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Business as Unusual

A small team of youngsters is making the world come to India for doing business.

Fighting, Spirits

Full of mystique and frenzy, the Medaram Jathara celebrates the valour of two goddesses.

Half a Life

Creating awareness and seeking freedom at the Koovagam transgender festival.

Break-Up Plan for 2019 Elections!

By breaking the coalition in Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP is building a nationalistic narrative for the Lok Sabha elections

Ranbir Kapoor: 'Sanju Not A Propaganda Film'

Ranbir Kapoor talks about the challenges he faced while portraying Sanjay Dutt in the biopic Sanju 

Extreme Eves

A documentary by a rock climber is bringing together 14 badass women athletes from the world of extreme sports.

Bold Pink

Chandrashekar Rao prepares for the assembly elections, possibly with a successor in mind and with an eye on Delhi.

Harvest Of Woes

With political parties using farm loan waivers just as a poll sop, the agrarian distress is deepening.

The BJP Is Strengthening Separatists

NATIONAL CONFERENCE PATRIARCH Farooq Abdullah is fuming over the Union government’s stance that there can be a discussion on the constitutional validity of Article 35A. His party has already boycotted the local panchayat elections, and, is now considering a boycott of the Lok Sabha elections, to protest any violation of Article 35A, which assures special rights to Kashmiris. When asked about the stance of the Centre, he said, there is fear in Kashmir that it wants to “take away everything that has been granted to us [Kashmiris] by the Constitution”. Edited excerpts:​​

Questionable Commitment

Many experts are worried that COMCASA will compromise India’s military communication systems.

Chronicles From Crazytown

The Washington Post investigative reporter Bob Woodward exposed Richard Nixon, the only US president to have resigned. The Watergate scoop made Woodward a star, and changed political reporting forever. After Watergate, he wrote on several presidencies and on the Supreme Court, the CIA and the Federal Reserve. His latest book, Fear, is on Donald Trump, which paints an unflattering picture of the US president, entangled in a web of lies, deceits and tantrums.

Rape Scandal Rocks Catholic Church

The church’s credibility is the biggest casualty of a nun’s rape allegations against the Catholic bishop of Jalandhar.

Ride On Gay Pride

In spite of all the rainbow profile pictures on Facebook and the images of happy folk in front of the Supreme Court, the war is still on.

Token Rainbow? No, thanks

Corporate India should speak out and hire transgender persons.

Gaganyaan: How India Plans To Put A Human In Space

India’s first human spaceflight, a baby step into the universe, will make it the fourth country to send humans to space after the USSR, the USA and China

Her Cup Overfloweth

Rasika Dugal is proving her versatility by taking up diverse roles, and film offers are pouring in

Plugging The Vacuum

BJP may have to look beyond its own ranks to fi nd a replacement for Parrikar

The Falling Rupee And Soaring Fuel Prices Giving People A Feeling of Déjà Vu!

The falling rupee and soaring fuel prices remind many people of 2013. But things might not be as bad

Sleep Log

An excess of sleep or lack of it can affect your body and mind. Scientists are digging deep into our sleep patterns and offering insights on how to sleep better and tackle its many disorders

The Congress Agenda Is To Have The Rafale Deal Cancelled

For more than four years, the Narendra Modi government has had a monopoly on political messaging and perception management.

Firm, And Fair

Justice Gogois handling of politically significant cases like the Ram Janmabhoomi will be keenly watched

Jet-Lagged!

The Rafale deal was meant to make Indias squadrons leaner and meaner. Instead, it will now add to the Air Forces worries

Life's Shock Absorbers

India trails behind most countries in terms of overall insurance coverage. Perhaps, it is time to change that, for our own good

Solo Celluloid

Rima Das made Village RockstarsIndias official entry to Oscars 2019with a few amateur actors from her village and a Canon 5D camera with only one lens

Peace Goes Downhill

The killing of three special police officers is set to worsen the conflict in Kashmir

Marriage Proposal

After the historic Section 377 judgment, the next step should be the right to wed

Wit And The Wordsmith

TWINKLE KHANNA ON HER DEBUT NOVEL, BOLLYWOOD AND FEMINISM

Suffering Made Us Fully Human

FOLLOWING THE INVESTIGATION, trial, and, finally, conviction, we were sent to Dasna Jail [in Uttar Pradesh] in November 2013. The first thing that strikes you upon entering the jail is how many people there are. It was a pleasant surprise that both the jail officials and the inmates welcomed us with sympathy. Having suffered harsh investigations, court battles and the media glare, we felt immediately loved in jail.

Remembering V.S. Naipaul

OBITUARIES AND THE Internet will tell you about Sir V.S. Naipaul. I want to write about my friend, inspiration and constantly engaging guru and even entertainer, Vidia, ‘the boss’ and ‘mamaji’, when he was out of earshot. 

Fall From Grace

In August 2015, Indrani Mukerjea, a former media executive, was arrested by the Mumbai Police for murdering her daughter, Sheena Bora. In a chapter of his book, The Sheena Bora Case, author Manish Pachouly gives details of Indrani’s stay at the Byculla Prison in Mumbai.