Helen
I'M NOT IN ANY RACE
With a new film about to release on Netflix, actor Rajkummar Rao says he competes only with himself
LET'S TALK ABOUT HOPE
Even as Anupam Kher gears up for the November Tl release of his latest film, Uunchai, the actor is busy preparing questions for his latest YouTube chat show, Manzilen Aur Bhi Hain
EARNING OUR WINGS
Ever since it emerged that India had signed a deal in September 2021 with Airbus Defence and Space, SA, Spain, to procure and manufacture 56 C-295 medium-weight transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force, speculation was rife about the location of its plant in India. With Prime Minister Narendra Modi laying the foundation stone of the manufacturing unit in Vadodara, in poll-bound Gujarat, on October 30, that matter has been put to rest.
Silent Treatment
The precipitous has become the protracted in Jharkhand. And with it, the fate of the state's chief minister, Hemant Soren, continues to hang in the balance.
A BOTCHED OPERATION?
A political storm hit Telangana just over a week before the crucial Munugode byelection on November 3. Its epicentre: a farmhouse in Moinabad, about 30 kilometres from state capital Hyderabad. During a raid at the farmhouse on October 26, the Cyberabad police arrested three men-alleged to be \"agents\" of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-for trying to \"poach\" four MLAs of the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS). All four had switched over to the TRS from the Congress after the 2018 assembly election.
THE UPSET APPLECART
A curious irony is growing in the apple orchards of rural Kashmir these day. In the daytime, you would be hard-pressed to find anyone outside their orchards. They are all hard at work, picking a bumper crop.
A SAFFRON FACELIFT
A new state unit chief. A new A leader of opposition. A new incharge of the state. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has seen radical changes in its organisational structure in Chhattisgarh since August, with three new men commandeering its efforts to bring the party back into power as the state prepares for the assembly election scheduled in a little over a year.
MAPPING CHINA'S MIGHT
The two books under review offer important new perspectives on China's rise since 1989. In the two decades under Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao, China achieved spectacular economic growth, while keeping a relatively modest international profile in accordance with Deng Xiaoping's injunction to \"hide our capacities and bide our time\". That period came to an end when Xi Jinping decided that the time was ripe for China to follow a \"proactive\" foreign policy, conducting itself as an assertive, and even aggressive, superpower.
GOVERNORS VS CHIEF MINISTERS
TUSSLES WITH THE GOVERNMENTS OF KERALA AND OTHER STATES REIGNITE OLD DEBATES OVER THE GOVERNOR'S ROLE IN INDIA’S FEDERAL STRUCTURE
UPHILL BATTLE
AS THE POLL CAMPAIGN ENTERS THE FINAL STRETCH, WILL HIMACHAL BUCK THE TREND AND GIVE THE BJP A SECOND TERM, OR WILL THE CONGRESS FIND REDEMPTION?
NAIL THE VILLAINS
FIXING CULPABILITY IN THE MORBI TRAGEDY IS STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS. QUICK ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN TO PUNISH THE GUILTY.
CANINE CONUNDRUM
The rising incidence of street dog attacks across India reignite the touchy issue of human-canine coexistence
Enemy In The Shadows
With a new case registered every hour, india has become a hotbed of stalking incidents. It’s time the authorities took a hard look at the law and its implementation t0 enhance deterrence on the ground
The Rishi Raj Challenges & Pitfalls
Even as india celebrates one of its own moving into 10, downing street, rishi sunak faces the daunting challenge of pulling the uk economy back from the brink
Fearless Commissar
Left politics has given this country many a stalwart, and one entered his 100th year this October 23.
WALKING THE EXTRA MILE
Call it the yatra effect. The Congress's Bharat Jodo Yatra had just about exited Karnataka this month when the ruling BJP set out on its Jana Sankalpa' rallies, with Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and party stalwart B.S.Yediyurappa (BSY) leading the charge in a counter-offensive to prepare the ground for state elections in May 2023.
FOR LAND, AND IDENTITY
No strident raising of slogans, no loud banners castigating political opponents, no mainstream media following the marchers.
“NO QUICK SOLUTION TO THE RUSSIA UKRAINE WAR”
The United Nations has rarely been more rele vant than in the contemporary world—riven by conflict and polarisation, buffeted by waves of natural disasters driven by climate change, its economy teetering on the brink of recession. In such a scenario, UN secretary general ANTONIO GUTERRES plays a crucial mediatory role. Recently in India on a twoday visit, Guterres spoke about the war in Ukraine, the fight against terrorism, possible UN Security Council reforms and more in an exclusive interview with GEETA MOHAN, the foreign affairs editor, India Today TV. Excerpts:
THE LONG ROAD TO DELHI
Since everyone is on a yatra, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, who made his national ambitions evident by renaming the Telangana Rashtra Samithi TRS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi BRS) on Dussehra, is not one to be left behind.
THAKUR & THE REBELS
Celebration was not the first thing on BJP national president J.P. Nadda's mind when he arrived at his native Vijaypur village in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur district just before Diwali.
FROM ONE HIT TO ANOTHER
Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan, the man Team India looks to when it needs a senior player to stand in as captain, will soon be seen on the big screen, playing a cameo role in the film Double XL
Films witha DiFFerence
After two pandemic-induced online editions, the 11th edition of Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF) is back with a physical edition in McLeodganj from November 3 to 6. The lineup, meant to showcase the finest films from India and abroad, does an especially masterful job of spotlighting the diversity and sheer talent of independent films from the subcontinent. Here are some films to look out for:
REIMAGINING THE RAMAYANA
Author Amish Tripathi has again found in mythology the recipe for yet another blockbuster book
EPIC REACTION
Films based on Hindu deities and mythology have appealed to Indian audiences for decades. But the flood of hate and intolerance in recent times has left filmmakers exasperated
HOMELAND BATTLES
AFTER NEARLY 25 YEARS IN POWER, THE BJP NOW FACES A THREECORNERED BATTLE IN GUJARAT. WILL IT HELP OR HURT THE PARTY’S CAUSE, OR COULD THIS ELECTION SPRING A SURPRISE?
THE DYNASTS DILEMMA
BJP LEADERS LIKE TO CALL OUT THE OPPOSITION'S 'PARIVARVAAD' BUT THEIR OWN PARTY IS NO STRANGER TO POLITICAL NEPOTISM
Is Your Home Diwali Ready?
Be it a cards table, an outdoor pizza party, a special coffee station or gadgets to help prepare for the festivities, here's how you can set the mood
The Taming Of Covid-19
A decline in the number of Covid infections and deaths suggests that natural or acquired immunity has helped us get the better of the virus, though it's early days yet to pronounce the end of the pandemic
Blooming WITH IDEAS
Festivities and flowers go hand in hand, but before picking up that string of marigolds, keep yourself updated with the latest floral design trends for the season