In this issue

76 Why Only Diesel?
Diesel contributes to a minimal level of pollution in Delhi-NCR, yet it is the only fuel being blamed
80 Oversmart City Dreams?
The government’s smart city plans won’t solve any urban problems, but only create digitised enclaves
84 Online Personal Loans
Uptil now, online loan platforms were running without any regulations
3 LEADERS 8 LETTERS 18 SEVEN DAYS 20 DEEP THROAT 88 BIZTRO 98 TRACK TWO
100 EAT, PRAY, LIVE 106 THE SKED 114 BOOKS 118 THE REVIEWS 120 TRENDING 122 DIARY

We Need A 'New Deal' To Come Out Of Jobless Growth

Elected general secretary of the CPI(M) last year, Rajya Sabha member Sitaram Yechury, 63, has had a patchy record—an expected electoral win in Kerala was partly eclipsed by a drubbing in West Bengal, where he is said to have willy-nilly gone along with the state unit’s insistence on an “arrangement” with the Congress, against the party’s much-ballyhooed ‘Vizag line’. In a freewheeling interview with Bula Devi, Yechury denies suggestions that the Left is on the decline, demands a ban on futures trading to control prices of essential commodities and claims that only seven per cent of workers today are unionised —the biggest challenge for the Left. Excerpts:

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The Third Gender, Free To Fly

A recoiling society banishes transgenders to the wretched margins. As a bill in Parliament pledges protection, these Indians glimpse freedom.

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