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THE NEW STRATEGIC SYNERGY
PM MODI'S FIRST VISIT TO THE RSS HEADQUARTERS IN A DECADE ENDED TALK OF THE BJP'S RIFT WITH ITS MENTOR AND SHOWCASED A RENEWED MARCH TOWARDS SHARED GOALS

AN UGLY PREJUDICE
THE 'DARK VERSUS FAIR' DEBATE REIGNITES, EXPOSING THE PERSISTENT BIAS AGAINST DARKER SKIN AMONG INDIANS

SINGING FROM EXPERIENCE
Singer-songwriter Ditty's second solo album-KALI-covers themes with contemporary relevance

OH! CALCUTTA
Ruchir Joshi's Great Eastern Hotel is a sweeping historical saga which interleaves several strands of narrative within shifting layers of time

A Master Storyteller
Namita Gokhale's new collection of short stories—Life on Mars-is peopled with an interesting set of characters

MOHAN YADAV'S BIG GREEN PUSH
On March 13, the Madhya Pradesh State Wildlife Advisory Board approved the creation of a 614 sq. km Omkareshwar sanctuary spread across Dewas and Khandwa districts—marking the state's first major Protected Area (PA) expansion in nearly 45 years.

WAR OVER WAQF
The passage of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Parliament this week signifies a watershed moment in the governance of religious endowments in India, fundamentally altering the administrative structure that has overseen Islamic charitable properties for decades.

KERALA'S REEL LIFE HAZARDS
In the past few years, Malayalam cinema has been basking in the praise for its treatment of unusual subjects and themes, but even the big kahunas there probably didn’t see this one coming.

CLOSING THE STEALTH GAP
AFTER THE US UNVEILS ITS SIXTH-GEN F-47 AND CHINA PUSHES AHEAD WITH PROTOTYPES TO REDEFINE AERIAL WARFARE, INDIA IS RACING AGAINST TIME TO FIELD A FIFTH-GEN STEALTH FIGHTER AND MODERNISE ITS AIR FORCE

Danseuse with a Difference
KATHAK MAESTRO AND PADMA SHRI RECIPIENT SHOVANA NARAYAN ON HER NEW DANCE PRODUCTION, ANUTTAR, AND MORE