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A Rape, Many Bodybags

The Unnao case underscores the clout powerful people wield, the damage they can do

The Jugraafiya Of A Tutoring Wizard

He could not go to Cambridge, but helped 450 students get into IIT. Meet Anand Kumar, a tutor now celebrated in the film Super 30.

Playing Golf With Kashmir

Golf-for-all fails to enthuse many as the Valley gets more boots on the ground

Circle Of Doubt In Ring Of Fire

Pakistan can hide its terrorist network behind Masood Azhar’s Unlisting. it can spark stalled talks with India too.

Make Her Day Special. She Is Mother.

She is one special person who makes our life meaningful in this world. Mother is other name of life.

Diesel Runs Out Of Favour

India’s jump to a more advanced fuel norm means phase-out of small diesel cars. Maruti leads way.

What Happened To Jet?

Every question that has been bothering you about the rise and fall of the airlines...answered

Crash Boom Bang

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

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.

This Way For The Trump Card

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

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.

Ostentatious Obligations

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

Book-Keeper's Miscalculation

Mayawati has antagonised her right -hand man. Siddiqui's ouster from BSP triggers fresh cirsis in the party amid slide. 

Searching Son For Dad's Dirt

A recent income-tax search hasn't shaken karti or PC.Rivals claim the duo is in real trouble this time.

Travelling With The Prima Donna

India is content with US statements about Pakistan and China. But the road ahead is nothing if not uncertain.

Bravely Bear The Gifts

Surprising positives and a few silences mark Modi’s US visit

The Hard Trek To Mount Of Olives

It has taken 25 years for India to break out of its moral duplicity regarding Israel. West Asia has changed, so have Indian priorities that demand realpolitik.

No Healing Yet in the Kashmiri Graveyard

Ahead of Burhan Wani’s death anniversary, fierce encounters and civilian deaths return to the Valley.

We Broke The Rotten Benami, Black Economy And Its Shell Companies

Amit Shah is spending 110 days on the road, in a cross-country trip meant to strengthen and expand his party’s base. On a stopover in Delhi, the BJP president takes time out for Outlook, for an interaction touching upon major themes relating to India’s domestic politics and foreign policy. Excerpts from an interview with Bhavna Vij-Aurora:

The Confidence Man

Under Amit Shah, an unapologetic BJP aggressively pursues a saffron dream.

Once Upon a Scream in Muzaffarnagar

Dalit, Jat, Muslim.... Western UP’s social fabric is coming apart. Politics leaves things at a loose end.

When Kohli Calls The Coach

With Ravi Shastri in the lead, the long saga of appointment of the Team India coach is drawing to a close.

Exeunt For The Next Act

Whether it’s for soul searching, re-strategising or just political impulse, Mayawati’s Rajya Sabha exit raises speculation.

Pawn Mapping

The Gauri Lankesh murder probe points to more sinister plots

Finding The Challenger

The battle for 2019 is pregnant with possibilities. But who will be Modi’s principal opponent is no less intriguing.

Inner Peace Vital

India’s long-standing tradition of ahimsa must continue forever. Otherwise the 21st century can turn out to be bloodier than any.

'With No Moral Code, There Will Be Total Chaos'

Can religion and God be blamed for the violence that has become rampant in different parts of the world? Diplomat, scholar and former Vice-­­President Hamid Ansari takes on a variety of inter-related questions...

'The Lord Does Not Exist'

The angry Brahminical god has tried to dominate the aboriginal, ambiguous deities. Then came the poet-saints, who transformed worship into an act of deep, silent personal love.

The Warlike Bodhisattvas

Indian religions were all practically ambivalent vis-a-vis violence. Persecution existed, but widely spread state patronage kept bloodshed to a minimum.

The Dark Heart Of Liberalism

Liberal imperialism in the 19th century sought to destroy the transnational identity of Muslims. The pattern continues.