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Modicare: Insurance Policy 2019
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Modicare: Insurance Policy 2019

Jaitley promises succour, belatedly, to aggrieved sectors. But is it too thin a supply of oxygen for India’s distressed?

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7 mins  |
February 12, 2018
Modi Still BJP's Trump Card
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Modi Still BJP's Trump Card

After the tough Gujarat polls and ­Rajasthan drubbing, in the duo’s last mile dash, Modicare, MSP, even DeMo will all be ammunition to snipe at the Congress’s scam skeletons. But BJP insiders agree it is not an easy task.

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6 mins  |
February 19, 2018
Modi-Yogi Bhakts Aplenty, But Jobs?
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Modi-Yogi Bhakts Aplenty, But Jobs?

Besides Muslims, Dalits are the only vocal section that has turned against the BJP in UP

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8 mins  |
February 19, 2018
Where Party Has Withered Away
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Where Party Has Withered Away

A tie-up with Congress would have yielded zilch, given the total absence of CPI(M) cadres in the Bengal countryside

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9 mins  |
February 19, 2018
I Would Love To Carry The Bequest Of My Dida, But With My Own Persona
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I Would Love To Carry The Bequest Of My Dida, But With My Own Persona

In a freewheeling interview, Raima Sen looks back at her journey as an actress, her memorable roles in Hindi and Bengali cinema, sibling rivalry at home with Riya Sen, her mother’s foray into politics and, above all, her legendary grandmother’s decision to turn a recluse at the height of her fame.

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8 mins  |
February 19, 2018
Festoon Of Schemes Dangling
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Festoon Of Schemes Dangling

Siddaramaiah is sure about retaining power, banking on an array of welfare projects

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April 16, 2018
Keep It Simple, Stupid
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Keep It Simple, Stupid

Focussing on citizens’ behaviour and segregation at source brings results

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5 mins  |
April 23, 2018
Not Exactly Virgin Soil To Plough
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Not Exactly Virgin Soil To Plough

BSY is Karnataka BJP’s face in the battle for power. The party doesn’t want signs of its past mistake to re-emerge.

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April 23, 2018
Service, Then Jubilation
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Service, Then Jubilation

Young Indians are plucking gold at the CWG at will. Tougher challenges await them at August’s Asiad.

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6 mins  |
April 23, 2018
The Beneficial Distributaries
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The Beneficial Distributaries

Cauvery may have been the stated cause but DMK has a more mundane agenda: increase its Delta votes

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6 mins  |
April 30, 2018
Vachana Versus Vachana
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Vachana Versus Vachana

Theology and politics? Questions of self-definition roil Lin gayat country ahead of polls.

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8 mins  |
April 30, 2018
Raptors Of Hatred
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Raptors Of Hatred

An eight-year-old girl’s gory end took J&K’s ruling coalition to the brink and back

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9 mins  |
April 30, 2018
Default Sinkholes
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Default Sinkholes

The regulatory tool seeking to minimise damage from the menace of mounting NPAs was given new teeth, but it will be a long and hard road to recovery

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5 mins  |
April 30, 2018
Saved, Yet Shamed
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Saved, Yet Shamed

India trims the annual increase of HIV/AIDS cases by 57 per cent since 2000. But social stigma lives on.

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8 mins  |
April 30, 2018
Tiger Tiger, Burning Bronze
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Tiger Tiger, Burning Bronze

Tiger Shroff breaks the Box Office as a ‘dance­action’ star

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April 30, 2018
Passing Shot At The Summit
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Passing Shot At The Summit

Srikanth climbs atop the badminton heap. True grit bears fruit. Doggedness will keep him there.

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April 30, 2018
With Allah On The ­Loudspeaker
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With Allah On The ­Loudspeaker

The BJP rustles up a mix of Indian nationalism and Kashmiri Muslim identity for a toehold in the Valley

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7 mins  |
January 15, 2018
Still, The Pen Remains Mightier
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Still, The Pen Remains Mightier

Gauri Lankesh never compromised with truth-telling. This anthology charts her career, including that courageous switch to Kannada journalism.

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3 mins  |
January 15, 2018
Wanted: More Women Heading The Machine
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Wanted: More Women Heading The Machine

Women directors have yet to follow the trend their male counterparts are encashing—turning producer

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January 15, 2018
What He said Was In The Past
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What He said Was In The Past

Trump’s volte face on Pakistan startles India. But impetuosity apart, harder realities may have forced the presidential tweet.

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October 30, 2017
No Curl Yet Over The Wall
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No Curl Yet Over The Wall

Federational bungling for decades and lack of structure turned India, a proud footballing nation, into perpetual minnows. To harness the positive charge of the U-17 World Cup, Indian football needs a determined, tactical overhaul.

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October 30, 2017
Another 1983, For Football
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Another 1983, For Football

The tricolour flew high in Asian football. Early stirrings of a recovery can be felt now.

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7 mins  |
October 30, 2017
Populism To Kill The Best
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Populism To Kill The Best

The fuss over Delhi Metro’s fare hike is a test case of how to run such fast-spreading networks

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October 30, 2017
The Hint Of A Forked Tongue
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The Hint Of A Forked Tongue

The Dalai Lama’s proposed visit to Tawang elicits a warning and tough talk on the border issue from China

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March 20, 2017
How Start-Ups Die!
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How Start-Ups Die!

They were to inherit the earth. Start-ups, the playfield of the young and the restless, have had a hard reality check. What gives?

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March 20, 2017
The Election Is Not A Funeral
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The Election Is Not A Funeral

The seven per cent turnout in the Srinagar bypoll marks a new low for Kashmir’s pro-India parties.

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April 24, 2017
Cash-for-votes That Marred An Election
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Cash-for-votes That Marred An Election

RK Nagar leaves a dirty spot on Tamil Nadu’s poll scene, signalling it’s all about power to the moneybags.

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April 24, 2017
All Red in the Rear View Mirror
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All Red in the Rear View Mirror

Former Naxalite Ashim Chatterjee looks back at the rebellion that made him.

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5 mins  |
April 24, 2017
New Maoist Revolts Didn't Identify Enemy, Have Plan for Land Capture
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New Maoist Revolts Didn't Identify Enemy, Have Plan for Land Capture

Santosh Rana was a 23-year-old student at Calcutta’s Presidency College in 1967 when the Naxalbari rebellion erupted. Having immediately plunged into the movement, he later went on to question a few of its methodologies and tactics. As the movement turns 50 in May this year, the 74-year-old, who is a cancer-survivor, reminisces in an interview with Dola Mitra.

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5 mins  |
April 24, 2017
The Balladeer's Mutiny
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The Balladeer's Mutiny

For decades, the shirtless bard’s stirring songs lent punch to a class struggle. Gaddar may carry on singing, but his opting to be a voter implies the mutation of a rebel note.

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April 24, 2017