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Desirable Sacrilege
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Desirable Sacrilege

With the Urus, Lamborghini is breaking new ground for an exotic supercar brand. But does an SUV really deserve a ‘Raging Bull’ badge on the bonnet?

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December 03, 2018
Deadly Despite Chinks
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Deadly Despite Chinks

Awake after 14 years, Jaish hits tough security firewall.

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3 mins  |
December 03, 2018
A Storm With Tusks
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A Storm With Tusks

Slow relief work after Cyclone Gaja made the afflicted erupt.

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3 mins  |
December 03, 2018
Sanatana, A Living Being
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Sanatana, A Living Being

Why do people want the static, frozen ‘dharma’ of colonial-era reactionaries?

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7 mins  |
December 10, 2018
Sunny Sure Got The Rule
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Sunny Sure Got The Rule

Asiad 1982 organiser S.A.K. Durrani saved Indian cricket the blushes as manager in ’81.

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December 10, 2018
Sapped Sigh Of Midnight Trains
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Sapped Sigh Of Midnight Trains

No toilets, night shifts, long hours, unsafe routes…woman train drivers brave it all.

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6 mins  |
December 10, 2018
Hills Deal A Bet Bait
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Hills Deal A Bet Bait

In a Gangtok-style promise of a jackpot, expect some jockeying

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5 mins  |
September 17, 2018
A Change In Babu Track
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A Change In Babu Track

Things are changing in railways with more power and freedom to spend at the lower tiers

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September 17, 2018
In Search Of A Lost Home
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In Search Of A Lost Home

Having lost their land of origin, saving their language is proving tough for Sindhis in India

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8 mins  |
September 17, 2018
Dangerous Double Life
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Dangerous Double Life

Why a culture, education, upwardly mobile IT hub is becoming a battleground of political ideologies?

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September 17, 2018
Kerala- A Closed Kingdom
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Kerala- A Closed Kingdom

Kerala’s tribals aren’t getting vital post-­flood aid

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September 17, 2018
Buy Disputes With This Bill
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Buy Disputes With This Bill

The Centre tries to grab ICADR, the premier body for arbitration. ‘Unconstitutional’, cry luminaries who run it.

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July 22, 2019
Ray's Canvas On Celluloid
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Ray's Canvas On Celluloid

Fifty years after Satyajit Ray made the cult classic, its anti-war message remains relevant

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July 22, 2019
Is India Turning Its Reservation Policies Upside Down?
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Is India Turning Its Reservation Policies Upside Down?

The Maratha reservation verdict stokes fears of the dilution of affirmative action against the caste system

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July 22, 2019
Water Wars - A Gurgle Knows No Borders
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Water Wars - A Gurgle Knows No Borders

Rivers sustain humanity. Common waters must be fairly shared among nations.

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August 05, 2019
Gold: 50 Percent, The Rest To Qualify
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Gold: 50 Percent, The Rest To Qualify

Hima’s fabulous run in Europe is but a warm­up for tests with the world’s best. And she knows it.

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August 05, 2019
Banned - The Kill Zone In Cyberia
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Banned - The Kill Zone In Cyberia

Banning PUBG won’t help. Regulate children’s gaming habits instead.

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April 01, 2019
Bugles Before Round Two
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Bugles Before Round Two

‘Jai Shri Ram’ gets Mamata’s goat; battle is joined with BJP; Bengal’s division into two warring camps continues.

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June 17, 2019
Bandhgala And The Bandolier
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Bandhgala And The Bandolier

The strong political mandate allows for strategic reforms of the nation’s military.

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5 mins  |
June 17, 2019
The Next Big Change
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The Next Big Change

Modi 2.0 could kickstart an overhaul of the higher education sector.

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June 17, 2019
The Next Big Idea
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The Next Big Idea

A dynamic culture of entrepreneurship and innovation is emerging in Indian universities.

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June 17, 2019
Lingua Fracas
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Lingua Fracas

The three-language formula in NEP triggers fear of Hindi down south.

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June 17, 2019
Family Portraits Of The Nation
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Family Portraits Of The Nation

A shared grief unites kin of CRPF men killed in J&K with those of colleagues who fell in Dantewada nine years ago

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April 01, 2019
Ghosts Who Walk The Gag
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Ghosts Who Walk The Gag

A satirical film that dares to hint at Bengal’s political reality is taken off theatres at the behest of ‘authorities’

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April 01, 2019
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Who's That Man ?

Indira Gandhi had R.K. Dhawan. Rajiv had his elite cabal. But the ‘backroom boys’ of the 21st century are an evolving species.

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April 01, 2019
An Applecart Turner
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An Applecart Turner

In Shah Faesal, the NC sees a bees­saal­baad reflection

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April 01, 2019
BJP has emerged As The Nucleus Of Indian Polity
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BJP has emerged As The Nucleus Of Indian Polity

BJP national general secretary Bhupender Yadav, a Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan, is considered one of the architects of the party’s dominant performance in the Lok Sabha elections.

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June 10, 2019
Congress Law Of Intertia
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Congress Law Of Intertia

A Gandhi never quits? But Rahul Gandhi as party president has not proved to be the galvaniser that Sonia was.

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June 10, 2019
By Polls To Their Rescue
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By Polls To Their Rescue

Focus on assembly bypolls instead of Lok Sabha polls paid off for the AIADMK.

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June 10, 2019
In Search Of The God Of Rain
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In Search Of The God Of Rain

TN temple trusts angry over government prayer fiat.

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June 10, 2019