In this issue

Karnataka elections: Exclusive interview with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.

Also read about Ukraine's 'pain diplomacy' in India, exclusive interview with former India captain and ex-BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly, and much more.

Free HEALTH supplement, too, with the latest issue now on stands.

Sudan's war: military v. militia

Those of us who were in school in the 1970s and earlier had heard of Sudan only in English grammar classes. Our teachers told us that there ought to be a ‘the’ before Sudan, Punjab, Netherlands, Hague, and a few such places.

2 mins

DANGEROUS MIX

How topography and cultural similarities with locals aid militants in Jammu's Rajouri and Poonch

5 mins

Modi is a PR bubble that will burst one day

As important as winning elections, the Congress chief knows opposition unity might come at a price but that is nothing before the larger cause

10+ mins

HAND IN HAND

Mallikarjun Kharge is the unifier the Congress and the larger opposition require

7 mins

THREE TO TANGLE

BJP expects its social engineering tactics to win it another term, while Congress pins its hopes on the rebellion within the ruling party. Both parties are keen to keep the JD(S) out

10+ mins

Game for a fight

'Other parties' which could hurt the main contenders

2 mins

Keeping it in our pants

As a Generation X desi, who spent her childhood being bombarded by the family planning initiatives of the government of India (Hum Do, Hamare Do, Mala-D, Nirodh, Ek-ya-do-hi-bachhe-ho-sakte-hain-acche, small family, happy family, etc) I was pleasantly surprised to learn that last year, India, very casually, achieved replacement reproduction rate.

2 mins

When former friends fight

Understanding the conflict in Sudan

4 mins

Walk of wonders

Space meets spirituality in the ₹850-crore Mahakal Lok corridor in Ujjain

2 mins

RIGHT CLICK

Thanks to manufacturing sops, domestic demand and robust exports, India has a thriving electronics goods segment

5 mins

Climate finance is as much a tactical issue as it is a moral one

Avinash Persaud, climate finance expert and special envoy to the prime minister of Barbados

5 mins

India has all the chances of winning WTC final

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW SOURAV GANGULY, director, Delhi Capitals

4 mins

Sachin's simple genius

It is hard to believe that cricket’s ‘boy wonder’ has turned 50! I am writing this on his special birthday, with my heart puffed up with parochial pride—Aamcha Sachin from Aamchi Mumbai is dominating media space, with fans and commentators falling over backwards to laud the man who made cricketing history.

2 mins

THE ART OF DEFIANCE

How culture warriors in Delhi are aiding Ukraine's valiant struggle against Russia

5 mins

Same sex, same wardrobes

I have been closely following the hearings on same-sex marriage in the Supreme Court.

2 mins

In full Blume

Judy Blume Forever is an honest documentary of a fearless author

4 mins

FIGHT CLUB

Garmi has all the right elements, but in this case, many rights make a wrong

2 mins

Bitter, better pill

The drug price hike-though a strain on essential to cover the consumers-is loss of manufacturers and for quality control, say experts

5 mins

FACE OF A FORGOTTEN WAR

Five Yemeni farmers recount the horrors of war, and how doctors in India healed their wounds

9 mins

THE ART OF EATING WITH HANDS

AND HOW IT AIDS DIGESTION AND MINDFUL EATING

5 mins

Diabetes and varicose veins

Varicose veins and diabetes are not really interdependent. Diabetes per se does not cause varicose veins.

1 min

Breathe free

How you should deal with severe asthma

2 mins

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