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A CAPITAL GETS READY

CM JAGAN IS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE SC'S DECEMBER DECISION AND IS, THEREFORE, SHIFTING HIS OFFICE FOR A START

A THAW STARTS IN SRINAGAR

After a long forced hiatus, during which Kashmir's politics was in semi-eclipse, a few developments have got everyone watching with interest. On September 22, All Parties Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq walked free after four years under house arrest and was allowed to lead the prayers at Srinagar's historic Jama Masjid.

NITISH BACK TO THE FORE

On September 10, Janata Dal (United) national president Rajiv Ranjan alias Lalan Singh once again raised the ‘Nitish (Kumar) for PM’ issue, a bogey that seems to raise its head every three months or so nowadays despite remonstrations by the man himself.

AN ARTISTIC DUET

An exhibition in Santiniketan showcases the illustrations of Jatin Sen that brought the works of the great Bengali satirist Parashuram to life

OUR MEDAL HOPEFULS

THE FORMIDABLE INDIAN CONTINGENT, BOASTING OVER 620 ATHLETES, IS PRIMED TO COMPETE IN THE HANGZHOU ASIAN GAMES

XMARKS THE SPOT

HARLEY-DAVIDSON HAS COLLABORATED WITH HERO MOTOCORP TO CREATE A MADE-FORINDIA MOTORCYCLE. WE JUST PUT IT THROUGH ITS PACES

REV IT UP

SIZING UP THREE OF THE LATEST BIKES TO HIT THE INDIAN ROADS

THE RETURN OF THE KING

EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE LONG-AWAITED MARUTI SUZUKI JIMNY, INCLUDING A TEST OF ITS OFF-ROAD PROWESS

KASHI MAKES A SPLASH

In the past nine years, PM Modi has lavished close to Rs 18,000 crore on some 1,250 projects in his Lok Sabha constituency, Varanasi. The holy city's landscape has changed for ever

OWN THE ROAD

GET BEHIND THE WHEEL FOR A RIVETING RIDE IN THESE NEWLY LAUNCHED CARS

NO ESCAPING ED'S SHADOW

Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren’s troubles seem far from over. The Supreme Court on September 18 dismissed his plea to stay the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged money-laundering case, and instead asked him to approach the high court first.

IT ISN'T AN OPEN AND SHUT CASE

With the assembly election in Chhattisgarh just around two months away, there has been a noticeable shift in how the contest is being perceived. With each passing day, political observers are convinced that it won’t be a one-sided contest like in 2018—when the ruling Congress unequivocally trumped the BJP.

NEW TRYST WITH DESTINY

The Modi government politically empowers women by enacting a historic legislation to reserve a third of the seats in the central and state legislatures. The challenge lies in implementation

CHECKMATE

17-year-old D. Gukesh recently overtook Viswanathan Anand as the top-ranked Indian chess player

Singing in the Dark Times

Amit Chaudhuri's On Being Indian raises questions on the nature of the contemporary intellectual and rationalism's role in religious discourse

THE GREAT INDIAN MELTING POT

G.N. Devy's latest collaboration, The Indians, is an ambitious work of scholarship that reaffirms India's infinite capacity to absorb and assimilate

AN EYE FOR ART

Mumbai's Gallery Chemould - now Chemould Prescott Road - celebrates turning 60 with a string of seminal exhibitions

ELECTRIC MOTION

AUTO INDUSTRY HONCHOS ON ELECTRIC VEHICLE ACCEPTANCE, UNLOCKING NEW CUSTOMER SEGMENTS, GOVERNMENT POLICIES TO PUSH EVs AND HOW INDIA CAN ACCELERATE THE TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY VEHICLES

THE EQUALISER

CHOOSING THE SAFE MIDDLE GROUND ISN'T ALWAYS A PRUDENT DECISION. BUT DONE RIGHT, IT CAN PAY OFF AS A WELL-THOUGHT-OUT INVESTMENT. THE NEW GENERATION OF THE GLC SEEMS TO DO JUST THAT

THE DRIVER'S DELIGHT

Driving is an emotion and Volkswagen has built its legacy on bringing the pleasure and joy of driving to the masses with its cars backed by German-engineering and safety

GOD'S OWN VIRUS LAB

The fourth Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala in six years has tossed a few questions in the air.

HONEY, I SHRUNK THE SUV!

A COMPACT, AFFORDABLE CAR THAT TICKS ALL THE BOXES OF THE INCREASINGLY POPULAR SUV SEGMENT. IT LOOKS LIKE A WINNING PACKAGE. THE EXTER IS A DECLARATION OF HYUNDAI’S INTENT TO DOMINATE THIS CATEGORY IN INDIA

REBUILDING SHIMLA

THE DELUGE IN JULY-AUGUST DEVASTATED THE HIMACHAL PRADESH CAPITAL. IT'S A CRISIS FOR CM SUKHVINDER SUKHU, BUT ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVERSE THE ILL EFFECTS UNBRIDLED CONSTRUCTION HAS WROUGHT ON THE HILL TOWN

THE GHOSI REVELATIONS

The recent assembly bypoll loss in Ghosi in Mau district of Uttar Pradesh has come as a setback for the ruling BJP.

THE ROCKY ROAD TO AUTONOMOUS DRIVING

ADVANCED ADAS FEATURES NEED A SET OF PARAMETERS TO FUNCTION SMOOTHLY. DUSTY INDIAN STREETS WITH CHAOTIC TRAFFIC OFTEN CAUSE THEM TO STALL OR MALFUNCTION

CAMPUS CONTROL

MANY FEAR THAT GUJARAT'S PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES BILL WILL PUT UNIVERSITIES AT THE MERCY OF THE GOVERNMENT AND SEVERELY RESTRICT THEIR AUTONOMY

CROWN LOOKS FOR HEAD

THE BJP'S FAILURE TO NAME ITS CM FACE AHEAD OF THE ASSEMBLY POLLS IN RAJASTHAN HAS LED TO CONFUSION AMONG THE PARTY CADRE

A DIVIDED I.N.D.I.A

On September 15, Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury accused the Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee of trying to chase two hares-allegedly maintaining a tacit relation with the BJP as well as trying to establish herself as one of the strongest players in the Opposition's Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA). Chowdhury was speaking at a party event in Diamond Harbour, a constituency that Mamata's nephew and Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee represents in the Lok Sabha.

DIPLOMATIC WINTER

CRITICS SAY TRUDEAU HAS KEPT CANADA'S INTERESTS AT STAKE TO PLEASE PRO-KHALISTANI ELEMENTS

THE CONGRESS SHOWS ITS HAND

If Hyderabad hosted a Congress Working Committee meeting on September 16-17, followed by a party rally on the city’s outskirts, the significance of the choice of venue was not lost on anyone.