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The Second Among Equals
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The Second Among Equals

Why Gopal Gandhi will have to settle for a shot at the No 2 post

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July 24, 2017
The Fashionably Late Party Starters
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The Fashionably Late Party Starters

Women in Calcutta are leaving behind age-related bias by discovering the art of partying post-60

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July 24, 2017
It's More Than Rocket Science
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It's More Than Rocket Science

A world record 104 satellites at one go in February, four rockets in four months, indigenous cryogenic engines with heavy-lift capability…why does ISRO tick where almost every other government department fails in India? Put it down to work ethic.

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July 24, 2017
Tightrope in a Divided House
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Tightrope in a Divided House

Mehbooba is facing a backlash from within PDP and ally BJP isn’t making it any easier.

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March 13, 2017
A Sail Ship To Mombasa
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A Sail Ship To Mombasa

The six-nation East African Community can be a top trade hub. Major powers are vying for a part of the action.

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March 13, 2017
Out Of Line, But On Course
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Out Of Line, But On Course

Engineering colleges are brown with rust, medical seats are fiercely fought and unusual fields rise through the ranks. All these frame our rankings this year.

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June 04, 2018
An App To Bell The Cat
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An App To Bell The Cat

With one million subscriptions already, Byju Raveendran’s app encourages the self-learning habit

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June 04, 2018
In Search Of The Good Life
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In Search Of The Good Life

There’s a growing number of students migrating from the Valley to get an education and make a career

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June 04, 2018
We Are Making Higher Education More Skill-Centric
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We Are Making Higher Education More Skill-Centric

Out from college, most youths aren’t job-ready or strong in entrepreneurial skills. University Grants Commission chairman D.P. Singh tells Lola Nayar about the steps taken by the statutory body to improve the quality of higher education institutions and make them more vocation-oriented. Excerpts:  

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June 04, 2018
A Winning Plot Of Fresh Frames
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A Winning Plot Of Fresh Frames

The new breed of Bollywood directors shows ­promise by giving the usual formulas of melodrama a skip

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November 13, 2017
On A Board: No Permit To Rebels
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On A Board: No Permit To Rebels

The BCCI is stamping out unauthorised T20 leagues through harsh diktats. At stake is its mastery over Indian cricket.

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November 13, 2017
A Rosary Of Rudraksha Beads
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A Rosary Of Rudraksha Beads

There exists a blur in the Tamil Christian identity. That is to smoothen proselytisation, argue critics.

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November 13, 2017
Three-Legged Rebellion
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Three-Legged Rebellion

After 22 years of BJP, there’s a generation in Gujarat that hasn’t seen anything else. But are the dissenters strong enough—and cohesive?

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November 13, 2017
Modinomics 2.0
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Modinomics 2.0

The government looks set to change tack and spend more to boost growth

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November 13, 2017
The Rape Nobody Cares to Talk About
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The Rape Nobody Cares to Talk About

A minor raped in 2016 is left with a baby and a long wait for justice.

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June 04, 2018
Secret Handshakes With A Serpent
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Secret Handshakes With A Serpent

Journalism or sensationalism? Cobrapost’s sting operation on media houses adds fuel to an ongoing ethical debate.

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June 11, 2018
#MeMum Main Chup Rahungi
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#MeMum Main Chup Rahungi

We borrow everything from Hollywood. Why not #MeToo? Why is Bollywood silent on its own desi Weinsteins?

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June 11, 2018
Strikes Well Staggered
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Strikes Well Staggered

AAP still has big political plans. But BJP has its ways to check the rival’s ways.

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June 11, 2018
taxing times they are a-changin' now
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taxing times they are a-changin' now

the budget may bring about tax incentives for the public as well as the corporates.

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january 30, 2017
green crimes
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green crimes

biggest polluting states don’t even figure in the ncrb list.

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october 03, 2016
bleak times ahead
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bleak times ahead

the job market is down—and freshers bear the brunt of start-up burnout.

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october 03, 2016
Crash Boom Bang
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Crash Boom Bang

Farmer protests have been loudest in states with high agricultural growth. What explains the paradox?

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July 03, 2017
A Field Amidst The Forces Of Market
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A Field Amidst The Forces Of Market

Good monsoon or bad, glut or drought, boom or bust...it’s always fair weather for the range of middlemen who come between the farmer and consumer. An anatomy of the trade.

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July 03, 2017
Getting a Grip on Diabetes
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Getting a Grip on Diabetes

In two decades, India will be home to 120 million diabetics. There are ways, though, to survive the looming ‘epidemic’. Here’s what you can do.

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July 03, 2017
Onfield Nationalism From A Box
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Onfield Nationalism From A Box

A gullible nation, groomed for decades by television channels striving to maximise profit, has come to regard India vs Pakistan matches as proxy war

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July 03, 2017
This Way For The Trump Card
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This Way For The Trump Card

Modi meets POTUS this week. An Afghan strategy and an offer of mediation can make it noteworthy.

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July 03, 2017
Drawing The Net Closer
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Drawing The Net Closer

Stingier customers, a digital shift, Brexit and an H­1B scare have slashed IT profits. But leading Indian firms have caught sight of a smarter path.

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March 06, 2017
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Ostentatious Obligations

An austerity bill by a luxury biker has few rich takers desperate to splurge.

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March 06, 2017
It's the Economy, Cupid
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It's the Economy, Cupid

The spectre of China ought to be dispelled by the prospect of business.

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October 31, 2016
The Coming Caste Wars
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The Coming Caste Wars

The growing clamour for reservation to society's shrinking ability to fulfil the dreams globalisation unleashes

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October 31, 2016