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EXPANDING THE DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has transformed mobile payments in India. With integration of credit cards with UPI, the landscape could change further

NITISH HAS THE KEYS

Trust the BJP not to be beset with the complacency that often takes its opponents unawares.

A SOLUTION TO THE INVESTING PROBLEM

Mutual funds offer a simple and convenient approach to investing that can help you turn uncertainties into opportunities to reach your financial goals

ALL THE CITY'S A STAGE

The Kannada writer Vivek Shanbhag's new play Illiruvudu Summane was performed for the first time in Bengaluru on July 12.

A LAW FOR FRAGILE FEELING

SECTION 295A OF THE IPC IS THE CLOSEST THING INDIA HAS TO AN ANTI-BLASPHEMY LAW. ALONG WITH OTHER PROVISIONS, IT IS BEING USED TO BROWBEAT DISSENT, CURTAIL FREEDOM OF SPEECH

Western Ghosts: Kerala's Buffer Zone War

It’s one of the richest biodiversity hotspots on the planet, with even new species being discovered by biologists practically every other year.

Plastic Ban: The Last Straw

Perspective / Plastic Ban

The Rupee: An Unholy Dip

The Rupee

The Drone Acharya

The DRDO's advanced prototype for an indigenous combat-ready stealth drone takes wing

United Colours Of BJP

Rolls on, the BJP juggernaut aided, abetted and enriched by a sea of faces who were till recently in the opposite camp

SOUTHERN SEASON

Streaming platforms rush to include Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada content on their slates as audiences become language-agnostic in their quest for wholesome entertainment

The Turncoat Effect

In the evening of June 29, four legislators who had joined the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) removed their footwear before entering party chief Lalu Prasad’s room to seek his blessings.

BREAKING THE CLASS BARRIER

THE GOVERNMENT-RUN CM RISE SCHOOLS IN MADHYA PRADESH SEEK TO BRING QUALITY EDUCATION TO UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN. BUT SOME FEEL BY DOING SO THE PROJECT DISCRIMINATES AGAINST OTHER SCHOOLS

CHANGING AVATARS

An intense fractious fight has come to a head in the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), bringing an end to the twin leadership in the party, till now shared by Tamil Nadu’s last chief minister E. Palaniswami (EPS) and his predecessor O. Panneerselvam (OPS).

BELIEF IN THE EXTREME

THE NIA INVESTIGATION INTO THE BRUTAL UDAIPUR MURDER SUGGESTS THAT THE ACCUSED MAY HAVE BEEN RADICALISED AND RECRUITED BY ISLAMIST EXTREMISTS FROM ACROSS THE BORDER

A ROCK IN A HARD PLACE

A new retrospective puts on display Bangladeshi photojournalist Shahidul Alam's grit and iconoclasm

Rajasthan: Terror And Tension

It took just a few minutes for the video of the brutal murder of a 40-year-old tailor in Udaipur to go viral on the internet.

How Eknath Shinde Toppled Uddhav Thackeray!

How Eknath Shinde Toppled Uddhav Thackeray And The Challenges He Faces As Maharashtra's New Chief Minister

SWINGING INTO ACTION

Not wanting to tread the same ground, Aditya Roy Kapur is often picky about his projects. Releasing on July 1, Rashtra Kavach Om sees the actor reinvent himself as an action hero

BROTHERS IN FRAUD

SEVENTEEN INDIAN BANKS WERE ALLEGEDLY DEFRAUDED OF Rs 34,615 CRORE BY DHFL, RUN BY THE WADHAWAN BROTHERS. IT'S ANOTHER SORRY CHAPTER IN THE ONGOING SAGA OF THE GREAT INDIAN BANK ROBBERY

THE CASE FOR BOOSTERS

The milder disease Omicron variants cause and doubt that older vaccines may not work for newer strains has led many to forgo the booster despite rising Covid numbers. Yet experts insist it's our best bet

Bangalored? Take a Train

Anyone in Bengaluru knows the two conversation-starters the weather and the traffic.

THE EX-COP WHO LEADS BJP'S CHARGE

Never after Narendra Modi has the Gujarat BJP had a political personality of any significance.

A STICKY FORM OF TERROR

Long before the US withdrew its troops from Afghanistan in August 2021, Taliban insurgents were using this guerrilla tactic to subvert its ground strength and set off bursts of violent mayhem.

SP'S BROKEN RAMPARTS

It's the kind of bitter blow the Samajwadi Party would hardly have counted as a possibility.

A RADICAL MANN

The past year in Punjab politics has been full of surprises. The latest shocker has been the Sangrur Lok Sabha by-poll results where 77-year-old Simranjit Singh Mann came out of nowhere to deliver a stunning blow to the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

KASHI'S NEW CACHET

Varanasi is now a regular pit stop for shoots and film promotions. What explains the film world's obsession with the holy city?

ALL BETS ON EDUTECH

The India Today Education Conclave 2022 touched on topics like early childhood care, universal education, the NEP and India's edutech boom

Agnipath Scheme: Baptism By Fire

The Agnipath recruitment scheme is a bold and brave idea whose time has come. It will make the forces younger and cut the flab. But the angst it has spawned is a warning to the modi government that success hinges on addressing key stakeholder concerns

Wired To Innovate

A HUB OF RESEARCH AND THE START-UP CULTURE, IIT DELHI MAINTAINS ITS EXCELLENCE THROUGH NEW CENTRES OF STUDY