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Hi Or Bye?

Poor? Debt-ridden? Desperate? The Congress promises to repair India (and itself ) if it gets job.

Dial R For Hit Parade

Under Rishabh Pant’s staggering talent lies true grit. He can set the World Cup alight.

Strait Of Uncertainty

India, and the world, stand to suffer if the US-Iran Persian Gulf stand-off gets out of hand.

The Party Pooper

Tensions rise as Mamata berates ‘extortionist’ TMC members.

Can Didi Survive Modi?

Mamata’s grave errors and Bengal’s repressed communalism are BJP’s tools for ascendancy in the state.

US, Them And We In Between

India and the US are mired in disputes economic and strategic. The cloud will pass, for each draws much from close ties.

Content Is The New Khan

Not the supernovas of old...B-town now walks by subdued starlight, the glow of real acting.

NEET But Not Clean

State quotas are defeating the very purpose of the all-India medical entrance exam.

Imran Khan, The Captain Of Pakistan?

Rawalpindi is seen to patronise him. And it’s a conducive pitch electorally—even if Nawaz Sharif, playing the victim card, poses a threat from prison. But the pennants of Imran Khan’s PTI fly the highest. Can he lay a new path for Pakistan’s fractured polity?

From Bedrooms To Courtrooms

The apex court’s verdict on Section 377 is poised to bring tectonic shifts in Indian society, but subtly

The Numbers Hide The Story

Social security enrolment of workers is not a good measure of how many new jobs are created

Braggadocio Is An Italian Word

Genial, humble and a democrat. Such is the picture of Atal Behari Vajpayee seen in Karan Thapar’s memoir.

The Ra Mo Superbowl?

The novice Rahul Gandhi of old is gone. His probable allies may be less than enthusiastic, but a presidential air is building up around the 2019 contest.

Wire To Cut All Wires

The approaching footsteps of JioFiber broadband throws others into panicked activity

Assam: Zero Citizens

The NRC was meant to end all doubt over who is a citizen and who’s not in the state. But, as the date of the final draft nears, there’s more fear than clarity.

A Measure Of Suitability

Freshers must have the right technical and soft skills to get placements in a tough market

What Next? A Pragmatic Chat

A little dose of clarity as a professor counsels class 12 students on university and careers

Get Much More Than Tax Savings With Tax Saving Investments

Tax saving investments can play a much great role in creating wealth, and not just save tax. Here’s how.

Shocks And Resilience

The impact of demonetisation is complex and intertwined with other factors.

Home-Grown, Home-Slain

Some 50 Kashmiri militants were killed near their homes in 2017. That number is increasing. Why?

T20 In Tamil Nadu

EPS’s fate hinges on bypolls to 20 assembly seats.

No Laughing On Bank Street

In flexing for more autonomy, the RBI runs into the government’s plans as 2019 draws near.

All Shapes Derive From The Square

Does AI art signal a journey to a post-human future where artists would be mere relics?

Promises Flow

A few detractors raise solitary voices of discontent, but Varanasi, eternal and unchanging, keeps its faith in Modi.

Cash Scrap A Cropper

Three experts answer some persisting questions about the government’s 2016 demonetisation drive.

Hello, Your Captain Is Pickled

Alcohol is banned for Indian pilots, but no tests abroad can let a drunken aviator off the hook.

The Gavel Holds Up Democracy

The supreme court deals the Sirisena-Rajapaksa duo a blow.

Alms and the Superman

The Tamil film Sarkar stirred uproar and protest. It’s only the latest of actor Vijay’s political forays.

To Be Worthy Of Konark

A shadow flits over the grandly conceived hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar.

Welcome To Prayagraj... er Allahabad

BJp’s renaming frenzy—hindu-friendly names in war against Islamic ones.