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SUKHBIR'S COMEBACK QUEST
On September 3, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal suspended his statewide tour, ‘Gall Punjab Di (conversations about Punjab)’, in which he meant to cover about a hundred of the state’s 117 assembly seats.
GAMEPLAN GUJARAT
The change of guard at the top had two primary objectives: winning over the Patidars and tackling disaffection in the BJP ranks. Can new chief minister Bhupendra Patel keep the BJP’s ranks together until the election in 2022?
“WE HAVE FOCUSED ON BRINGING CHANGE ON THE GROUND”
The Covid pandemic did not spare Himachal Pradesh. Tourism in the state was hit hard, but the apple economy mitigated some of the damage. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, 56, spoke to Group Editorial Director Raj Chengappa and Senior Editor Anilesh S. Mahajan on the impressive progress his government has made in vaccinating its citizens and sounds confident that tourism and other state industries will soon be running at full steam. Excerpts:
STARTING TROUBLES
THE DEFENCE MINISTRY’S AMBITIOUS PLAN FOR A SECOND PRODUCTION LINE TO BUILD SUBMARINES, FIGHTER JETS, BATTLE TANKS AND HELICOPTERS STUTTERS IN THE SLOW LANE
BIG BROTHER'S SHADOW
AN UPBEAT BJP HAS AN ‘ATMANIRBHAR’ PLAN FOR THE 2025 BIHAR ASSEMBLY POLL. THE TWO CURRENT DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTERS ARE SETTING THE STAGE FOR THIS
ADDED BENEFITS, HIDDEN COSTS?
MAKING FORTIFIED RICE A NATIONAL STANDARD IS A WELL-INTENTIONED MOVE, BUT EXPERTS WARN OF THE RISKS OF OVERDOSING ON MICRONUTRIENTS
A WILD WIND FROM WESTERN UP
AS THE REGION’S JATS AND MUSLIMS UNITE AGAINST THE CENTRE’S FARM POLICIES, THEY POSE A CHALLENGE TO THE RULING BJP’S PROSPECTS AHEAD OF THE 2022 UP ELECTION
The Politics Of OBC
The OBC vote is critical for every party, which is why the opposition is clamouring for a community census. The ruling BJP fears this will unsettle its social engineering strategy and upset the core upper caste vote base
ISIL-K: The new Threat To India
Security agencies in india are wary of the return of Indians who left to join the terrorist group in Afghanistan
THE FATNESS EPIDEMIC
THE STRESS AND SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE INFLICTED BY THE PANDEMIC HAVE TRANSLATED INTO WEIGHT GAIN FOR MANY, TRIGGERING AN ALTOGETHER NEW SET OF PROBLEMS
THE CONTENT QUEENS
With short and funny videos that instantly go viral, women content creators have defied the pandemic and upturned gender hierarchy
KICKING UP A SWARM
THE ARMED FORCES START PLACING THEIR FIRST ORDERS FOR SWARM DRONES BUT THE NEED IS TO RAMP UP R&D FOR INDIGENOUS PROWESS IN THESE BATTLE-DEFINING MACHINES
THE WINNING FORMULA
INDIA’S RICH MEDAL HAUL AT THE TOKYO PARALYMPICS IS A TESTIMONY TO THE POWER OF INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT AND WHAT IT CAN DO TO BOLSTER THE WINNING ATTITUDE
CITY'S LIMITS
A digital exhibition tells the story of Mumbai’s Koli community, its rich history and fraught future
THE BIG CHURN
Struggling to adapt curriculums to emerging trends and keep up with the changing needs of industry, engineering institutions are attracting fewer students and either shutting down or slashing the number of available seats
A REDDY FAMILY FEUD
On September 2, the 12th death anniversary of Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy (YSR), the former chief minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh, his wife Vijayamma called for a memorial meeting in Hyderabad, now the capital of Telangana.
A BITTER REARGUARD BATTLE
In August, the West Bengal unit of the BJP set in motion a month-long outreach programme to rejuvenate its cadre after a demoralising assembly election defeat. Sebayi Sangathan (our organisation means service) was aimed at creating goodwill through social welfare activities, but the sudden and precipitous decline in manpower has made it hard to get the show on the road.
The Begums Of Binge
OTT Platforms changed the Indian Entertainment Matrix for ever during the pandemic and driving their success has been a bunch of pioneering women
Bracing For The Third Wave
On August 29, India reported 43,000 new cases. It should have been a day of relief, considering only three and a half months ago the country was clocking over 400,000 new cases daily.
THE E-SCOOTY RIDES INTO TOWN
They are hot, good-looking and promise to be cheaper to maintain. The arrival of trendy two-wheeler EVs perks up the segment
THE RUSSIAN ARMS PIPELINE
A STRING OF NEW DEFENCE DEALS SETS THE STAGE FOR THE FORTHCOMING FACE-TO-FACE SUMMIT BETWEEN PRIME MINISTER MODI AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN
BACK TO SCHOOL
PARENTS AND EDUCATORS FACE MYRIAD CHALLENGES AS SCHOOLS BEGIN TO REOPEN
BATTLE ZONE MUMBAI
The cold war between the BJP and Shiv Sena is likely to escalate as elections near for the 15 major municipal corporations in Maharashtra, including Mumbai. The friends-turned-foes are busy scoring points against each other at a time when the state still faces a crisis on the Covid-19 pandemic front.
A SEARCH FOR ALLIES
AS THE GOA ASSEMBLY ELECTION DRAWS NEAR, POLITICAL PARTIES ARE EXPLORING POTENTIAL ALLIANCES
CITY OF RAPTURE
The story of Auroville’s origins, through a tragic personal history
Coming Up Short
There are many Netflix anthology films to choose from, but only a few one can get behind
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A NEW BOOK ON INDIA’S QUEST TO DOMINATE WORLD CRICKET SUGGESTS THAT COACH RAVI SHASTRI MAY BE THE X-FACTOR IN THE NATIONAL SIDE’S RECENT—AND FUTURE—SUCCESS. EXCERPTS
THE BAWA WAY OF LIFE
Coomi Kapoor’s new book is a handy dictionary for all things Parsi
BRAVE IN A NEW WORLD
Payal Dhar tells the coming of age tale with a new compassion that makes it altogether refreshing
How India Should Deal With The Taliban
The return of the radical Islamists plunges Afghanistan into uncertainty. India must engage rather than boycott the new Taliban regime