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In The Vaults Of Death

DRUMS announce the arrival of the first corpse at the cremation and burial ground in Otteri, Chennai.

Heeding The Cry, 'Au thor, Author'

THE mist has obscured the steep lanes of Landour, but finding our destination is not diffi­cult.

Chasing Nirvana

THIS mortal world is constantly chasing one thing or the other—worldly wealth for many, nirvana and moksha for some.

Bol Paran Periods

“LOOK,” says tabla virtuoso Pandit Tanmoy Bose, slowly moving his index finger along the rim of a half-filled glass of water, “listen to what happens”.

Damned If You Do

Work on Subansiri hydel project resumes after eight years. Activists bristle, call it betrayal.

Finale Of The Four Innings?

The pitiful demise, by market consensus, of women’s Test cricket

NRC Nightmare In Bengal's Backyard

Disguised as a harmless census exercise, NRC comes to Bengal as NPR

Maharashtra: Maximum Mess

A fortnight after the assembly election results, Maharashtra is under central rule. And there is still no clarity on who could form a new government.

The Temple Panchang

The Ayodhya verdict puts a legal seal on the goal of the rath yatra that led to Babri Masjid’s demolition. What does it mean for the future of the BJP-RSS and of Indian democracy?

Jacquard Chic Sikh

The community is upholding its traditions of sartorial excellence while incorporating the latest trends

The Guru's Islam

Nanak’s God was close to the Islamic idea, but mulla and qazi left him cold

Sant And Sinner: An Evil Spawn Of Politics

Bhindranwale distorted Nanak’s teachings, Congress encouraged his violent ways

Road To Khalsa

Talk of a ‘pacifist’ Gurunanak and ‘militant’ Gobind Singh oversimplifies Sikh history

Mumbai Marathon

BJP, Sena face-off stretches government formation in Maharashtra

Hall Of Whispers

Pakistan’s interest in the Kartarpur corridor reeks of a sinister plan to revive Sikh militancy

Akhand Path

From the earliest days of the Gurus through the zenith of Ranjit Singh’s empire, the colonial era and as part of the mosaic of an independent India, Sikhs have always hewed close to a proudly distinct identity and culture

Download The AAP For Free

With a lot at stake, Kejriwal woos voters with freebies ahead of next year’s assembly polls

Jat Boy Is A Front Sticker

Kingmaker, Deputy CM...Devi Lal’s great-grandson Dushyant Chautala adds inches to his 6’4” frame

Fresh Guard

Sourav Ganguly has impeccable credentials as cricketer-captain and is worshipped as an icon in Bengal. As the BJP craves a viable face for its banner before the 2021 assembly polls, Sourav presents an obvious choice. It is for the new BCCI chief to take it or spurn it.

EPS Finds His GPS

With decisive victories in the TN by-elections, the ‘accidental CM’ has proved naysayers wrong

Camera Obscura

Karnataka assembly bans private TV crews, photographers

Statesman, Do Look In

The opposition plans a march to topple him and the economy is sick. That’s a handful for Imran.

Lights, Camera, Challan!

Cameras across Delhi are catching traffic rule violators unawares. VIPs and other important people are no longer able to bully past helpless police personnel.

Why Modi And BJP's Trajectory Is Heading North After The 2019 General Elections?

The assembly results hold long-term lessons for both the ‘nationalist’ BJP and a top-heavy, clueless Congress

Blood Rots The Apples

J&K’s fruit trade takes a big hit from lockdowns, protests and now killings

Tell Us When The Whistle Blows

Accusations of auditing malpractices rock Infosys’s boat

Cracker Of A Green Diwali

Hunt for safe fireworks throws up a few options. The festival will tell if they stay with a bang or just bomb.

‘The Thackeray Legacy Is Something To Be Proud Of'

This Shiv Sainik wants to forge new paths while being rooted in his family legacy.

The Chennai-Chungking Express

After Kashmir, the Modi-Xi informal summit stabilises ties, injects momentum needed to wrestle prickly issues down

The Church Is Mine

A 2017 SC order revivifies an old turf war between Kerala’s Malankara Orthodox and Jacobite churches, as passions inflame over right to worship, burial rights