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Totem Weds Taboo

Hindu-Muslim sex videos are quite the rage. Are they breaking the rules or reinforcing them?

A Choppier Tale

Jay Panda case wont stand, but Naveens got what he wanted.

Vasudhaiva Vyaparakam

Global MBAs, the liberal arts, polyglottery and, as ever, rankings. Outlooks 2018 B-schools package is here.

Where All Can The Sabarimala Fiasco Lead Us To?

Not so very long ago, Sabarimala would have been an unknown entity outside Kerala. Now, this debate over gender bristles with implications on a host of questions relating to society, politics, law and religion across India.

Press Walmart To Clear Cart

Does the exit of co-founder Binny Bansal from Flipkart signal a new start-up era?

Celebrating The Self, Blenders Pride Fashion Tour 2018 Kicks Off A Striking New Concept

Blenders Pride Fashion Tour 2018 Preview unveils ‘Pride’

The Forest Is Alive Behind The Firebreak

There’s a new Maoist general secretary, but guerrilla bases have shrunk, recruitment dried up. Will the change of guard affect the security forces?

I See Tripura As The Gateway To The Northeast

It’s easy to mistake Biplab Kumar Deb, 48, as an ordinary next-door neighbour.

Frying Pan To The Fire

What are the basic components of a good road trip? Well, a great car and good food! So, join us as we drive thousands of kilometres through multiple states in search for some mouth-watering delicacies.

Last Resort, Run To The Temple

Realising that 2014’s development mantra works no more, the Sangh parivar’s Mission 2019 brings unabashed Hindutva to the fore—Ayodhya’s big again.

M-Theory In Two Nutshells

Existence, God, the future, time travel, survival on earth—some of the oldest, and newest, queries are tackled here. Only a genius would attempt it with such concision.

Idealism Forged In Intensity

A glittering international career draws to a close; Gautam Gambhir steps out of his crease for social work

A Rough Road Via Kartarpur

Beyond the barbed wires, barbs fly between the Punjab CM and Sidhu

Welfare Warfare

Buoyed up by popular schemes, TRS crushes a flailing Opposition

Steel Your Car With Zinc Coat

Centre drives plan to make galvanised steel mandatory in Indian automobile production.

Hedging The Bahujan Bet

Despite bagging little in recent polls, Mayawati is very much in the big one.

They Don't Have Wings

Odisha faces an unprecedented surge in child sexual assault

A Hospital Forged In Fire

Kashmir’s Government Medical College has improved drastically since the tumultous 1990s through sheer will.

Time To Get Skilled

Developing vocational courses, and integrating them with higher education, is improving career prospects.

Best of India is Medal Drought

Still, Tokyo 2020 could be a launchpad for us to transition to a sporting nation

Their K-Pop Is Outta Tune

A flailing Pakistan fails to force Kashmir on the UN Security Council, and China reads a stern Indian message

Make No Mstake

Meet Shakti and Badshah, the drag kings who morphed from Durga and Bidisha, giving sexuality a fresh take in a not-so-liberal country

Bearer Of The Cross

BJP wooing Christian Mizoram with missionary cell

The Hint Of A Forked Tongue

The Dalai Lama’s proposed visit to Tawang elicits a warning and tough talk on the border issue from China

Cash-for-votes That Marred An Election

RK Nagar leaves a dirty spot on Tamil Nadu’s poll scene, signalling it’s all about power to the moneybags.

All Red in the Rear View Mirror

Former Naxalite Ashim Chatterjee looks back at the rebellion that made him.

New Maoist Revolts Didn't Identify Enemy, Have Plan for Land Capture

Santosh Rana was a 23-year-old student at Calcutta’s Presidency College in 1967 when the Naxalbari rebellion erupted. Having immediately plunged into the movement, he later went on to question a few of its methodologies and tactics. As the movement turns 50 in May this year, the 74-year-old, who is a cancer-survivor, reminisces in an interview with Dola Mitra.

The Balladeer's Mutiny

For decades, the shirtless bard’s stirring songs lent punch to a class struggle. Gaddar may carry on singing, but his opting to be a voter implies the mutation of a rebel note.

Rubble of Heritage

Shoddy clean-up of a 12th-C shrine digs up artefacts. Some have been damaged.

Few Biopics Stand the Test of Time...you Have to Get It Right

Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who recently stirred the social media with his picture as Saadat Hasan Manto, continues to do interesting projects that have him making characters come alive in a way that only he can. At his work-cum-house space at Yari Road in Mumbai, he speaks to Prachi Pinglay-Plumber about the processes that an actor must go through, his choices ranging from small films like Haramkhor to a lavish series with BBC, the Hindi film ind ustry and his brother’s short film on triple talaq. Excerpts: