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SHINDE BATTLES ON TWO FRONTS

TEN MONTHS AFTER THE COUP, MAHARASHTRA CM EKNATH SHINDE FINDS THAT HE HAS TO TAKE ON AMBITIOUS ALLY BJP AND FORMER CAMP MATES IN THE THACKERAY-LED SENA

Let the People Plan Their Cities

Traditionally, Indians have had a love-hate relationship with the city. Even they who seek its benefits valorise the rural idyll.

WE ARE BEING TARGETED AS WE ARE OPPOSED TO THE POLITICS OF THE BJP GOVERNMENT

Think of that famous paradox about an irresistible force meeting an immoveable object. Perhaps they met in Kerala chief minister PINARAYI VIJAYAN, 77, because he answers to both descriptions. For one, the state logged 12.1 per cent GSDP in 2021-22, nearly double the national GDP. And for the BJP, long plotting a southern takeover, he is the one monolith that stands in its way. In his second consecutive term now, he may be a bit battle-scarred but the CPI(M)'s stern helmsman is unperturbed. \"I don't care for history's verdict, let the people of Kerala judge,\" he says.

MAMATA SITS FIRM AGAINST THE CENTRE

A slow crisis has been engulfing rural West Bengal, affecting tens of thousands of labourers. Around 10 million people, despite having MNREGA job cards, have had no work over the past one year, nor have most been paid for the work done under the central jobs scheme.

IN SEARCH OF NEW ALIGNMENTS

Just over a year to go before the general election, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seems to have borrowed a leaf out of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's book in anointing Samrat Choudhary, 54, its new state unit president.

SKILLED SURVIVOR

Barely hours after the Madras High Court endorsed his election on  March 30, Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) was officially elevated to the all-powerful post of the general secretary (GS) of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party.

SETTING AN AMBITIOUS GOAL

On March 31, the day the financial year 2022-23 came to a close, Piyush Goyal, the Union minister for commerce and industry, announced the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2023, for India, that outlined an ambitious plan to clock $2 trillion (Rs 164 lakh crore) in exports by 2030.

The Politics Of Disqualification

He may have been blindsided by the latest move from the saffron camp, but the congress scion could turn it to his advantage to unite the opposition and build a strong, sustained narrative

The Return Of Covid?

Just over two months ago, on January 17, India had logged the lowest-ever number of daily Covid-19 infections since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020.

CHAMPIONS OF CHEER

The Happiness Fest and Awards celebrated the most inspiring, funny and positive influencers for bringing joy and giving hope to people in these trying times

Breaking the Mould

With Gaslight and other upcoming projects, Sara Ali Khan is taking her acting career in a brave new direction

JUST NOT CRICKET

Caught Out, a new documentary on Netflix by Supriya Sobti Gupta, revisits the biggest scandal to hit Indian cricket

League of Extraordinary Indophiles

Jean-Claude Perrier's breathless homage to India and the French travellers who have loved it

Subaltern Suspense

A good noir novel is more than mere entertainment. Tanuj Solanki's latest certainly fits the bill

CONTINENTAL DRIFT

Six interconnected and subtly ironic short stories by Buku Sarkar about life and its discontents, spanning two continents

ART FOR THE PEOPLE

Despite a few hiccups, the current edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale has managed to rekindle public interest in art events after the pandemic

LOST & FOUND

At 50, Rahul Khanna is more relevant than ever-from his latest OTT appearance to a premium accessories line

THE DESIRE DIVIDE

STRESS, STIGMA AND IGNORANCE ARE ROBBING INDIANS OF JOY IN THEIR SEX LIVES, LEAVING THEM IN A MIASMA OF UNFULFILLED DESIRE

G20: INDIAN VOICE FOR GLOBAL SOUTH

APPRECIATION OF INDIA’S G20 PRESIDENCY AND DEBATES ON ITS FUTURE COURSE DOMINATED THE ROUNDTABLE ATTENDED BY FOREIGN DIGNITARIES AND EXPERTS

A Life in Diplomacy

Much of the late S.K. Lambah’s half-century-long sojourn in diplomacy had to do with Pakistan.

PERCENTAGE POLITICS

Just the other day, Basavaraj Bommai had made a conspicuous break from convention.

Cracks in the Crackdown

If at all there was a trail, it seemed to consist of taunts coming from the fugitive. By March 29 evening, there had been two in succession.

The Spa-Rkle On Your Plate

The Finest In Wellbeing Cuisine From The Best Medi-spas Around The World

Negotiating The Mind Field

For healing to be wholesome, we need to deal with our mind and emotions as well. Here are the top treatments and therapies offered by some of the most renowned wellness retreats in the country.

VILLA OF WONDER

This home in Hyderabad shows how a simple design can lead to a layered complexity with interiors that are more than the sum of its parts

Mental Health

The mainstream narrative post the pandemic

KEEPING IT NATURAL

AFTER A STUPENDOUS OTT DEBUT IN THE NIGHT MANAGER, ADITYA ROY KAPUR, ON PERFECTING THE BALANCING ACT BETWEEN REEL AND REALITY

Eat, Treat, Retreat...

Close on the heels of medical and spiritual tourism, wellness tourism is the next star on the horizon. Mark Sands, Vice President of Wellness, Six Senses Hotels, Resorts & Spas, discusses this rising trend, and India as a healing destination.

Soul to Sole Healing

The global wellbeing industry, now worth more than ₹362.8 lakh crore is getting more extreme, and more corporate. Welcome to the Davos of wellness-an elite gathering to enjoy weekends of 'trauma dancing' and 'guerrilla energy' workshops.

Make Mine a Large

India is now the biggest market for Scotch whisky in the world. What gives?