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MOVING MOUNTAINS

A tunnel collapse in Uttarakhand has triggered an interesting interplay of development, national security, environmental concerns and faith

The Raipur roulette

How a boy from Bhilai built a Dubai-based betting syndicate, and why it has spawned a political upheaval in Chhattisgarh

Dread the dog days

Who said, 'dog bites man' is no news? It was world news last week when Moldovan President Maia Sandu's pup bit Austrian President Alexander van der Bellen's hand at a tripartite summit with Slovenia, called to discuss Moldova's entry into the European Union.

Phase out, phase in

The BJP, which is known to fight every election, from local polls to the Lok Sabha, with an insatiable appetite, has taken a curious approach in these assembly elections.

Red hot hue

There isn’t a nip in the air anywhere in India as yet, thanks to the very evident climate change. But that has not stopped anyone from taking out that favourite winter colour. Red has pulled out all stops and has become the season’s preferred dress code.

Group study

Anand Ekarshi on the making of Aattam, the opening film at the International Film Festival of India's Indian Panorama section

Beyond screens

A new device wants to wean you off your phone, and it is almost sci-fi stuff

American product, ayurvedic twist

I HAD BECOME CEO of Richardson Hindustan Ltd, the company where I had started at the bottom…. I wasn’t sitting pretty. The company was in serious trouble. I didn’t know to which port we were sailing; no wind was favourable. The socialist government had instituted severe price controls on medicines, threatening to bankrupt us. Our labour force was hostile, coming out of a seventy-seven-day strike. The chemists’ association had just announced a boycott of our products to force higher trade margins. With sales plunging to zero, we might go bust. I called a meeting of the management committee….

Thus, Gurcharan

In a memoir full of wit and grace, Gurcharan Das relives his life, and finds new meanings that define him extraordinary

Breathless in Delhi

Thermal inversion adds to the suffocating atmosphere in the National Capital Region

Unresolved code

Seven years after its enactment, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code is a work in progress

Understanding multi-asset investing

‘DON’T KEEP ALL EGGS in one basket’ is a popular adage in the investment world. Simply put, concentrating your investments in a single asset class ties your fortune to the vagaries of that asset class. Investors increasingly realise that having a well-balanced and structured portfolio is key to long-term returns and peace of mind. This is why multi-asset investing as a single-window and all-weather solution has gained prominence.

BJP USING ITS LITTLE WEASELS TO SHUT ME UP

It is difficult to corner Mahua Moitra and confine her into neat little boxes of traditional norms.

FIGHT TO THE FINISH

finds herself in a legal and ethical grey zone; coming out of the cash for query’ scandal unscathed could be the biggest test of her political career

Game of guarantees

With its hectic campaign in poll-bound states, the BJP is focused on finding a winning mix of populism and pragmatism ahead of the Lok Sabha polls

Common goal

The BJP and the AIMIM look to derail the Congress

Two for the throne

Telangana Congress president Revanth Reddy and legislative party leader Bhatti Vikramarka are leading the race to be the chief minister face

Epochal elections

All plausible outcomes will see history rewritten in Telangana

VOTERS ARE CLEARER IN THEIR MINDS THAN POLITICIANS AND POLITICAL PARTIES

AT FIRST SIGHT, Pragathi Bhavan, the official address of the Telangana chief minister in Hyderabad, radiates allure and authority in equal parts. One has to drive up a slope and pass a security barrier to reach the place. All the action, however, is in the building to the left. This is the office of K.T. Rama Rao, the state information technology minister and K. Chandrashekar Rao’s son, and is the gathering place of media and party workers as the state inches closer to elections.

THE KCR XI

The group of men the chief minister holds close as he looks to lift the Telangana trophy the third time

T.R. GOPALAKRISHNAN [1951-2023] Portrait of an editor

The fountainhead of innovative ideas, an astute leader and a caring boss

GIVE AND DON'T TAKE

Maharashtra wants to give reservation to Marathas, but, to avoid a massive electoral backlash, it wants to leave the OBC quota untouched

Makeover mission

Having restructured and modernised ordnance factories, the government is now taking a close look at the DRDO's utility and track record

Goodbye, the ultimate hotelier

I woke up to the sad news that Prithvi Raj Singh Oberoi (popularly known as Biki) had passed away aged 94.

Just as Harari envisioned

Yuval Noah Harari has emerged as one of the 21st century’s most recognised public intellectuals. In the midst of the Israel-Palestine war in Gaza, it is useful to revisit his 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, published in 2018.

Recycling prime ministers

Could we imagine V.P. Singh serving in Deve Gowda’s cabinet or Gowda in I.K. Gujral’s? They belonged to the same party and so there shouldn’t have been a problem had they so willed. Or P.V. Narasimha Rao in Manmohan’s team, or A.B. Vajpayee in Narendra Modi’s?

The cost of fame

The festive season is upon us and the last few weeks have seen some elegant evenings that have involved serious red carpet dressing.

Breeding in shaky times

Nowadays, everybody I meet seems to be bemoaning the fact that Gen Z doesn’t want to procreate. In my yoga group, on the litfest circuit, at cocktail parties, it is the same familiar lament, “Aiyyo, I want to be a grandmother but my useless son/daughter simply wants to adopt a cat/dog/goldfish.”

Colo Koffee

In recent seasons of his show, Karan Johar's brew is no longer as steaming

Flair and flavour

Madhur Jaffrey takes a trip down the food-memory lane as her bestselling classic Indian Cookery turns 40