ONLY EKNATH

Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde may have turned a corner politically, and a significant one.

BJP REVAMPS TEAM K

For six months after its drubbing in the May 2023 assembly polls, the BJP party unit in Karnataka remained in a sort of limbo.

THE NOMINATION GAMES

Four years after the BJP-led government annulled Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, it moved an amendment bill in the Lok Sabha on December 5 to reserve seats for Kashmiri migrants (KMs) and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) refugees.

Clean Waters Run Deep

How Switzerland's 'Swisstainable' initiatives are facilitating a sustainable future with travellers as collaborators.

WHY ROCKS ARE THE NEW STOCKS WAKENT

Prices of rare coloured diamonds have risen by 77 per cent, which is why every smart investor wants one.

Trouble in Paradise

Besides being a mystery novel, Nilima Rao's A Disappearance in Fiji is also a critique of the indenture system

Off the Beaten Path

NAGA CHAITANYA MAKES HIS STREAMING DEBUT WITH DHOOTHA, WHERE HIS CHARACTER IS IN STARK CONTRAST TO HIS ROMANTIC HERO IMAGE IN TELUGU CINEMA

Back With a Bang

Pop-rock band Euphoria is celebrating 25 years since its debut with a special set at NH7 Weekender, a nationwide tour and fresh releases

FOR A SUITABLE RETURN

The government's big push on infrastructure has yielded dividends, but there's still miles to go

CREATING A PRIVATE SPACE

Experts deliberate on the role of the private sector in India's infrastructure development and the key hurdles that the government needs to ease

CHARTING A NEW FLIGHT PLAN

India needs to resolve the structural challenges that confront the aviation industry to make the best of the ever-widening opportunities

CLEAN POWER IMPERATIVE

India's green energy transition demands a sweeping overhaul of the sector-from infrastructure to financing and from hybrid systems to favourable regulations

A Powerhouse in the Making

Be it infrastructure development, attracting investment or agricultural production, Uttar Pradesh is now a leader among states

POLITICS OF THE BEAUTIFUL GAME

Seeking to channel football's all-pervading popularity in Bengal towards extending political control, the Trinamool Congress is spreading its tentacles in the sport's administration

A GLASS NEARLY FULL

SIX MONTHS ON, THE CONGRESS REGIME HAS ROLLED OUT FOUR OF THE FIVE PRE-POLL 'GUARANTEES', BUT A FEW HICCUPS REMAIN

THE HALAL HULLABALOO

The use of a 'halal' tag that certifies if a product is 'permissible for consumption under Islamic laws is, ironically, not permitted in Uttar Pradesh anymore.

PLAYING THE DIVISION GAME

THE CASTE CENSUS SHOULD HELP JAGAN'S YSRCP, WHICH HAS BEEN WOOING THE OBCs, A TRADITIONAL BASE OF THE RIVAL TDP, SINCE IT CAME TO POWER IN 2019

THE GREAT INDIAN RESCUE

Sixteen days too late, but Diwali finally came for the 41 labourers who got trapped after a portion of the under-construction Silkyara-Barkot tunnel collapsed in Uttarakhand on November 12.

TAKING THE MIC

Youtuber Bhuvan Bam on his latest act as commentator for the game show Takeshi's Castle and life since his OTT debut, Taaza Khabar

GOING THE DISTANCE

SHEER GRIT ENABLED PARALYMPIAN AND JAVELIN THROWER SUMIT ANTIL TO BAG GOLD AT THE ASIAN PARA GAMES IN HANGZHOU LAST MONTH

THREADS OF HERITAGE

The third edition of Sutr Santati: Then.Now.Next in Mumbai showcases an impressive repertoire of India's contemporary handmade textiles

Ocean of Stories

A podcast series on Audible, a new book on Jainism, and numerous books in the pipeline-Devdutt Pattanaik keeps the narrative flowing

EASY TRANSFER OF MUTUAL FUND HOLDINGS

A recent SEBI circular introduces smooth transmission of investments to family members after an investor's demise

THE BURDEN OF THE SANDWICH GENERATION

Juggling your financial needs with those of your children and aging parents is a challenge that can be overcome with a little bit of prudence

SHE'S IN THE LOBBY

Vasundhara Raje may be off the roster as the BJP's main face but she's the only local eminence there for other candidates, even if only those on her side are being graced with a rally (she's doing 60) in her whirlwind state tour.

Who Two?

Don't know Rajasthan Congress beyond Ashok Gehlot and D Sachin Pilot?

Clearance Sale

Indian gods can be moody.

AFTER SHAVE

It might be all the rage in the Indian cricket team, but in politics a beard still carries the old sense of renunciation or penance.

THE POSTMAN RINGS THRICE

Is Shivraj Singh Chouhan already contemplating a quiet, retired life looking at the grass grow on a colonial bungalow's lawn?