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BAFFLING BAN

Foreign governments and our own farmers are angry about India’s sudden ban on wheat exports. But high inflation, lower-than-expected yield and procurement forced New Delhi’s hand

Against the Stream

Bengali OTT entertainment has taken off, but it sadly remains a prisoner of its own predictability

BLACKEST OF BOARDS

Around 30,000 vacancies in state-run schools—for the youth of employmentparched West Bengal, it was a once-in-a-decade opportunity.

DOWN TO THE LETTER

DISPLAYED AT AN EXHIBITION IN KOLKATA, SATYAJIT RAY’S LETTERS TO A YOUNG FRIEND MAKE HIS WARMTH CONSPICUOUS

LAYING DOWN THE LAW

SHOWS LIKE GUILTY MINDS ARE PROOF THAT OTT PLATFORMS HAVE FOUND A WINNER IN GRITTY LEGAL DRAMAS

LIVING it up

If there’s one thing the pandemic taught us, it’s that you only live once. And Indians are making the most of it, travelling, chasing a new job or hobby, exercising or savouring a moment of pure joy

What Is The Difference Between Stocks And Mutual Funds?

The Big Question

How To Choose Your Investment Mindset

Emotions and biases often dictate our investment decisions. We must understand and control them to achieve better financial outcomes

Covid Deaths In India: Is The WHO Right?

A WHO report on Covid-related deaths suggests that the toll in India was far larger than the official numbers, but as both sides lay out their arguments, one truth stands exposed—the lack of transparency and accuracy of data

Congress: Now Or Never

The writing has been on the wall for eight years, but the congress has been wilfully blind. With oblivion threatening to become a very real possibility now, the party's Udaipur conclave becomes the first step in a long journey to avert a certain demise

The Long Shadow of Khalistan

THE ATTACK ON THE PUNJAB POLICE INTELLIGENCE HQ IS A REMINDER THAT THE KHALISTAN ISSUE IS STILL SIMMERING. THIS TIME THE SEPARATISTS ARE USING GANGSTERS TO DO THEIR DIRTY WORK

THIS DOG IS HAVING ITS DAY

Lean and mean, the Caravan and Pashmi are becoming prized as guard dogs and bringing their breeders a tidy profit in the villages of Latur in Maharashtra

THE JOYS OF SORROW

Pakistani Grammy Award-winner AROOJ AFTAB is helping us find pleasure in the plaintive

ONE STEP IN THEIR SHOES

THE PASSERBY, A PHOTO EXHIBITION OF INDIAN STREET SCENES, SHOWS US THE WORLDS WE ARE WALKING PAST

Player of our Heartstrings

No instrumentalist has done for their instrument what Pandit Shivkumar Sharma did for the santoor

STILL IN THE GROOVE

From playing an old-school romantic in Never Kiss Your Best Friend (ZEE5) to the profit-driven head of an app in Escaype Live (Disney+Hotstar), Jaaved Jaaferi is showing he hasn’t lost his touch

REDRAWING THE MAP

J&K DELIMITATION

Photo Synthesis

Having just released a new book of photographs, Sunhil Sippy says the camera saved his life

COPING WITH RISING PREMIUMS

It is not just health insurance premiums that are rising on the back of Covid. Even life insurance premiums are on the rise.

DOWNFALL OF THE RAJAPAKSAS

Through nepotism and poor policy decisions, the Rajapaksas have nearly ruined Sri Lanka’s economy. Now, a nation burning in rage wants the last of them out

AMPLIFYING HIS PRESENCE

RAJ THACKERAY

CAGING RESEARCHERS

WILDLIFE INSTITUTE

IT'S IPO SEASON AGAIN

INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS

GEHLOT IN CHOPPY WATERS

RAJASTHAN

Flying High

AFTER WINNING BIG AT SUNDANCE, SHAUNAK SEN’S ALL THAT BREATHES IS GETTING A SPECIAL CANNES SCREENING

INVESTING FOR A STEADY INCOME

Investing in debt funds could provide a regular income stream and stability to portfolio returns

NO PLACE FOR CRIME AND CRIMINALS

Ever since he took charge, Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma has launched a zero-tolerance war against organised crime. His strong and decisive actions have not only received unprecedented public approval but reduced crime by 30 per cent.

Why Hardik Patel is Sulking Again

Hardik Patel, the face of the Patidar reservation protests, has learnt how to get things done his way in his three-year association with the Congress party. It started in mid-April when he publicly expressed unhappiness with the party’s inability to take quick decisions. Within a fortnight, the state leaders were all lining up in an attempt to mollify him.

The Power Mess

Bad Planning, Poor Economics And Lack Of Coordination Among Various Stakeholders In The Sector Push The Country Into An Unending Vortex Of Power Woes

Return Of The Other Modi

The BJP in Bihar was on a high in March 2022-with three Vikassheel Insaan Party MLAs joining it, its tally in the state many BJP assembly went up to 77, making it the single largest party for the first time.