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IN SAFE HANDS

Public confidence in the government and healthcare infrastructure runs high even as the Covid pandemic rages on

Bracing for a Rural Surge

Public health experts recommend decentralised intervention at the panchayat level to tackle a possible sharp spike in cases

THE DARK HOURS

A 1923 BHADRALOK ACCOUNT OF CALCUTTA’S SEAMY SIDE IS SOCIOLOGICAL AND VOYEURISTIC BY TURNS

Looking Within

SHAMELESS by Taslima Nasreen; translated by Arunava Sinha

China's Stealth Attack

XI Jinping’s game of politico-military coercion in the Himalayas is currently at a stalemate. That india has no means of judging China’s strategic intent is worrying

Battling Covid The Institutional Way

The Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown have disrupted our lives and severely affected the higher education system. Continuing with routine academic and research activities while ensuring the educational fraternity remains safe and healthy has been the biggest challenge. To ensure uninterrupted teaching and learning at home and to minimise academic losses, the UGC advised all the universities to shift to the online mode of teaching and learning.

The Covid Generation

How 2020 will reshape their approach to love, life and everything in between

HOME ALONE

Not only are the elderly more susceptible to Covid, they are also finding it more difficult to deal with the psychological trauma of being isolated for their own protection

TAIWAN: Doing Business with the Other China

As the Galwan stand-off simmers, experts recommend that New Delhi deal directly with New Taipei

FASHION: SARTORIAL SUCCESS

Costume designer for iconic films like Khal Nayak and Taal, Neeta Lulla believes in the power of the work you put in

THE BOUNDARY DISPUTE AT HOME

The Union government’s recent decision to start a delimitation exercise in four northeastern states—Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, and Manipur—and the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir has caused much consternation in the Opposition. Assembly elections are due in Assam next year and opposition parties see this as a pre-election manoeuvre. The constitutional validity of the move has also been questioned.

THE SUBURBS BECKON

The real estate sector, still in the grip of a severe slowdown, is also witnessing a new trend—buyers looking for healthier surroundings that also fit their budgets

DOWN, BUT NOT OUT

The economic fallout of Covid-19 has left many in the 30-50 age group out of a job or with reduced income—but also a chance to reskill

A TEMPLE COMES TO LIFE

THE RAM TEMPLE IN AYODHYA IS SET TO BECOME A REALITY. BUT EVEN AS IT SETTLES A 30-YEAR STRUGGLE, UNSETTLING QUESTIONS REMAIN

Game On

The lockdown being what it is, couch potatoes must be excused if a general sense of apathy prevails. But stir we must out of our indolence, and what better way than round up the gang (virtually), plugin, and kill as many (or die) as the day allows. This is perhaps why the PUBG Mobile game made $226 million globally in May, a 41 per cent jump YOY. Data analytics firm SensorTower says the mobile gaming industry is seeing a boom in earnings. The main source of this is in-app purchases; for PUBG, this would be artillery, ammo and passes to tournaments. India is not exempt from this global phenomenon. Indeed, a 17-year-old from Kharar, Punjab, spent the Rs 16 lakh that his parents had set aside for emergencies on PUBG Mobile!

Fast Forward To Slow Fashion

The enforced experience of living differently will profoundly affect behaviour, if we learn from this disruption.

Corona's Lasting Effect

Symptoms of the disease can persist even after a person tests negative, making continued precaution and care necessary to avoid risks of strokes, cardiac arrest or kidney damage

THE PANIC BUYS

AMID BORDER TENSIONS WITH CHINA, THE ARMED FORCES GO ON A WEAPONS-BUYING SPREE EVEN AS A ROBUST INDIGENOUS DEFENCE PRODUCTION SET-UP REMAINS THE NEED OF THE HOUR

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE CONGRESS?

The party seems to be in terminal decline, neither able to function with the Gandhis nor do without them. Weak central leadership has emboldened regional satraps and the party organisation is in disarray, with no counter to either the electoral shenanigans of the BJP or its divisive political discourse. Is there any hope for India’s Grand Old Party?

BACK IN BUSINESS

With the markets on a rebound, mutual funds remain your best bet for building financial prosperity in the long run

CLEAR VERDICT

With its innovative courses, emphasis on research and holistic student welfare model, the premier law school remains miles ahead of the competition

THE NEW BAND WAGON

FOR SPORT, TRANSPORT, OR TO MAKE A STATEMENT— THE MANY REASONS PEOPLE ARE LEAPING INTO THE SADDLE

TECH AT ITS BEST

India’s top technical university is a nerve centre of research and innovation, and sets the standard for engineering excellence

Beauty begins at home

The Ayurvedic rituals of self care and beauty are a time-honoured tradition that can be practiced at home

A HIGH RISK GAME

The former RBI governor’s new book sidesteps the political quarrels of his tenure to focus on the ‘drama of monetary policy’. Exclusive excerpts

INDIA'S TRYST WITH TECHNOLOGY

A newspaper report in early 1952, we learn from Midnight’s Machines, described Jawaharlal Nehru’s dinner: vegetables, steamed in a solar cooker.

POLITICAL CAPITAL

Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao’s ambitious new secretariat complex raises a cloud of controversy

TRUST DEFICIT?

The truth and the politics of Chinese money in the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and other Gandhi family trusts

LONG HAUL FOR SURAT

A SUDDEN SPURT IN COVID CASES THREATENS TO DERAIL THIS DIAMOND AND TEXTILE HUB’S ATTEMPT TO GET BACK TO BUSINESS

CLIFFHANGER

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot secures his party’s backing to cut challenger Sachin Pilot to size, but the threat to his government is far from over