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THE STRIKE ON INDIA'S ECONOMY

AN ESCALATION IN THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR POSES A SERIOUS THREAT TO THE INDIAN ECONOMY AS CRUDE PRICES AND INFLATION SPIRAL AND THE PROPOSED ECONOMIC CORRIDOR WITH EUROPE VIA WEST ASIA RUNS INTO UNCERTAINTY

R&D FACES REALITY

From a room on the ground floor of the DRDO Bhawan in New Delhi—adjacent to the imposing pile of South Block—India’s former top scientific advisor K. Vijay Raghavan is speaking to a gathering of people involved in defence research.

RETURN OF THE POWER PLAYER

WITH PAKISTAN'S ECONOMY IN TATTERS AND IMRAN KHAN IN PRISON, NAWAZ SHARIF IS BEING PRIMED FOR A DECISIVE ROLE IN THE COUNTRY'S POLITICS

STORMY PETREL IN A TEMPEST

The articulate West Bengal MP, one of the Modi government's fiercest critics, runs into a big question mark over her future

Averting A Power Disaster

Drought-hit Karnataka is now reeling under a double whammy, with a surge in energy demand owing to a weak monsoon adding to the misery already wrought by the latter.

THE GREEN MAKEOVER

The Gujarat government has its eyes set on the future of energy, it seems.

EMBARRASSING EXODUS FOR BJP

In the first week of October, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s images from the Golden Temple in Amritsar—head covered in blue scarf, hearing Gurbani kirtan and performing sewa (community service)—flashed across media.

COLLATERAL DAMAGE

National friendship on the one side, local turf-sharing on the other. It seems the twain shall not meet for INDIA bloc partners Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress.

MAXIMUM TOXI-CITY

There was a time when Mumbai’s iconic seaside promenade, Marine Drive, would offer visitors such a crisp and exquisite view of the city’s skyline that on a clear day, one could almost count the skyscrapers lining the horizon.

Online Fraud A Raging Menace

Your Phone Has Now Become An Instrument In The Hands Of The Cyber Criminal To Rob You Of Your Hard-earned Money. What You Can Do To Protect Yourself

Sorry, No Wedding Bells

In a setback to India’s marriage equality movement, the Supreme Court on October 17 ruled against legalising same-sex marriages, holding that only the legislature can decide on the issue

CIVIL LINES

A quartet of books provides a window into the lives of Indian bureaucrats besides showcasing their felicity with the written word

Art in Three Dimensions

With a major retrospective by Vadehra Art Gallery, artist A. Ramachandran's sculptures finally get the attention they deserve

ALL'S FAIR IN ART

ART MUMBAI, A FOUR-DAY ART FAIR DEBUTING THIS NOVEMBER, PROMISES TO BE A VIBRANT ADDITION TO MUMBAI'S ART CALENDAR

Imperial Spectacle

DAG's Delhi Durbar exhibition, curated by Rana Safvi (R) and Swapna Liddle (L), draws on the gallery's in-house archival material to bring alive the pomp and pageantry of the three Delhi Durbars

A Growing Choice for Young Mums

Rising awareness and open dialogue about their reproductive autonomy is making more women explore egg-freezing as an option to plan their pregnancies

LOSING ITS SPARKLE

Changing market dynamics amid the global economic gloom have hit Surat’s thriving diamond polishing industry, leading to layoffs, financial distress and even suicides. Is it just a cyclical trend or an irreversible change?

WHAT'S IN A NUMBER?

India's growth figures trigger a debate, with some economists calling them inflated and based on faulty calculation, and the government defending them. Where do we actually stand?

LORD, HAVE MERC

The All-India Majlis-eIttehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is seeking to outgrow its reputation of being just a ghettoblaster confined to its seven strongholds in the Old City

DISSENT IN THE RANKS

THE BJP HAS FOCUSED ON ITS WEAKEST SEATS IN THE FIRST LIST, BUT EVEN HERE THERE IS A BACKLASH AGAINST HALF OF THE CANDIDATES, SOME OF THEM MPs

WARNING FROM THE HIMALAYAS

A wall of water hurtling down mountains towards vulnerable valleys nestled within— this worst nightmare of Himalayan states came true for Sikkim on October 4 when the waters of the Lhonak lake in north Sikkim, situated at an altitude of 5,245 metres, burst forth and flooded regions in the Teesta river basin, killing many and washing away roads and bridges downstream

A QUESTION OF LAW

On October 7, the Supreme Court listed six cases for hearing by the newly constituted seven-judge constitution bench

Southern Stirrings

A mid heated debates on federal directives, new norms introduced by India’s medical education regulator are inviting another round of allegations about the Centre attempting to encroach upon the rights of the southern states

MISSION ZERO COMPLAINTS

WITH THE VANDE BHARAT TRAINS A SHOWPIECE OF ITS GRAND MODERNISATION PLANS, THE RAILWAY MINISTRY IS FINE-TUNING AND CORRECTING ALL SHORTCOMINGS

ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR WHY INDIA SHOULD WORRY

THE WIDER GEOPOLITICAL RAMIFICATIONS APART, ANY ESCALATION IN THE CONFLICT WILL JEOPARDISE THE COUNTRY'S CAREFULLY CULTIVATED TIES IN WEST ASIA AND FORCE IT TO TAKE SIDES

BATTLING THE ODDS

THE ELECTORAL CONTESTS OF NOVEMBER WILL DECIDE THE FATE OF SEVERAL POLITICAL VETERANS AND ALSO DETERMINE THE TONE IF NOT THE OUTCOME OF THE GENERAL ELECTION IN 2024

ON A SHAKY WICKET

SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN'S BATTLE LIES BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE HIS PARTY AS HE STRIVES TO OVERCOME THE ANTI-INCUMBENCY OF 16 YEARS

A TOOL FOR EARLY DETECTION

One woman dies of cervical cancer every eight minutes in India. The country also accounts for the highest number of cervical cancer cases in Asia (followed by China), according to a 2022 Lancet study.

TROUBLE FOR MANN

THE OPPOSITION FEELS THAT BHAGWANT MANN’S LAW OFFICERS SHOULD HAVE CONVINCED THE SC BENCH TO REVIEW THE WATER SITUATION IN PUNJAB INSTEAD OF OPENING A WINDOW FOR A FRESH SURVEY THAT COULD RESULT IN AN ADVERSE RULING

CRUCIBLE OF NEW IDEAS

EMINENT PERSONALITIES ACROSS DIVERSE FIELDS CAME TOGETHER AT THE INDIA TODAY CONCLAVE IN MUMBAI TO TALK BUSINESS AND POLITICS, AND ALSO FILMS, SPORTS AND SOCIETY