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KARNATAKA: A New Quota Calculus

The clamour among Other Backward Class (OBC) groups in Karnataka for a larger slice of reservations for education and employment ran into a novel twist in the last week of December. Wary of upsetting two of the dominant castes in the state-Lingayats and Vokkaligas-especially with a state election to face in about four months, the Basavaraj Bommai government moved quickly to acquiesce to their demands for a higher share of reservation quota. However, it professed to do this by carrying out a reshuffle of the existing OBC reservation categoriesa surprise move that has thrown up more questions than answers.

Happy on His Own Terms

YouTuber Bhuvan Bamon his OTT leap with Taaza Khabar and why having creative control is important to him

AN OPPOSITION IN DISARRAY

On January 2, the Rajasthan BJP unit held one of its continuing Jan Aakrosh rallies in Jodhpur against the “misgovernance” of the Ashok Gehlotled Congress government, but much like the response in many other parts of the state, the turnout was poor.

Battling the Black Scourge

Happiness delivery: A victim of Kala Azar in her pre-teens, Pinki has taken it upon herself to create awareness about the dreaded disease in her home district, Deoria, in UP

Nurturing the Next Generation

Happiness delivery: Born out of the tragic infant deaths in Kota in 2019, Suposhit Maa Abhiyan provides specially curated nutrition kits and regular medical check-ups to underweight expectant mothers and ensures their children get a healthy start in life

A Different High

Happiness delivery: Once drug addicts themselves, the couple now runs a drug rehabilitation centre in Guwahati

Colours and Camaraderie

Happiness delivery: The Art Sanctuary treasures young persons with intellectual disabilities, crafting with care artists, photographers, filmmakers and sculptors out of an abundance of natural talent

The Gender Warrior

Happiness delivery: A third-gender rights crusader in Chhattisgarh strives to ensure that the members of her community live with dignity

CLEANING HOUSE OR A PURGE?

It all started at the CPI(M) state committee meeting on Decem­ ber 22 that unanimously passed a ‘rectification charter’ aimed at weeding out “undesirable charac­ teristics” and elements within the party.

Gautam Adani - The Growth King

Self-made billionaire Gautam Adani had an exceptional 2022 even by his own standards, including closing the largest infrastructure deal India has seen

HOW TO BREAK SPEED BARRIERS

FROM GEO-POLITICS TO GREEN ENERGY AND FROM INVESTMENT TO AUTOMOBILES AND CONSUMER GOODS, THE INDIA TODAY INDO JAPAN CONCLAVE 2022 SET THE AGENDA FOR THE HIGH GROWTH THE TWO NATIONS ASPIRE TO

THE SOUTH SURGES AHEAD

As Bollywood faltered, southern cinema stepped up to fill the void, regaling audiences in the Hindi belt...and even in the US

BACK FROM THE BRINK

2022 saw the fastest land animal making a return to India 70 years after it was hunted to extinction

INNOVATIVE DESTRUCTOR

If bats could speak, Suryakumar Yadav's willow would have drowned all other noise. He has pretty much recast batting in white ball cricket

MASTER SWINDLER

In 2022, investigators turned the spotlight on India's most notorious conman who duped several top people

YEH DIL HAI ENGLISHSTANI

Rishi Sunak made history by becoming the first Indian-origin PM of the UK, but he now needs to deliver

MANN IN THE MIDDLE

The comedian-turned-politician's euphoric win in Punjab polls was a turning point for not just the state but the Aam Aadmi Party too

CHIEF DISRUPTOR

From a Thane strongman to CM, Shinde's stormy rise over the years that culminated in a mega coup altered the course of Maharashtra politics

NEW POWER EQUATION

Nitish and Tejashwi, the chacha-bhatija’ of Bihar politics, got together again after five years to turn the tables on the BJP

THE SECOND AVATAR

Yogi Adityanath becomes UP chief minister for a record second consecutive term riding on his popularity and governance model

REWRITING A LEGACY

Paving the way for the first non-Gandhi Congress president in over two decades and embarking on an unprecedented mass-connect drive on foot...in 2022, Rahul proved he means business

TRIBAL FIRST

Droupadi Murmu, India's first president from the adivasi community, has avoided political controversy thus far

DRIVING FORCE

From leading the government's effort to make India selfreliant to being the BJP's trump card in electoral politics, Modi was a formidable force to be reckoned with in 2022

DRIVING FORCE

From leading the government’s effort to make India self-reliant to being the BJP’s trump card in electoral politics, Modi was a formidable force to be reckoned with in 2022

LEGAL CHAIN FOR PIRATES

In September 1999, a Japanese-owned, Panama-registered ship, the MV Alondra Rainbow, was hijacked by Indonesian pirates.

EXISTENTIAL CRISIS

For veteran Congress leader Digvijay Singh, essaying the role of a troubleshooter comes with effortless ease.

LEANING OVER BACKWARDS

It's been seven decades since the first elections were held in India, but caste arithmetic still remains integral to this democratic exercise.

A CHANGE OF IMAGE

These days, Uddhav Thackeray is visible! On December 17, the Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) president walked for over 3 km in the morcha organised by the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi MVA) over issues like comments against social icons by governor B.S. Koshyari.

JAYANT BETS ON JATS, JATAVS AND MORE

The bypoll wins in the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat and Rampur and Khatauli assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh have brought several positives for the opposition Samajwadi Party (SP) and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD).

MAXIMUM ALERT

On December 27, Delhi’s largest Covid hospital, the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital (LNJP), began a mock drill to prepare for a possible surge in infections in the country.