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Modicare: Insurance Policy 2019
Jaitley promises succour, belatedly, to aggrieved sectors. But is it too thin a supply of oxygen for India’s distressed?
7 min |
February 12, 2018
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Modi Still BJP's Trump Card
After the tough Gujarat polls and ­Rajasthan drubbing, in the duo’s last mile dash, Modicare, MSP, even DeMo will all be ammunition to snipe at the Congress’s scam skeletons. But BJP insiders agree it is not an easy task.
6 min |
February 19, 2018
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Modi-Yogi Bhakts Aplenty, But Jobs?
Besides Muslims, Dalits are the only vocal section that has turned against the BJP in UP
8 min |
February 19, 2018
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Where Party Has Withered Away
A tie-up with Congress would have yielded zilch, given the total absence of CPI(M) cadres in the Bengal countryside
9 min |
February 19, 2018
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I Would Love To Carry The Bequest Of My Dida, But With My Own Persona
In a freewheeling interview, Raima Sen looks back at her journey as an actress, her memorable roles in Hindi and Bengali cinema, sibling rivalry at home with Riya Sen, her mother’s foray into politics and, above all, her legendary grandmother’s decision to turn a recluse at the height of her fame.
8 min |
February 19, 2018
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Festoon Of Schemes Dangling
Siddaramaiah is sure about retaining power, banking on an array of welfare projects
5 min |
April 16, 2018
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Keep It Simple, Stupid
Focussing on citizens’ behaviour and segregation at source brings results
5 min |
April 23, 2018
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Not Exactly Virgin Soil To Plough
BSY is Karnataka BJP’s face in the battle for power. The party doesn’t want signs of its past mistake to re-emerge.
5 min |
April 23, 2018
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Service, Then Jubilation
Young Indians are plucking gold at the CWG at will. Tougher challenges await them at August’s Asiad.
6 min |
April 23, 2018
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The Beneficial Distributaries
Cauvery may have been the stated cause but DMK has a more mundane agenda: increase its Delta votes
6 min |
April 30, 2018
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Vachana Versus Vachana
Theology and politics? Questions of self-definition roil Lin gayat country ahead of polls.
8 min |
April 30, 2018
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Raptors Of Hatred
An eight-year-old girl’s gory end took J&K’s ruling coalition to the brink and back
9 min |
April 30, 2018
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Default Sinkholes
The regulatory tool seeking to minimise damage from the menace of mounting NPAs was given new teeth, but it will be a long and hard road to recovery
5 min |
April 30, 2018
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Saved, Yet Shamed
India trims the annual increase of HIV/AIDS cases by 57 per cent since 2000. But social stigma lives on.
8 min |
April 30, 2018
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Tiger Tiger, Burning Bronze
Tiger Shroff breaks the Box Office as a ‘dance­action’ star
7 min |
April 30, 2018
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Passing Shot At The Summit
Srikanth climbs atop the badminton heap. True grit bears fruit. Doggedness will keep him there.
10 min |
April 30, 2018
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With Allah On The ­Loudspeaker
The BJP rustles up a mix of Indian nationalism and Kashmiri Muslim identity for a toehold in the Valley
7 min |
January 15, 2018
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Still, The Pen Remains Mightier
Gauri Lankesh never compromised with truth-telling. This anthology charts her career, including that courageous switch to Kannada journalism.
3 min |
January 15, 2018
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Wanted: More Women Heading The Machine
Women directors have yet to follow the trend their male counterparts are encashing—turning producer
3 min |
January 15, 2018
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What He said Was In The Past
Trump’s volte face on Pakistan startles India. But impetuosity apart, harder realities may have forced the presidential tweet.
5 min |
October 30, 2017
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No Curl Yet Over The Wall
Federational bungling for decades and lack of structure turned India, a proud footballing nation, into perpetual minnows. To harness the positive charge of the U-17 World Cup, Indian football needs a determined, tactical overhaul.
10+ min |
October 30, 2017
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Another 1983, For Football
The tricolour flew high in Asian football. Early stirrings of a recovery can be felt now.
7 min |
October 30, 2017
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Populism To Kill The Best
The fuss over Delhi Metro’s fare hike is a test case of how to run such fast-spreading networks
7 min |
October 30, 2017
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The Hint Of A Forked Tongue
The Dalai Lama’s proposed visit to Tawang elicits a warning and tough talk on the border issue from China
6 min |
March 20, 2017
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How Start-Ups Die!
They were to inherit the earth. Start-ups, the playfield of the young and the restless, have had a hard reality check. What gives?
8 min |
March 20, 2017
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The Election Is Not A Funeral
The seven per cent turnout in the Srinagar bypoll marks a new low for Kashmir’s pro-India parties.
5 min |
April 24, 2017
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Cash-for-votes That Marred An Election
RK Nagar leaves a dirty spot on Tamil Nadu’s poll scene, signalling it’s all about power to the moneybags.
6 min |
April 24, 2017
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All Red in the Rear View Mirror
Former Naxalite Ashim Chatterjee looks back at the rebellion that made him.
5 min |
April 24, 2017
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New Maoist Revolts Didn't Identify Enemy, Have Plan for Land Capture
Santosh Rana was a 23-year-old student at Calcutta’s Presidency College in 1967 when the Naxalbari rebellion erupted. Having immediately plunged into the movement, he later went on to question a few of its methodologies and tactics. As the movement turns 50 in May this year, the 74-year-old, who is a cancer-survivor, reminisces in an interview with Dola Mitra.
5 min |
April 24, 2017
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The Balladeer's Mutiny
For decades, the shirtless bard’s stirring songs lent punch to a class struggle. Gaddar may carry on singing, but his opting to be a voter implies the mutation of a rebel note.
6 min |