MAMATA'S LONE MARCH

Scattering to the winds any remaining vestige of the I.N.D.I.A. bloc in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee on March 10 announced party candidates from all 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state.

DRAMA BY DESIGN

When ebony meets ivory magic follows. We explore the nuances of the timeless combination of black and white.

Sustainable Style File

Here's how you can pick up fun, functional and fantastic eco-friendly products for your home

EARTHY ELEGANCE

Terracotta jali, brick walls and plenty of natural light are the defining factors of this bungalow in Bangalore

A CREATIVE COUPLING

If you are looking to double the fun and make things twice as nice, then deep dive into architects Sonali Bhagwati and Sohrab Dalal's interesting design journey

COLOUR DRENCHING

All you need to know about this powerful technique to create an illusion of space in compact rooms

KEEPING THE FAITH

Working on his new documentary, JioCinema's Ram Janmabhoomi: Return of a Splendid Sun, was a divine experience for Amish

Galloping to Glory

India's equestrian trailblazer Anush Agarwalla rides towards Olympic dreams in the artful sport of dressage

Best of Both Worlds

Musician Talvin Singh, who straddles electronic and Indian classical, is busy with collaborations, creating sound art, learning new instruments, and, yes, a new solo album after nearly two decades

BRINGING GANDHI TO THE FUTURE

THE PROPOSED Rs 1,200 CRORE SABARMATI ASHRAM REVAMP PROJECT UNVEILED BY PM MODI WILL ALLOW TOURISTS A MORE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE

YOUNGER LEGS FOR THE RACE

Farm-fresh, caste-positive and no baggage - that's what Khattar protege Nayab Singh Saini brings to the table as the BJP attempts a political makeover just before a brace of crucial polls in Haryana

KCR LOOKS FOR MAYA

A year is a long time in politics, and no one knows it better than Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) chief and former chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR), who is now finding it difficult to field worthy contestants for the 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana.

The Gateway to Europe

On March 10, India signed a trade pact with the fournation European Free Trade Association (EFTA), an intergovernmental grouping of Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. As part of it, the countries have committed to invest $100 billion (over Rs 8 lakh crore) in India, which is expected to generate one million jobs in 15 years.

RISE OF THE HOMEPRENEURS

In urban areas, women-led home enterprises are leveraging the opportunity offered by the digital boom to scale up their aspirations

"ODISHA'S NEXT DECADE WILL BE ABOUT THE YOUTH"

Former IAS officer and now Biju Janata Dal leader V.K. Pandian, who heads Odisha's revolutionary 5T (transparency, technology, teamwork, time and transformation) model of governance, spoke to Group Editorial Director (Publishing) Raj Chengappa, on how the initiative is changing citizens' experience for the better. Excerpts from the interview

THE ODISHA MOMENT

The state's transformative journey-from poverty to prosperity-under the leadership of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, made for some fascinating discussions at the India Today State of the State Conclave in Bhubaneswar

A STORM IN SANDESHKHALI

The arrest of TMC strongman Sheikh Shahjahan has come as a relief for the people of Sandeshkhali. While they accuse him of a wide range of violations—from dispensing arbitrary justice to extortion—the scandal may impact the TMC’s performance in the Lok Sabha polls. An on the spot report

UDDHAV AND THE ART OF MANAGING CONTRADICTIONS

DESPITE THE SETBACKS, THACKERAY’S SENA UBT) STILL HAS THE SYMPATHY FACTOR GOING FOR IT. BUT IT’S AN UPHILL TASK, MANAGING THE ALLIANCE, WOOING NEW VOTER BLOCS AND KEEPING HIS CORE MARATHI VOTE INTACT

FALL OF THE ICONS

The inside story of how the two poster boys of India's start-up ecosystem-Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma and Byju Raveendran of BYJU'Sscaled great heights only to script their own downfall

INDIA LEADS THE PUSHBACK

India’s commerce & industry minister Piyush Goyal may have been two days late to join deliberations at the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Abu Dhabi, but his presence was felt as soon as he arrived.

DIRECT FLIGHT TO AYYAPPA

Kerala’s fifth airport is coming up in the hills of Erumely in Kottayam district, some 54 km from the famous Sabarimala temple dedicated to Lord Ayyappa.

THE HEADS KEEP ROLLING

Is a clash between its directors and the board of governors taking a toll on the venerable Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs)? If recent events at IIM Calcutta are to be taken at face value, that question is merely rhetorical.

NITISH IN A SAFFRON MAZE

On March 2, a day after celebrating his 73rd birthday, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar was sharing the stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Aurangabad district and sounding a bit contrite.

BJP'S RETURN GIFTS

Not many outside Uttar Pradesh would have heard of Sanjay Nishad, Om Prakash Rajbhar, Keshav Dev Maurya or Chandrashekhar Azad before election season added some extra centigrades to the warming air.

THE NEW WAVE OF POLITICAL FILMS

FROM THE ABROGATION OF ARTICLE 370 TO THE GODHRA TRAIN INCIDENT, HINDI FILMS ARE USING DEFINING, AND OFTEN DIVISIVE, INCIDENTS FROM THE IMMEDIATE PAST TO SPIN OPINIONATED POLITICAL NARRATIVES

SWIFT TACTICAL AIRLIFTS TO THE BORDER

The Indian Air Force strengthens its ability to deploy at short notice men and materiel to its northern borders, especially the one with China, thanks to an expanding network of all-weather landing grounds, demonstrated most recently by the night landing of an IAF C-130J transport aircraft at the high-altitude Kargil airfield

TEJASHWI SPREADS HIS NET FAR AND WIDE

With Nitish Kumar having crossed over to the Opposition side, Tejashwi Yadav pitches himself as the leader of the masses, promising them economic and social justice as he traverses the state

INDIA'S VANISHING BIRDS

CLIMATE CHANGE, DEFORESTATION, DISEASE AND HUMAN APATHY ARE TAKING A TOLL ON OUR AVIAN HERITAGE. IF WE DON’T ACT NOW, WE WILL LOSE SOME BIRDS FOREVER

A RAGING SANDSTORM

A newbie chief minister always elicits some curiosity. Add some extra layers to that when you have someone like Rajasthan's Bhajan Lal Sharma, who came from beyond the pale of perhaps his own ambition to occupy high office.

Patwari Plots a Revival

The walls of Jitendra 'Jitu' Patwari's office at his 74 Bungalows residence in Bhopal are covered with photos of the Congress pantheon.