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THE OXY WARRIORS

A QUICK-THINKING SOCIAL HELP GROUP BEAT SHORTAGES TO RUN AN INNOVATIVE LANGAR SUPPLYING FREE MEDICAL OXYGEN

REPUBLIC OF SELF-HELP

SUPERHEROES OF THE PANDEMIC WHO ARE GOING BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY TO HELP FELLOW CITIZENS BATTLE COVID AND STATE APATHY

WEST BENGAL: CHRONICLES OF NARADA

Though it put a brave face on its rejection by the people, the BJP is unlikely to forget its electoral humiliation in West Bengal in a hurry.

THIS KITCHEN NEVER SLEEPS

THIS KITCHEN NEVER SLEEPS WHEN THE PANDEMIC SHUT SCHOOLS, THE WORLD’S LARGEST NOT-FOR-PROFIT MID-DAY MEAL PROVIDER CHANGED COURSE FOR A NEW CHALLENGE—COVID RELIEF

KINDNESS IN DESPAIR

DETERMINED THAT NOBODY BE DENIED THEIR LAST HONOURS, THIS GOOD SAMARITAN IS NOW EXTENDING THAT DIGNITY TO IMPOVERISHED COVID VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES

DISCORD IN THE FAMILY

RSS VS BJP

The Lockdown Blues

Calibrated lockdowns, determined by the states, may have restricted the economic damage in this second wave, but consumer demand for all but essentials is likely to take a hard hit

How The Armed Forces Can Help Battle Covid

The armed forces step up in the war against the virus, but given the threat of a hostile border they may not be able to scale up from present tasks

THE MAGIC IN HIS REALISM

Having won the 2020 Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil, Imayam explains why he resists all labels

Becoming Woman

The women at the centre of Gracy’s stories all upset the status quo with their desire, fear and lust

Covid-19 - When Will The Nightmare End?

Top experts weigh in on india’s best hopes to halt the rampaging second wave of covid-19

MUMBAI SHOWS THE WAY

COVID MANAGEMENT

The Fight Isn't Over

WEST BENGAL/POST­-POLL VIOLENCE

GETTING INTO THE SPIRIT

With her new supernatural series, The Last Hour, releasing on Amazon Prime Video on May 14, actress Raima Sen suggests there are more things in heaven and Earth than we dream of in our philosophies

A RAINBOW CABINET

Mamata Banerjee ensures broad representation for women, Muslims, SCs/STs and first-timers in her 43-member cabinet while entrusting core ministries to party veterans

SHOTS IN THE DARK

EVEN AFTER A BELATED SCRAMBLE FOR MORE DOSES, INDIA’S VACCINE PROGRAMME FACES A DESPERATE SUPPLY SHORTAGE. FEARFUL IN THE WAKE OF A RAMPAGING SECOND WAVE, EVERYONE NOW WANTS IT, BUT THERE ARE JUST NOT ENOUGH DOSES TO GO AROUND

Differently Endangered

COVID-19

A NEW DAWN BECKONS

Chief minister M.K. Stalin promises a break from the past, a government for all the people. Can he live up to it?

Healthcare For All

Rajasthan’s newly minted, state-sponsored Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme has come at a time when it’s likely to be better appreciated by its beneficiaries. It universalizes healthcare in the state—free for the poor and dirt cheap for the rest.

Can Our Courts Manage The COVID-19 Crisis?

Guest Column

A TRAGEDY OF ERRORS

MASS CREMATIONS, THE SCRAMBLE FOR HOSPITAL BEDS, THE DESPERATE HUNT FOR MEDICAL OXYGEN, THE PUBLIC OUTCRY, THE PERSONAL TRAGEDIES—HOW COVID’S SECOND WAVE HAS EXPOSED THE ABJECT FAILURE OF THE INDIAN STATE

CRASH WARNING

AUTO SECTOR

NOW HIS OWN BOSS

The Left’s second consecutive win in Kerala underlines Pinarayi Vijayan’s deft handling of the many crises that hit the state as much as his control over the political narrative

THE WAKE-UP CALL

Disappointing results in the assembly polls raise questions about the BJP’s overdependence on Brand Modi

FROM DIDI TO DURGA

Mamata Banerjee’s victory holds out hope not just for Bengal but for opposition forces across the country looking to halt the relentless march of the saffron brigade

BAPTISM OF FIRE

His poll promises seem to have resonated with voters, but new chief minister M.K. Stalin will be watched closely for how well he delivers on those commitments

AN UPHILL CLIMB

The new incumbent has the unenviable task of managing the Covid upsurge and balancing the state’s finances

ALL AT SEA

Plumbing electoral depths, the Congress yet again faces a do-ordie choice. If it can put in an honest effort to reform itself, it can still be a uniting force for the Opposition

Why Lalu Still Matters

It was the fourth time lucky for Lalu Prasad Yadav. The former Bihar chief minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief had been in jail since December 2017 after being convicted in various fodder scam cases.

Breathless India - Who Is To Blame And What Can Be Done?

A lethal second wave and critical shortage in oxygen supply have crippled india’s fight against covid. Why did india fail to foresee the crisis and what can it do to mitigate it?