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UP Elections 2017: A Virtual Semi-Final For Lok Sabha 2019

This is not just another assembly election. It’s a virtual semi-final for the 2019 Lok Sabha.

Samajwadi Party: Not So Happy Families

The bitter family feud within the Samajwadi Party has further complicated the already tangled election math in UP.

The Saffron Wash

The BJP has planned its UP campaign to the last detail but problems remain.

The Sidhu Factor- AAP's Power Play

Cricketer-turned-neta Navjot Sidhu’s next move may well be a game-changer in the Punjab polls.

Why Tata Fired Cyrus!

The Tatas, never known for public blowouts, sack their chairman. How did Cyrus Mistry fall from grace so fast?

Can Samajwadi Parivar Still Be A Winning Team—Together?

But the bitter family feud will likely take a toll on the Samajwadi Party’s fortunes in the 2017 Assembly election.

Twitter Moving The Narendra Modi Government Machinery Into Top Gear!

Prime minister Narendra Modi lets his ministers know that they will be judged by their ‘social’ standing.

Cauvery Crisis: Price Of Neglect

The SC order on releasing Cauvery waters to TamilNadu has Karnataka on the boil, again.

What Went Wrong In Kashmir And How To Fix It

History seems sometimes to move with the infinite slowness of a glacier and sometimes to rush forward in a torrent, Lord Louis Mount batten once remarked. Nowhere is this more true than in Kashmir, where history has sometimes stood absolutely still. It has been as impassive as the snowcapped massifs surrounding the Valley that make it, as the Mughal emperor Jehangir observed, “a garden of eternal spring or an iron fort to the palace o kings".

Is There A Cure For A Bad Law?

Sedition Charges Are Being Levelled Against People At An Epidemic Rate. And It’S Going To Get Worse. Is There A Cure For A Bad Law?

Risk-Proof Your Future With Equities

Given the diminishing returns on risk-free investments, even cautious investors need to look beyond them—at equity, for example

The Pragmatist

His FOREIGN POLICY is perhaps Vajpayee’s most enduring legacy. A natural strategist, his pragmatic approach and personal initiatives to improve relations with China, Pakistan and other nations compelled neighbours to respond to his sincerity.

The Chief Executive

AN EASYGOING BOSS, Vajpayee never needed to assert his authority. But behind the quiet, often sleepy, demeanour was the organised brain of a meticulous person who was democratic in his approach yet firm in his beliefs

The Hawk

POKHARAN-II, 1998, was a shining moment in Vajpayee’s career. He showed exemplary foresight, clarity and conviction in carrying out the nuclear tests. It enabled India to enhance its atomic weapons capability and laid the foundation for the civil-nuclear deal with the US which put an end to India’s nuclear apartheid

Stalin In The Saddle

Karunanidhi’s chosen heir is DMK president. Where will the party go from here?

'Viagra Is The Worst Thing That Has Happened To Older Women'

The designer of the iconic wrap dress, Diane von Furstenberg, on power, money and getting what you want

How Many Visitors Can The Taj Handle?

A crush of tourists ruins the peace of the final resting place of Shah Jahan and his empress. Mismanagement by the ‘protectors’ of the Taj only adds to the chaos.

Picking Up The Pieces

As lakhs of Malayalis return to their homes to retrieve the fragments of their broken lives, Kerala tries to hold itself together with help from volunteers and relief in cash and kind. The state’s real test remains those still in the camps

Indo- US Relations: Two To Tango

India and the US embark on their first ‘2+2’ dialogue as they look at ways to raise the relationship from the depths it has sunk to

An Explosive Truth!

The findings of a highly anticipated study of ancient dna from the graveyard of the historic indian town of rakhigarhi reveal evidence that will unsettle many hindutva nationalists.

Aadhaar Stays, With Limits On ‘Function Creep'

A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court, in an eagerly anticipated verdict on September 26, upheld by a majority of four to one the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar Act, 2016. But the court appeared to also recognise that the penetration of Aadhaar into every sphere of public activity was excessive, what is often described as its function creep. Among the sections it struck down was 57 which permitted private entities to demand Aadhaar data, including biometric data, in exchange for their services.

‘Register' The Legal Lacunae More Urgently

India has now become the ninth country to introduce a sex offender registry after the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland and Trinidad & Tobago.

Mood Swings

As Rajasthan, MadhyaPradesh and Chhattisgarh hold elections in December, an India today-axis pre-poll survey reads the straws in the political wind of the three states.

Battle For The Middle

Shivraj Singh Chouhan remains a strong contender even after 14 years at the helm, but the Congress poses a real challenge for him.

Raje Has A Big Fight On Her Hands

With a young and untainted Sachin pilot at its helm, the Congress seems to be pressing home its advantage.

Why Religions In India Discriminate Against Women

The Supreme Court ruling on the Sabarimala temple casts a bright light on religious practices that diminish women. Six experts, scholars, activists and authors consider the vexed relationship between patriarchy, women, religion and the law

You Don't Have To Shout To Be Heard

Fifty-three-year-old Jai Ram Thakur became the chief minister of Himachal Pradesh practically by default, after P.K. Dhumal, the BJPs chief ministerial face, lost his election last December. Nine months on, the first-time chief minister appears to have gained a grip on governance. Excerpts from an interview with Asit Jolly:

I Always Wanted To Be A Mother

Model and actor Lisa Haydon is completely at ease juggling her shoots, back-to-back assignments and her role as a mother.

Fishing For Trouble

Goa’s ban on fish imports over suspicion of contamination sparks protests in Karnataka.

The Mandir Pitch

With an eye on the 2019 Lok Sabha election, a competitive pitch for the construction of the Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya is on in the Sangh parivar. A ‘hunkar’ rally by the Vishva Hindu Parishad during the Dharam Sansad in Ayodhya on November 25 demanded that the NDA government issue an executive order to bypass the Supreme Court which is currently hearing the case.