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General Peacenik?
A Pakistani general and a dove? It would usually be an oxymoron. But AfPak, BRICS all set a new context.
Faultlines In The Economy
Part of Modi’s original agenda is in need of a serious boost. How will he revisit it?
The Chief Question Is: What's Right?
Other angles to the case aside, has the CJI, accused of sexual harrassment, bypassed due process?
The Bells Tolled Fear
ISIS or not, the failure to stop the Easter Sunday attacks brings Sri Lanka’s fractured polity into focus. They must now maintain peace.
Hit Twice, And You're Out
Conflict of interest is an old bane of Indian cricket. Cases against Ganguly, Laxman etc must deliver justice.
Primordial Molecule
Discovery of Helium Hydride underlines mankind’s unending quest for truth
Her Crown Of Thorns
What women candidates face during campaigning is a nightmare. The solution: more women MPs and MLAs.
Bills Can Bite Back
The BJP’s citizenship bill push in the northeast can cost it electorally
One Nation, Many Nays
Centre’s proposals for single-point solutions to state subjects raise the Opposition’s heckles
The Valley's Will
Persuasion is the only effective solution, not stealth and sieges
Selfie Sex On The Wifi
Couples are shooting themselves—not with bullets, but the phonecam. And sharing their moments of intimacy. It’s just another shock to the laws that police pleasure and sexuality.
Minimal Support Price
The much ­hyped hike in the MSP of 14 crops is too little and most farmers are unlikely to benefit
Move Over To The Data Call
The government’s plans to lift restrictions on VoIP calls will usher in a new era of telephony in India
Reach For A Cant, Leap For The Stars
Raiders from the new ark—TV’s Pro-Kabaddi League—are India’s new heroes who earn in crores
Biking Back To Happiness
Nostalgia for the legendary Jawa motorcycle has given rise to quite thew craze
Gas And The Greater Game
Indian diplomacy during Putins visit was masterful, but defence cooperation alone cannot sustain the relationshipmore economic content is vital.
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