In this issue

EUPHORIA & WORRY - Major gains by the BJP in the North-East have been marred by losses in key constituencies of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

Why Did Ratan Tata Feel Compelled To Take Charge Again?

Did Cyrus Mistry fall victim to an ossified corporate culture or did he violate Tata Sons’ ethos and culture? MG BanGa tells the story so far.

10+ mins

Misguided Youths Or Trained Terrorists?

As part of a dangerous trend emerging across the world, homegrown ISIL sympathisers are willing and attempting to carry out deadly terror attacks without any comprehensive support system.

5 mins

Indian Railways: Living In Dreams

Indian Railways is changing track, giving up its separate Budget and experimenting with surge pricing on three popular trains. That leaves the behemoth with no funds to replace ageing assets and encourage further investments.

10+ mins

Priyanka Gandhi Agreed To Play Bigger Role In UP

Further delay in decision making could be detrimental to the party’s goal to rejuvenate its prospects in the State Assembly elections.

4 mins

Mission 2019: Banega Swachh India?

Two years ago, Modi kicked off a cleanliness drive in a spectacular way. Showing the contrast between world cities and Gurgaon, MG BANGA suggests ways in which the mission can be accomplished by 2019.

7 mins

The Goodwill Enjoyed By Mehabooba Mufti Has Been Erased!

Mehbooba Mufti risks losing her popularity and irking her party ranks by using New Delhi’s rulebook to deal with the unrest in Kashmir.

8 mins

Is China's Support To Pakistan, Big Threat To India?

New Delhi needs to be cautious as in Pakistan’s scheme of things, strategic ties with China can serve as a powerful weapon to deal with adversaries like India.

4 mins

Panama Papers: Nawaz Sharif'S Troubles Escalate

After his name surfaced in the Panama paper leak following several other charges of money laundering filed against him, there is pressure on Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif to resign.

5 mins

This Potus Will Make The World Go Bust

The man who believes global warming is a hoax and has a short attention span will now preside over the affairs not just of the United States but of the whole world. A daunting prospect.

9 mins

Reel-Life Bohemians, Real-Life Hyprocrites

ADHM vs Palm Grove Heights: In cinematic life, two strangers Ranbir and Anushka meet in a pub in London and go on a kissing spree while in actual life back in India, a woman from Barcelona was evicted from her male friend’s home in Gurugram. Is cinema really a mirror of society?

4 mins

Not Much of a Democrat but Amma Made a Mark

Jaya was narcissistic and neck-deep in graft. However, she had many qualities that made her a shrewd politician and good mass leader. Women could learn a lesson or two from her on leadership.

5 mins

Safe Journeys a far Cry

Safety of rail travel can hardly be ensured when thousands of vacancies are not being filled, perhaps as a prelude to privatization.

4 mins

Assembly Polls an Acid Test for Modi's Performance

This time around the prime minister would be seeking a verdict on his performance, including demonetisation drive.

7 mins

More Power to Solar Plans

As the sun shines 300 days in a year, proper utilisation of solar power could undoubtedly light up millions of houses without availability to conventional power across the country.

7 mins

What Changed After Nirbhaya

In 2012, the brutal gangrape of Nirbhaya led to a series of protests that shook the capital. Three years and a change of government later, the women in Delhi look back at the incident and its aftermath.

5 mins

Assembly Elections: No Correction Of Course In Sight For BJP

With the Modi wave no longer strong enough to ride on, the BJP may toe the RSS line in the coming Assembly elections. KN Ashok reports.

4 mins

Russia And Syria: Cold War Redux

The way Russia turned the Syrian war around puts a question mark on the future of US domination of the world.

10+ mins

What Does Paris Deal Mean For India?

Right to develop should not deter India from tackling environmental destruction.

5 mins

Move Over, The Saudi Suffragettes Are Here

The kingdom might still have a long way to go but the right to vote and elect women to office deserves recognition. After all, didn't all movements towards gender equality start similarly, asks Deepti Sreeram.

5 mins

Nehruvian Model: Why Science Education Didn't Help The Common Man

The Nehruvian scientific model failed to cater to the masses, creating institutions such as the IITs which became training centres for corporates

3 mins

Phoolan Devi Case: After 34 Years Accused Is Declared Juvenile

The 1981 Behmai Massacre involving Phoolan Devi has been forgotten by most. Now a district court has declared one of the accused as a juvenile at the time of the crime. 

6 mins

The Great Indian Hindu Kush Challenge

Diplomatic cunning could bring India more of the Afghan booty.

6 mins

Rohith Vemula’s suicide: Turning Point For Politics In India

Rohith Vemula’s suicide follows a long history of discrimination against Dalits in universities and other centres of higher education. Could this be a turning point for Dalit and student politics in India?

10 mins

Why Sunny The “Whole Woman” Will Always Remain A Mystery?

Does Sunny Leone, the porn star really stand in the way of Sunny Leone the Bollywood actor? In the age of the Internet, who are we fooling? Asks Usri Basistha

6 mins

Will Jaitley Play Rescuer Or Will The Opposition Prevail?

The finance minister is set to present the budget amid signs of economic distress and political opposition. Will he turn it around? KN Ashok asks.

5 mins

One Year Of AAP: Pass Or Fail

What you think about one year of AAP in power seems to be largely decided by which Delhi you live in: the Delhi of the middle classes or the Delhi of the poor.

10+ mins

JNU, The Island Of Leftist Politics!

What makes JNU, the island of Leftist politics and how it challenges Hindutva-happy nationalism with its competing version?

9 mins

A Right Wing Wrap Around Nationalism

Sangh Parivar’s attempt to neutralise dissenters by portraying them as anti-nationals is a deliberate ploy to reap electoral rewards. 

3 mins

Fill It, Shut It, Forget It?

The Sutlej-Yamuna link canal was dug to channel water from Punjab to Haryana. Is Badal’s new law a masterstroke or a  declaration of hostilities against the neighbour?

7 mins

Woe In The Womb

Gestational diabetes is becoming a common condition during pregnancy that can also affect the baby’s health,finds Shalini Bhardwaj

3 mins

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