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FIGHTING A LONELY BATTLE

AHEAD OF THE CRUCIAL SECOND-PHASE POLLING, CHIEF MINISTER BHUPESH BAGHEL CHARTS OUT THE CONGRESS’S GAME PLAN WITH HIS TRUSTED AIDES

The Subtle Luxury of Home Scents

WHETHER IT'S A CAUSUAL SOIREE OR A FORMAL LUNCHEON, HERE'S HOW YOU CAN CURATE AN ALLURING, FRESH AND WELCOMING AROMA INDOORS

The Little League

Experts unlock the winning equation for stylish, utilitarian, engaging yet calming bedroom for children

FUN MEETS FUNCTIONALITY

The designer behind this new furniture studio shares why modern design still has a lot to offer

RINSE AND SHINE

Loo and behold, the brain behind the bathroom revolution visits India for the launch of a new experience centre

SONG OF GRATITUDE

Singer Sonu Nigam's latest releases mark a return to spiritual music and work that is close to his heart

THAT BANDRA SPIRIT

Jeet Thayil and Anil Kably have curated Five Oh, a poetry and indie music festival in Bandra

For the Love of MOTHER EARTH

Themes as seemingly disparate as love and ecology find their way into Skin, Aditi Veena's forthcoming EP

The World of Men

IN THE PATRIARCHS, ANGELA SAINI PARSES THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCT THAT DETERMINES POWER AND ENTITLEMENT IN EVERY CULTURE OF THE WORLD

CUP OF WOES

The tea industry in West Bengal contributes 26 per cent of India's total production but it is struggling with depressed prices and falling exports. Insiders debate how and whether it could script a recovery

Bollywood IS BACK!

AFTER A LONG POST-COVID WINTER, HINDI FILMS ARE HAVING THEIR MOMENT, WITH 2023 SET TO BECOME THEIR BEST YEAR EVER

THE NEW DANGER ZONES

The unprecedented destruction caused by landslides in Uttarakhand this year puts a huge question mark on the Rs 12,000 crore Char Dham project. Can India find a way out, protect its infrastructure while also minimising the impact on the mountains?

'KCR IS NEVER WORRIED. WE WILL WIN A THIRD TERM'

His sprawling farm on the outskirts of Hyderabad is something of a sanctum sanctorum for Telangana chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR). As he sat down for a 100-minute candid interaction with Group Editorial Director Raj Chengappa and Senior Deputy Editor Amarnath K. Menon, the 69-year-old KCR exuded a quiet confidence about winning a third straight term. Edited excerpts:

TACTICAL SHIFTS

THE CONGRESS AND BJP MAKE LAST-GASP STRATEGY CHANGES, BUT THE CORE CONTEST IS STILL BETWEEN GEHLOT'S GUARANTEES AND MODI, THE FACE OF THE BJP

A Titan Checks Out

A contemporary legend, Biki Oberoi crafted Indian hospitality's stunning response to the world

A NEW HOME FOR THE LIONS

Wildlife tourism in Gujarat is getting a boost with the announcement of W one more wildlife safari park in the coastal village of Naliya-Mandvi in Una taluka of Gir Somnath district, about 50 km southeast of the Gir Wildlife Sanctuary.

SP-CONGRESS: A WIDENING GULF

The rift between two important members of the Opposition INDIA bloc, the Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP), is assuming the proportions of a running feud.

STATE VERSUS THE GUV

The running battle between the Left Front government and Governor Arif Mohammed Khan in Kerala has taken a turn for the worse with the state filing two petitions against Khan in the Supreme Court.

STILL IN THE GAME

In a small but striking move on the chess board, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on November 13 named Mahua Moitra to a formal role. Not a big one as party posts go: district president of West Bengal’s Krishnanagar (Nadia North).

How To Eat Right

As awareness about the dangers of unhealthy food habits grows in India, here's the ultimate guide to what's good for you and what's not

A NEW SCRIPT

Fresh from the success of Jaane Jaan, Jaideep Ahlawat has teamed up with Paatal Lok director Avinash Arun again for Three of Us

ON HIGHER Ground

SKY ISLANDS, IAN LOCKWOOD'S EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE WESTERN GHATS AT NCPA, MUMBAI, HIGHLIGHTS A BEAUTIFUL AND EMBATTLED LANDSCAPE

Sculpting A Path

Over half a century of work will be on display at On the Open Road, sculptor K.S.Radhakrishnan's upcoming retrospective at Bikaner House in New Delhi

BOYISH MAN

Irish singer and former Boyzone vocalist Ronan Keating is on a whirlwind India tour this month

CELEBRATING COMMUNITY

The inaugural edition of the month-long Manam Theatre Festival in Hyderabad promises a window into a diversity of performing arts

Playing by the Book

THERE'S A SLEW OF NEW BOOKS ON CRICKET

An Insider's VIEW

Amrit Mathur illuminates key moments in Indian cricket in his unassuming and incisive memoir, Pitchside

Stranger Than Truth

Manjula Padmanabhan's Stolen Hours and Other Curiosities brings all her science fiction stories together in one place

Family Un-Ties

Vivek Shanbhag's latest novel, Sakina's Kiss, is a complex yet subtle critique of middleclass mores

SMALL SECTOR BLUES

The MSME sector contributes 30 per cent to India's GDP but delayed payments-courtesy public and private enterprises have been its bane, impeding efforts to raise capital and scale up