CATEGORIES

Will FB Win It's Free Basics War?

Bolstered by academia and civil society, TRAI stands its ground against FB’s free basics publicity blitz.

On The Line Between Hero And Fall Guy

As Modi’s consigliere, Amit Shah bears the wounds of Delhi, Bihar. More failure would be disaster. Critics inside are keeping the score.

'Right To Divorce' For Muslim Women In Kashimir

Fed up with troubled marriages, women in Kashmir are seeking divorce and getting it—from regular and Sharia courts

JNU Controversy: In The End It Was Raining Slogan On Main Street

The Sangh parivar pushes the battle for control over a ‘leftist’ JNU by invoking the oldest trick—patriotism.

Sanjay Dutt: A Life Unshackled From Past Mistakes

Jail term done, Sanjay Dutt can lead a life unshackled from past mistakes.

From Pebbles To Bullet

Turmoil is back in Kashmir’s apple countryside after a long

The Congress Hopes Against Hope On A Candidate For President.

The Congress hopes against hope for the entire Opposition to agree on a candidate for president.

Are We Going To War?

The Indian Army is more than a match for its Pakistani counterpart, but tardy modernisation means it has little punching power. Plus, there dangles the threat of a nuclear response.

When Pushp Comes To RTI Shove

A sting-happy journalist faces police intimidation for a story that embarrassed the government.

Hunt For The First Human

Cut marks on bone fossils found on an Indian foothill could well change the narrative on human evolution.

Will Subhash Chandra's RS Destiny Be Rewritten?

Will that sleight of blue ink that wrote Subhash Chandra's RS destiny be rewritten? If R.K. Anand can help it.

Shah Rukh Khan: 'Dignity Is More Important Than Hashtags.'

‘Woh aaye ghar mein hamare, khuda ki kudrat hai/Kabhi hum unko kabhi apne ghar ko dekhte hain….’ If Shahrukh Khan were to ever drop in at someone’s house, this might be the perfect couplet to describe that moment. But it’s he, the Badshah of Bollywood, who has a backstory for this Ghalib gem. Nothing around him—the feverish promotional melee, hopping from one vanity van to the other to meet co-actors, producers et al, delayed lunches, the disarmingly innocent AbRam who demands his dad’s time over “boring interviews”—is conducive to ruminating about poetry. But SRK shares an anecdote about how this couplet was inspired by a kleptomaniac friend of Ghalib’s and then goes on to the symbolic importance of the ‘saaqi’ figure in shayari. He cherishes his father’s reading of poetry, his words of explanation, and promises that none of the chaos will distract him from the conversation at hand, and it would be an interesting one too. Not vainly spoken, as Prachi Pinglay-Plumber discovers. Excerpts:

Pak Flag Or The IS Flag?

OBOR's binding terms perplex some in Pakistan, put India on careful watch, open up a vista of geo-political transformation

The Cow Protector's Justice

A brutal public beating of Dalits by gau rakshaks in Una sets off protests across Gujarat - the BJP feels the heat

Pokemonia! Pokemon Go Takes A Children's Game Outdoors

By combining cuteness, nostalgia and Augmented Reality, Pokémon GO has taken over the world.

Playing With Fire

The BJP could pay a heavy electoral price for forcing the citizenship bill on a reluct ant Northeast

Amarnath Killings: Identify Politics Of Murder And Mayhem

Mehbooba Mufti comes closer to the BJP as Kashmir battles another crisis —the killing of Amarnath yatris

Subramanian Swamy: A Guided Missile

The man is pugnacious but equally unpredictable. So is the BJP taking too big a risk by giving him a stage?

Can The Congress Ever Revive From Here?

Is it the end of the road for the Grand Old Party of India? Party leaders speak of the decline, the insipid leadership.

What Worked For Amma And Didi!

A contrast in method and style, Mamata and Jayalalitha have few peers in understanding mass electoral psychology

Is India's Increasing Closeness With US Dangerous? How Does It Affects China!

Modi plays a triangular balancing game with the US and China. Will he succeed?

The Strange And Murky Estate Heist

In the midst of the tussle within AIADMK, a break-in at Jayalalitha’s Kodanad retreat leads to much speculation and two suspicious deaths 

ISIS Whispers In God's Own Country

Young converts to Islam leaving their families behind stoke fears of extremist recruitment.

A Food Strike, Not Hunger

Post-UP loan waiver, Maharashtra farmers demand their due, and are refusing to budge until they get it

Mamata Banerjee: The Better For Wear

Trinamool, stung by scandal, has bungled on most poll promises. Yet, on the eve of polls, Mamata is the favorite. How does she do it?

Assembly Elections 2016: Floats Of Fancy In West Bengal

The more things change in Bengal, the more they remain the same.

Degree Of Pain On Calculus Of Caste

A new discourse on caste sweeps the campuses.

Indian Advertising: No Ideas, Sir Ji

An explosion of brands, consumer choices, multiplicity of media, squeeze on talent and focus on profit over creativity is posing challenges for the advertising industry. Can it regain its mojo?

From Bodybuilder To dancer, She's Breaking All The Barriers

Bodybuilder and dancer at once, this woman is breaking all the barriers

Where Necessity Beats Possibility

Karnataka, the state BJP banks on the most down south, is in for thrills as Congress-JD(S) dig it in