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Galle Face Blue

The 2020 presidential polls spin a high political wind in Colombo

An Apsara In Politics

Congress appoints a transgender in a top position in its women’s wing, a first in India.

Let This Epiphany Stay Unbeaten

Privileging competence, even stolidity, over flash and dazzle and multiple stabs over awesome blows, India wore Australia down in an un-Indian manner.

Come All Who Tilled Land

Unlike loan waivers to a select few, Odisha’s KALIA scheme aims to benefit the whole farming eco-system

Architecture As Amnesia

We ask little of our buildings, yet agonise over mere spectacle.

Can Priyanka Gandhi Deliver West Up To Congress On Political Debut?

Can Priyanka deliver west UP to Congress on political debut?

Kapil Dev: "We Certainly Have The Team To Win The Championship"

Legendary Kapil Dev Nikhanj captained India to their maiden World Cup glory in 1983.

Comrades To Stand With

Modi’s visits to Maldives and Sri Lanka underscore the primacy of neighbouring countries in our foreign policy.

Lost In The Bheed

Political oblivion is a gift for turncoats in the BJP fold, barring some exceptions

Perils Of Success

How do you improve on a product that’s already the fastest-selling vehicle you’ve manufactured in your 70-year history? It’s an unenviable challenge that Porsche faces with the latest version of its best-selling SUV – the Macan.

Living The Dream

When you’re offered an opportunity to spend a weekend in Germany driving one of your favourite sportscars in the world, what do you say? Oh Hell Yes!

The Ugly Gag Press Order

A straightforward report or a mere tweet, it is becoming alarmingly easier to get journos arrested.

The Other Glovemen

Diplomacy has striven to use the immense hold cricket has over people.

To Tie Up A SHTAR

Duds may lie under the suds, but Tamil’s puffed up filmstars demand the world in fees. Gasping distributors mull a tier system to stay in business.

Do Or Die

Winnability is not a trait attached to the Congress too often these days. On this winters assembly poll results hinge the chances of a new spring.

Cinema As Healing Balm

A film on caste oppression and honour killings has touched Tamil hearts

Chiefly Showing, Rush Of Temper

The Congress and the DMK make threatening noises, but the TN alliance is expected to survive them.

Test Chart In Stone Optics

Odia-challenged Naveen plays Odia varsity card.

Nature's Gift Called Eastern Nagaland

One loves travelling to places which are rarely heard of, to enjoy the remoteness and the quiet.

A Glimpse Back In Time

The Pebble Beach Concours showcases some of the finest motorcars ever produced, and 2018 was no exception. This year, however, had a separate class for Motor Cars of the Raj, bringing together some of finest cars from India onto the global stage.

Can Sonia Salvage Congress's Sinking Ship?

As Rahul sulks and shies away, can Sonia salvage Congress’s sinking ship?

The Resurgent Beard!

From a full-throated ‘Garibaldi’ to Kohli’s sleekly cut ‘V’, beards reclaim space on young Indian visages.

Is India's Increasing Closeness With US Dangerous? How Does It Affects China!

Modi plays a triangular balancing game with the US and China. Will he succeed?

Paika Marks A New March

The country’s east is BJP’s next terrain for political expansion. In Orissa, the first move is proving smart. 

Why Look The Other Way?

The CM cold­shoulders a ‘Khalistan­-linked’ Sikh minister from Canada in India. Not all are pleased.

Grab It By The Grassroots

Now No. 2 in Bengal, the BJP’s plan to reach the top hinges on its ground workers and the Muslim vote

Laying Brics On China Road

Modi’s decision to attend the BRICS Summit helped defuse Doklam. It can be used as a platform for peace.

Quest For Kshatriyahood

Western UP Jats validate future alliances with ‘close’ castes. Assumed valour is the charm, but there are catches.

Spooling The Tangles

There has been a spurt of new drugs for diabetes and cancer treatment in ­recent years. Those with neuropsychiatric diseases, however, have been left behind as advances in psychiatric pharmacology have not kept pace.

If The Brain Withers

Four million Indians have dementia, the disease with no cure. And, not more than 10 percent of them are diagnosed.