CATEGORIES

No Party After Erauschwitz?

#MeToo wasn't the Holocaust. Nor were the accusing women killijoy feminazis. Male entitlement speaks out of fear - of loss of pervasive, silent privileage.

Bloodbath On Dalal Street

US developments hit Indian markets, with the return of capital gains tax adding to negative sentiments

A Sunny Electric Dream

As technologies to tap the sun and store its energy become more efficient, we are already on our way to an ­incredibly ­energy-affluent world. And chances are we might arrive there before ­development driven by fossil fuels brings on a ­c­limate-change apocalypse.

Storing The Change

Cheaper and better batteries are set to revolutionise the concept of energy storage. Here is the tech spark that triggered the illuminating possibility of clean energy.

Noida To Islamabad

Is Pak readying to make the next IT boom story? India has lost 125 jobs already.

The Zest Of Both Worlds

At home with commercial slapsticks as much as with ­nuanced indies, Sanjai Mishra is a heart stealer

A Legal Game In J&K

Lawyers in J&K are divided over the SC order on forming the J&K Bar Council.

Sunset In The East

As the ruins of its lost bastion in Tripura are inspected, CPI(M) mandarins prepare to decide on an alliance with the Congress

The Troll Destroys The Other

Birthing the modern mob­, the new bully boys on Internet Street­, ‘digital democracy’ sees the political lose out for lack of fresh ideas. Discourse is left to die.

Saffron Knights 

It was a state with a strong anti-north politics. But Karnataka now opens the doors to the south for the BJP—giving a fillip to its 2019 prospects.

Don't Blame The God Particle

Nature was self-sufficient. It contained both platitude and violence. Humans begat God as a symbol, to derive meaning, to forge identity. Not God’s fault.

Sectarian Fire Burns

Sangam-era violence was of tribal variety. Later it was between religions. Today, it’s caste riots that mostly erupt in Tamil Nadu.

Most Foul And A Father Too

A Kerala priest’s arrest for rape spills out tales about the laity being exploited in ways more than sexual.

Realty In Paradise

Demonetisation makes no dent in Kashmir as land prices keep going up.

The Centre Ups The Ante

The Hurriyat may harden its stance following its leaders’ arrests—unless they are ‘softened’ for talks.

US and India Ties Are Circled By Red Flags

US and India renew pledges on defence pact and terror, but ties are circled by red flags

The Free Fall

It’s a hard time for the real estate sector with falling prices and stagnant sales. But, while investors are wary, home-buyers may soon have a reason to smile.

You Turn The Path Green

Excellence in an off-beat vocation requires fliar and, yes, courage. Here are eight such and their pioneers.

When Love Turns Into Revenge, Sex Is Porongraphy

Jilted love, extortion or plain perversion, any of which can turn your filmed private moments to porn

The Pocket Spy Who Reads Your Messages!

Apps on your phone play data pirates to sweep all your info for the sake of corportates

Boom time is Back

After three years, the market celebrates this festive season with bigger sales

malevolent: badly drawn mama's boys

town squares have become battle zones for women. there isn’t even a language to express remorse. is there a larger social failing?

the bully in the court

lawyers in kerala have resorted to hooliganism to keep the press out of the courts.

fits and start-ups: the a+ schools

although the start-up scene remains abuzz with activity, many b-schools are setting grads on the old-school employability path.

the bullet resonates a 'cruel joke'

a teenager’s death in 2010 led to five months’ protest, killing 112 people. now the probe panel says, ‘call cbi’.

a winter's malady

the cold breath of seasonal affective disorder stalls lives.diagnosis, self-help and light help.

Rajlakshmi Borthakur

“Does it sound mad to you?

Parveen Sikandar

For Patricia Narayanan, food is bread and butter—in a cryptic way as well. That’s because, the middle-­aged Chennaiite runs a restaurant, a food court in a mall and the canteen of an IT major. The same metro has, on a quiet and leafy avenue of Kotturpuram, a much-sought-after name for stylish fashion jewellery that does not burn a hole in your pockets. That is Damini, again, the creation of another woman’s inspiration and hard work.

Sabriye Tenberken

Naming an institute after a small, potent chilli that grows wild in Kerala is unusual. But it seems like a fitting name for a Thiruvananthapuram institute that studies how humans can overcome even the harshest failures.

Scenes From Up And Down The Stairs

We present our annual B-school rankings in a challenging year. Elsewhere, we focus on family businesses, MBA maestros and Bollywood.