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The Unquiet Dalit Street

Growing disquiet in the community is pushing Dalit leaders in the NDA to a tight corner

Listeners Peddling Narratives Of Violence

The Thoothukudi tragedy was reported through routine, cynical obscenities. Pollution is normal, while protests pollute the body politic.

Bonds Beyond The Red Tape

Government officers are heroes too. Recent stories of the public’s love for some of them stand as proof.

The Una Road to Buddha

Atrocities are pushing more and more Gujarat Dalits to embrace a new faith.

I'm A Politiculturist Who Wants To Challenge The Status Quo

Keeping true to Tamil Nadu’s pec­uliar political history, movie stars Kamalahaasan and Rajnikanth announced their entry into politics a while back.

Seen Clearly In The Crump's Flare

Sadhvi Pragya is a BJP candidate now. In Malegaon, victims dare to hope for justice amid gathering despair.

Voyage Of The Red Islanders

Kanhaiya’s Begusarai foray has enthused other JNU student union ex-presidents.

Present Continuous

Naveen Patnaik and Pawan Chamling are chasing one more term. What makes them champion long-distance runners?

Star Wars

The political split in Bollywood has never been so wide open and seemingly unbridgeable as the two camps—Modi, anti-Modi—battle it out.

Circle Of Doubt In Ring Of Fire

Pakistan can hide its terrorist network behind Masood Azhar’s Unlisting. it can spark stalled talks with India too.

Make Her Day Special. She Is Mother.

She is one special person who makes our life meaningful in this world. Mother is other name of life.

Diesel Runs Out Of Favour

India’s jump to a more advanced fuel norm means phase-out of small diesel cars. Maruti leads way.

What Happened To Jet?

Every question that has been bothering you about the rise and fall of the airlines...answered

Amitabh Bachchan On His Letter To His Granddaughters

In conversation with Giridhar Jha, OSM Supernova of the Year Amitabh Bachchan talks about his movies, politics and the controversies coming his way.

A Gimlet-Eyed Witness

Video-recording in courts can bring accountability and more, but judges have some reservations.

Sharif, In Search For A New Pak Army Chief

Accused of being ‘soft’ on India, a cornered Sharif faces a Hobson’s choice over selection of a new army chief

Teaching Shops of Medicine

A rush for capitation fees and a policy muddle could be leaving us with a horde of doctors who have a degree but little medical education

Shiksha Sambal

Bridging Gaps in Rural School education

Board Game Battles

BCCI officials fight tooth and nail against transparency, this time over IPL rights auction

The Unheard Symmetry

The last of the Dagar Saptak goes. Dhrupad has to find its way, as always, alone.

G-Rex And Traditional Media

Tech companies have been eating the lunch of the media business by swiping a growing share of its main source of income: ad revenues

The Bid For A Return Ticket

The new president of the Grand Old Party is ­making an energetic attempt to revive its fortunes

No Snoozing In Silicon Valley

The US government’s new proposals will cast a ­shadow on the American dream of H1B visa holders

Bleeding Heart, Murugan's Pads

A school dropout won in his quirky but noble mission that has now inspired Bollywood to make a movie

The Dirty Indian Male!

Without rape, Indian machismo is incomplete. It seeks security and upholds honour through violence on the other, argues Shiv Visvanathan.

There's No Real Place In The Heart Of A Man For A Transgender Woman

Apsara Reddy thinks there’s no real place in the heart of a man for a transgender woman.

Khaki Meets Khadi

Politicians often turn a blind eye to police ­lawlessness so that cops are beholden enough to do their bidding. ­Policing suffers the most due to this symbiosis.

High Tide In Low Water

Contrary to the expected post-DeMo/GST slump, the Diwali season has shown considerable sales growth

He Rode At The Head Of Sixty Million

An interesting addition to constitutional history throws light on Ambedkar, his life’s project on Dalit rights and his tussles with Gandhi and Patel

Raise High The Roofbeam

Ruchi Ram Sahni was an iconoclast who tirelessly attacked social evils and colonialism. His personal odyssey through pre-Partition Punjab is a treasure.