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UNITED IN OPPOSITION

OPPOSITION PARTIES MAKE MOVES TO GET TOGETHER TO TAKE ON THE BJP IN THE 2024 LOK SABHA ELECTION, BUT ANY SUCCESS WILL DEPEND ON THE CONGRESS

THE COMICS ARE ALRIGHT

A NEW VARIETY SHOW SEES THE WORLD OF INDIAN COMEDY TRYING TO LAUGH AWAY THE BLUES

MANAGING MOTHERHOOD

With her new book, Kareena Kapoor Khan’s Pregnancy Bible, the actress hopes to give India’s new and expecting mothers the same kind of comfort she gives to audiences of her blockbuster films

FIXING THE BANKRUPTCY CODE

Despite the hope vested in the IBC, recoveries and resolution timelines remain far short of expectations

WAR IN THE LALU PARIVAR?

BIHAR

HOPE FOR THE YOUNG

COVID VACCINE FOR CHILDREN

LOOKING FORWARD, COUNTING BACKWARDS

SAMAJWADI PARTY

CASTE, A LONG SHADOW

It was all of 55 years ago that Amol Palekar first graced the big screen in Satyadev Dubey’s acclaimed Marathi film, Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe. Though the actor-director, a Sir JJ School of Art graduate, has kept busy painting in recent years, he is now back on screen with the Zee5 film 200 – Halla Ho.

The Stuff Of Legend Sachin Tendulkar, 48

World cricket has two distinct periods: before and after Sachin

The Conscience Keeper Mother Teresa (1910–1997)

During her lifetime, Mother Teresa established a multinational order of compassion, setting up hospices, leprosy homes and feeding centres for the needy

MAN WITH THE MIDAS TOUCH DHIRUBHAI AMBANI (1932–2002)

The founder and former chairman of India’s largest private sector company, Reliance industries, is credited with creating a vibrant stock market culture among the Indian middle class

NATION BUILDER JAWAHARLAL NEHRU (1889–1964)

As the country’s first prime minister, Nehru shaped India’s ‘tryst with destiny’, steeped in the socialist and secularist ideals of his time

THE KARMA YOGI A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM (1931-2015)

The celebrated aerospace engineer spearheaded the satellite launch vehicle and missile programmes and captured our imagination as a ‘People’s President’

The States Man

His iron will the perfect foil for Nehru’s softer core, there was no one better than India’s Iron Man to forge an Indian Union out of fragmented princely states

THE PATHBREAKERS

On our 75th Independence Day, we remember the titans who have helped us in the journey so far. In politics and in sports, in business and in literature, they have shown the way with their extraordinary deeds

THE EPITOME OF STYLE DEV ANAND ( 1923–2011 )

Iconic in every way, Dev Anand left his signature on everything he did, be it dialogue delivery or even his clothe

MAHATMA TO THE WORLD M.K. GANDHI (1869–1948)

From crafting a unique idiom for India’s freedom struggle to striving for communal amity at any cost—including his life—the father of the Indian nation has left behind an enduring legacy for the world

The Adventurer MUKESH AMBANI, 64

As chairman of Reliance Industries, Ambani transformed the petrochemicals major into hydrocarbons, telecom, and retail powerhouse

SETTING THE PACE MILKHA SINGH (1929-2021)

The ‘Flying Sikh’ put India on the global athletics scene with his splendid runs

NEW-AGE POLITICIAN RAJIV GANDHI (1944–1991)

Forced to inherit the nation’s mantle after his mother’s death, Rajiv gave it his all, firing the country with his young energy and imagination

KING B AMITABH BACHCHAN, 78

Age hasn’t slowed down this colossus of the Indian film world, who even now has three projects lined up for release

GLOBAL BEACON C.V. RAMAN (1888–1970)

His groundbreaking discovery on the scattering of light, the Raman Effect, inspired a league of scientists at home

GENTLE GIANT RATAN TATA, 83

Ratan Tata transformed the Tata Group into a diversified behemoth and engineered several overseas acquisitions

Economy The Big Worry

Lack of jobs and price rise emerge as major concerns, but people still bank on modi to steer the nation out of the economic crisis

Neeraj Chopra - The Making Of A Champion

The inspiring story of how Neeraj Chopra battled injury and other odds to give india its first athletics gold in over a century of participation at the olympic games

Is A Third Wave Coming?

Covid-19

STILL IN SCORING POSITION

A.R. Rahman looks back at his journey, from Rangeela to Mimi

KEEPING IT REAL

Now streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Sidharth Malhotra’s Shershaah is based on the life of Kargil hero Captain Vikram Batra. The actor says his film is entertaining because it is believable

CONSENT AND DISSENT

A MAJORITY ARE IN FAVOUR OF A UNIFORM CIVIL CODE, A TWO-CHILD POLICY, AMENDING FARM LAWS AND REGULATING SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT THERE ARE MANY WHO ARE SCARED TO PROTEST AND OPINION OVER WHETHER DEMOCRACY IS IN DANGER OR NOT REMAINS DIVIDED

KEEPING IT ALL ON RECORD

The economist Kaushik Basu brings to his memoir the same love for detail that defines his scholarship