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Leeway To Ladakh
Kashmir sees political message as Leh gets more autonomy.
May I Overcharge You
Banks are fleecing customers to shore up their profits and offset the dead weight of bad loans to corporates.
Peace Just At Arm's Length
Resolving Doklam needs steady hands. Will Xi Jinping emulate the Mao of ’62, or show mature diplomacy?
ISI To ISIS: The New Code
Now, funerals of militants see black Islamic State flags being waved in place of green Pakistani ones.
To Stitch'em A Forked Tongue
Battling a many-voices-no-impact jinx, the Congress regroups its top communicators. Will it work?
Paika Marks A New March
The country’s east is BJP’s next terrain for political expansion. In Orissa, the first move is proving smart.
Why Look The Other Way?
The CM cold­shoulders a ‘Khalistan­-linked’ Sikh minister from Canada in India. Not all are pleased.
Grab It By The Grassroots
Now No. 2 in Bengal, the BJP’s plan to reach the top hinges on its ground workers and the Muslim vote
Laying Brics On China Road
Modi’s decision to attend the BRICS Summit helped defuse Doklam. It can be used as a platform for peace.
Quest For Kshatriyahood
Western UP Jats validate future alliances with ‘close’ castes. Assumed valour is the charm, but there are catches.
Family Portraits Of The Nation
A shared grief unites kin of CRPF men killed in J&K with those of colleagues who fell in Dantewada nine years ago
Ghosts Who Walk The Gag
A satirical film that dares to hint at Bengal’s political reality is taken off theatres at the behest of ‘authorities’
Who's That Man ?
Indira Gandhi had R.K. Dhawan. Rajiv had his elite cabal. But the ‘backroom boys’ of the 21st century are an evolving species.
An Applecart Turner
In Shah Faesal, the NC sees a beessaalbaad reflection
BJP has emerged As The Nucleus Of Indian Polity
BJP national general secretary Bhupender Yadav, a Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan, is considered one of the architects of the party’s dominant performance in the Lok Sabha elections.
Congress Law Of Intertia
A Gandhi never quits? But Rahul Gandhi as party president has not proved to be the galvaniser that Sonia was.
By Polls To Their Rescue
Focus on assembly bypolls instead of Lok Sabha polls paid off for the AIADMK.
In Search Of The God Of Rain
TN temple trusts angry over government prayer fiat.
Muddy Water Eddy
Lok Sabha rout strains the seams of Congress-JD(S) stitch-up.
Hindu, Hinduer, Hinduest
Congress president Rahul Gandhi chose the 14th-century temple of Brahma in Pushkar, Ajmer, in poll-bound Rajasthan, to furnish his Brahminical credentials—a Kaul Kashmiri Brahmin of Dattatreya gotra.
Killer Instinct Doesn't Mean You Show Emotions
Counted amongst the ‘fabulous five’ of Indian batting along with Tendulkar, Dravid, Ganguly and Sehwag, V.V.S. Laxman, when in full flow, mesmerised fans with his wristy play and silken, effortless touch. Australia, in particular, bore the brunt of his prowess as he piled up 2,434 runs in 29 Tests against them, with six centuries.
Odisha Sets A New Benchmark With Hockey World Cup
woos tourists with other festivities as well!
Beyond Research
Educational institutions must promote community-building, problem-solving and entrepreneurship
Oxomiya, The Poet
Poetry has become the medium of protest for Assam’s Miya community
A Flood Of Dry Taps!
It’s official: the worst water crisis in our national history is upon us now. But we also see signs of a fight to save us from a dry future.
Bite The Trencher, Eat The Curd
Environment friendly, tasty and modish, edible crockery and cutlery are going down the gullet
The Sun God's Own Country
Ravaged by floods last year, the state now faces a freakishly hot summer
Bitter-sweet Harvest
Higher Production and Stagnant Demand Leave Farmers With Rising Unpaid Dues Once Again
Lessons, At School And In Life
A day in the life of a quiet 11-year-old state school student, who loves nothing more than drawing life in colour on paper.
Shoot Me With A Slogun
If politics is in our blood, the slogan is the pulse. Its rhythms aren’t partisan : they create a community of words.