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Cash and Carry Operations

On July 27, West Bengal police intercepted a Toyota SUV carrying three MLAs from Jharkhand and recovered Rs 49.37 lakh in cash from the vehicle at Howrah. Congress MLAS Irfan Ansari, Rajesh Kachchap and Naman Bixal Kongari were subsequently arrested as they couldn't come up with a plausible explanation for why they were carrying so much money.

SLUICE-GATES OF SORROW

As the Southwest monsoon lashed through most of July, flash floods caused by the waters of the Godavari river hit the temple town of Bhadrachalam and surrounding areas in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. It reignited an old row about water management between the states.

Tempers Above Danger Mark

Three murders, that too in quick succession. That was enough to shake up Dakshina Kannada, the already communally tense region in southern Karnataka. But the effect the events had on the state's ruling BJP was even more striking.

WHO OWNS THE SENA?

Having come up short in the demanding sport of realpolitik, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray has now moved to the realm of law. He is banking on the Supreme Court to find a lifeline, with the big prize at stake being ownership of the Shiv Sena brand and its Bow and Arrow symbol.

SUPERSIZED SECRETARIAT

DRIVEN BY CHIEF MINISTER K.CHANDRASHEKAR RAO HIMSELF, WORK ON THE NEW STATE SECRETARIAT IS BEING FINISHED AT A FEVERISH PACE. A MAMMOTH UNDERTAKING, IT'S A FUSION OF THE CM'S VISION OF TRADITION AND MODERNITY

THE AGEING SHARKS

THE INDIAN NAVY'S VINTAGE SUBMARINE FLEET WILL BE AT A DISADVANTAGE AGAINST EVEN PAKISTAN IN A DECADE. THE GOVERNMENT MUST RETHINK ITS UNDERWATER STRATEGY

ANATOMY OF A MONEY HEIST

Zoom in on Bengal's teacher recruitment scam, and what you see is a far-flung web of bribery and deceit woven by a band of corrupt officials and their eager clients

"WE AIM TO ROLL OUT 5G BY OCTOBER"

A day after the week-long 5G spectrum auctions concluded on August 1, ASHWINI VAISHNAW, the Union minister of communications who is also in charge of railways, electronics and information technology, spoke exclusively to Group Editorial Director RAJ CHENGAPPA on a range of issues concerning the outcome. Excerpts from the interview:

Monkey On The Back

Taking note of the over 16,000 monkeypox cases in 75 countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) on July 23 declared the disease a public health emergency of international concern.

Ayan Mukerji And His Grand Scheme Of Things

With Brahmastra, director Ayan Mukerji says he has melded love, myths and VFX to give India a kind of cinema it hasn’t seen before

Disha Patani An Action Star In The Making

Given the stunts Disha Patani performs, it’s obvious she is an action star in the making, but releasing theatrically on July 29, Ek Villain Returns has ensured the actor brings oomph to the table instead

Why Droupadi Murmu's Appointment As A President Is A Watershed Moment For India!

Droupadi Murmu’s journey from Rairangpur to Raisina Hill is a giant leap for India’s neglected and exploited communities and a watershed moment in the history of India

Full Stream Ahead

We only ever knew Imtiaz Ali for his love stories, but OTT platforms are showing the filmmaker in a new light

FOREST FLAVOURS

Red ant chutney, you said? You need to consume more than cliches...indigenous foods are a full-bodied celebration of terroir, linking taste to a sense of place and identity

SMELTED IDENTITIES

What does ‘tribal’ mean? At best it’s an ensemble of archetypes, each one more problematic than the other

THE NATIVE DRUM BEATS

Men and women whose success has done their indigenous communities proud

PARTHA'S FALSE NOTES

The controversy over teachers' recruitment in West Bengal has a material basis now: gold and cash. With TMC heavyweight Partha Chatterjee in custody, the party has to survive the scandal

NOT AN EASY RIDE

KARNATAKA CHIEF MINISTER BASAVARAJ BOMMAI, WHO COMPLETED ONE YEAR IN OFFICE THIS WEEK, FACES THE ONEROUS TASK OF ENSURING THE BJP'S VICTORY IN THE UPCOMING STATE ASSEMBLY ELECTION

Rooted to the Sound

Melding folk music with modern influences, the Tetseo Sisters have taken their Naga roots to an international audience

Live-In Relationships - Getting A New Life

Recent judgments in the courts seek to protect the rights of children of unmarried parents and chip away at the social prejudices against live-in relationships

How To Kick The Butt!

New research and cessation techniques as well as a committed cessation cadre promise to help wean smokers off the habit more permanently, and in the bargain reduce the burden of tobacco-related disease in the country

Yogi's Highways Of Progress

The quick spread of a network of expressways through Uttar Pradesh shows the importance these bringers of development have for the BJP state government

Hanky Panky in the Garden City

Though there is a murder at the heart of Harini Nagendra's book, its true subject is Old Bangalore

Hill to Die on

Meeti Shroff-Shah’s ‘Temple Hill Mystery’ has a lot to offer but novelty, sadly, is missing from the menu

The Rupee - Big Fall ...And Its Fallout

IN cricket, what separates 99 from 100 is just one run. But it is the century that gets the batsman applause and a place in the record books.

HALF A SKY FALLING

A World Economic Forum survey on gender gaps confirms the NFHS findings. India has miserably failed one half of its people: the women

IN FOR THE KILL

THE TRUE-CRIME SHOW MIGHT BE AN AMERICAN IMPORT BUT INDIAN FILMMAKERS ARE MAKING IT THEIR OWN

BENGAL'S NREGA JAM

Trouble is brewing between the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal and the NDA-ruled Centre over the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme (NREGA).

TWO FACES TO PICK FROM

It's a fuss over a very public birthday bash. Starting this week, Congress leaders in Karnataka are planning to hold celebratory events in various cities in the state as a run-up to a grand public rally in August.

THE BIG DODGE

There was nothing unusual in Jitendra Kumar's annual asset declaration.