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A Chance for Chamling
Anti-incumbency is an unpredictable phenomenon-it can afflict governments when they are least expecting it.
THE FIERCEST CHOPPER
After a long wait, India has an indigenous Light Combat Helicopter that can operate in high altitudes. Prachand is also being talked up as one of the world's best.
The Official Crypto
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has drawn up its plans to launch a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) or a digital version of the rupee, which was in the works for almost a year.
“DISASTER-HIT NATIONS NEED ACTION, NOT NICE SPEECHES”
The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, referred to as COP27, is being held from November 6 to 18 at the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh.
SYMBOLISM VERSUS REALITY
The Shiv Sena is no more. Or at least has been sent into a limbo, for now.
The National Games Are Back With A Bang
The National Games of India are being held again after a gap of seven years, with the state of Gujarat hosting them in a grand manner across six cities.
RSS Pricks BJP's Conscience
It was Dattatreya Hosabale, sarkar ya vah (general secretary) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), who first stirred up the pot on October 2, highlighting some disturbing figures on the poverty, inequality and unemployment situation in the country.
The Dark Side Of Moonlighting
Side gigs are not a new phenomenon, but Wipro’s sacking of 300 employees and other IT firms cautioning their workers against the practice have raised questions of ethics and legality. The tech industry, though, is split in its views on how to deal with the issue
NITISH’S MISSION OF UNITY
SOON AFTER ENDING HIS ALLIANCE WITH THE NDA, NITISH KUMAR STARTED THE PROCESS OF UNITING OPPOSITION PARTIES TO TAKE ON THE BJP IN 2024. HIS MATHS IS FLAWLESS, BUT GETTING ALL FRACTIOUS ELEMENTS ON BOARD IS A TOUGH ASK
THE V-C FIASCO
The abrasive influence of politics and the alleged violation of law have ensured that the 165-year old Calcutta University is without a vice-chancellor for the past fortnight.
THE GENERAL FOR THE JOB
The Indian armed forces have finally got their top commander. On Friday, September 30, General Anil Chauhan took over as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), in a low-key event held away from the media glare.
THAKUR VS THAKUR
On September 25, Himachal Pradesh chief minister Jairam Thakur took five shots at the target at the inauguration of a new shooting range in Kasauli’s premium Pinegrove School.
FEEDING CHANGE
As Dr Sandeep Kakuste places a five-month-old girl on a digital weighing scale, the reading brings a smile to his face. The infant, who weighed just 1.7 kilograms at birth—way lower than the standard norm of 3.2 kg—now weighs 5.5 kg.
Domino Effect
In July this year, the Indian rupee breached the psychological mark of 80 to a dollar for the first time, as the greenback strengthened following a series of interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve to tame inflation.
Small Mercies
Small Things Like These is the slimmest and possibly the most uplifting book on the Booker shortlist
LIKE A WRITER POSSESSED
In both his Bookernominated novel and new collection of short stories, Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka justifies the superlatives his readers use to describe his work
THE MAHAKAL MAKEOVER
The first phase of an ambitious project to develop the area around the Mahakal temple in Ujjain is complete. Will it help the city and its residents too?
FORCE REDUCTION
WITH MILITANCY BEATEN BACK IN KASHMIR AND THE GROUND SITUATION INCHING TOWARDS NORMALITY, THERE ARE EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE COUNTER-INSURGENCY FORCE RASHTRIYA RIFLES. BUT EXPERTS WARN AGAINST A DRASTIC DRAWDOWN
STILL THE SHAHENSHAH
Age hasn’t dimmed his aura; if anything, the luminescence that surrounds Amitabh Bachchan has only grown, born of a man who is constantly reinventing himself. A tribute
Private Investment - The Big Stalemate
Despite tax cuts and other incentives, most corporates are shying away from investing in new projects, which threatens to derail india’s economic recovery. How long will the uncertainty last?
Ayodhya's New Avatar
The race is on to build a grand Ram Mandir and give Ayodhya a modern makeover before the 2024 election, with a new airport, railway station and township
Why The Modi Government Banned The Hardline Islamic Outfit For 5 Years?
The Ban On Islamist Outfit Popular Front Of India Exposes The Perils And Fractured Narratives The Country Faces
IN THE FRIEND ZONE
WITH HER MUCH-FETED NEW NOVEL, KAMILA SHAMSIE OFFERS US READERS A RARE HOPE-IF NURTURED WELL, SOME FRIENDSHIPS DO INDEED LAST FOREVER
GETTING INTO THE SPIRIT
AFTER BHOOT UNCLE AND BHOOT AND FRIENDS, ACTOR JACKIE SHROFF HAS AGAIN ESSAYED THE PART OF A GHOST IN ZEE5's RECENTLY RELEASED ROMCOM ATITHI BHOOTO BHAVA
Letting the Music Flow
A new documentary shows how a cycling trip along the Ganga helped composer Shantanu Moitra cope with profound loss
Together We Play
Hindustani classical musicians Purbayan Chatterjee and Rakesh Chaurasia have collaborated on an album that makes audible their affection for each other
LACED WITH BAD INTENT
DOCTORS AND STUDENT COUNSELLORS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT REPORTS OF CRIMES INVOLVING 'DATE RAPE DRUGS'
CATTLE RUSTLING, BENGAL STYLE
Smuggling of cattle across the border into Bangladesh has assumed industrial proportions in West Bengal. Central agencies are now targeting the alleged political kingpins of the business
GEHLOT’S GAMBIT
The inside story of how the Rajasthan chief minister mounted his rebellion against the Congress’s First Family. He may have been forced into a retreat now, but not before making a point
MAN ON A MISSION
After its demoralising setback in the 2021 assembly election, where chief minister Mamata Banerjee held on to her fortress through a massive siege and won a hard-fought battle hands down, the BJP in West Bengal has exhibited all signs of being in trauma ward.