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How To Break The Impasse
The gridlock in eastern Ladakh is total, and the border crisis between India and China seems to have hit a cul-de-sac.
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October 05, 2020
India Today
THE POLITICS OF MSP
Three highly contentious farm bills made their way through the Rajya Sabha between September 20 and 22, amid vociferous political opposition and farmer protests in the country.
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October 05, 2020
India Today
THE SECOND WAVE
With cases of Covid reinfections surfacing in the country, is India’s low case fatality rate (CFR) really any cause for comfort?
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October 05, 2020
India Today
SHOOTING BLUES
With many testing positive for Covid, and elderly actors and crew in the mix, the resumption of work in the entertainment industry has been marked with a shiver of fear
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October 05, 2020
India Today
THE PASWAN FACTOR
THE YOUNG PASWAN SCION IS SEEKING TO CARVE A SPACE FOR HIMSELF IN REGIONAL POLITICS, AND IS UNWILLING TO CONCEDE THE LJP’S SHARE OF SEATS TO NITISH AND THE JD(U)
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October 05, 2020
India Today
FRACTURED LEGACY
THE RULING AIADMK AND JAYALALITHAA’S ESTRANGED HEIRS BATTLE FOR CONTROL OF THE LATE CM’S ICONIC RESIDENCE, VEDA NILAYAM
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October 05, 2020
India Today
Uddhav Thackeray In The Eye Of A Storm
CM Uddhav Thackeray is under fire as Maharashtra struggles to contain the pandemic and revive industrial growth in the state. The poor handling of the Sushant Singh Rajput case has done him no favours
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September 28, 2020
India Today
Why Social Media Wants You Angry
How the business models of social media platforms thrive on anger, hatred and the divisive fake narratives often spread by political parties
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September 28, 2020
India Today
THE BATTLE OF ALLIANCES
The NDA goes into the Bihar election as the clear favourite, buoyed by Nitish’s credibility and thanks to the disarray in an RJD-(mis)led opposition. But it needs to quickly iron out differences among its two main constituents over seat distribution
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September 28, 2020
India Today
IN THE LEFT LANE
On August 5, Debesh Das, a minister in the erstwhile Left Front government in West Bengal, received an unexpected phone call.
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September 28, 2020
India Today
A BREAKDOWN OF TRUST
Three years after India began implementing a bold new, if still undercooked, Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime on July 1, 2017, a hard-won agreement between the Centre and states on the terms of transition is being severely tested.
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September 28, 2020
India Today
The Cold War In Ladakh
As the India-China standoff near winter, the armed forces ramp up abilities to sustain themselves through it. Who will win the game of logistics?
10 min |
September 28, 2020
India Today
Should India Make Cannabis Legal?
Given its widespread use and the ancient and well-established culture of marijuana consumption in this country, it’s time for a conversation on decriminalising the drug
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September 28, 2020
India Today
TWO LEADERS AND AN ELECTION
MADHYA PRADESH BY POLLS
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September 28, 2020
India Today
REIMAGINING PROVOCATION
DELHI RIOTS INVESTIGATION
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September 28, 2020
India Today
FARMERS' MARKET
THREE HOTLY CONTESTED AGRICULTURE SECTOR BILLS, WITH FAR-REACHING CONSEQUENCES FOR FARMERS, ARE IN PARLIAMENT. WHY FARMER GROUPS ARE WORRIED
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September 28, 2020
India Today
Covid-19: The New Battlefields
In its villages, where cases are on a sharp upswing, India’s battle against the pandemic is on a wing and a prayer, given the desperately inadequate public health infrastructure in the hinterland
10 min |
September 21, 2020
India Today
Mumbai Gets A Green Reprieve
Aarey Milk Colony
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September 21, 2020
India Today
BORDER BRINKMANSHIP
AN INDIAN ARMY COUNTER-MOVE SURPRISES THE CHINESE ARMY IN EASTERN LADAKH BUT THE TENSE SITUATION BRINGS BOTH SIDES CLOSER THAN EVER TO A MILITARY CLASH. IN CHUSHUL LIES THE KEY TO EITHER RESOLVING THE BORDER DEADLOCK OR EXPANDING THE THEATRE OF CONFLICT
9 min |
September 21, 2020
India Today
The Best finish Last
From the finest to the most famed, here is India’s favourite selection of the top ten cigar brands available in the country.
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September 21, 2020
India Today
PRINCE OF TRINAMOOL
MAMATA’S NEPHEW ABHISHEK BANERJEE HAS TIGHTENED HIS GRIP ON THE PARTY, AND IS EFFECTIVELY THE STRATEGIC HQ OF THE TRINAMOOL CONGRESS FOR THE BIG ELECTION BATTLE OF 2021
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September 21, 2020
India Today
RELENTLESS RANAUT
KANGANA RANAUT’S VITRIOLIC CRUSADE FOR ‘JUSTICE’ SHIFTS AIM FROM BOLLYWOOD TO THE MAHARASHTRA GOVERNMENT. WITH SO MANY ENEMIES, SHE MAY EVEN HAVE AN ARGUMENT FOR THE OSTENTATIOUS Y+ SECURITY
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September 21, 2020
India Today
THE DUBIOUS HIGHS OF TINSELTOWN
Sushant Singh Rajput’s death has opened a Pandora’s box for Bollywood. The NCB is likely to launch a crackdown on the industry’s drug nexus soon
8 min |
September 21, 2020
India Today
History's Treasure Trove
From the undiscovered travelling trunks of a princess to the catwalks of couture, bespoke, limited-edition sarees are the new rage.
4 min |
September 21, 2020
India Today
CHANGING TRACKS
A CASH-STRAPPED RAILWAYS RESTRUCTURES ITS BOARD AND EYES PRIVATE CAPITAL TO REVIVE ITS FORTUNES. ITS TURNAROUND, THOUGH, WILL REQUIRE FAST-PACED AND CONTINUING REFORMS
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September 21, 2020
India Today
A DRASTIC OVERHAUL
On September 7, the Telangana government announced a suspension of land registration services in the state, with immediate effect.
5 min |
September 21, 2020
India Today
Making The Cut - The Shadow King
The four novels by Black writers on the Booker longlist that deserve a spot in the shortlist
5 min |
September 14, 2020
India Today
BOOKS Of Mothers and Melancholia
With her novel on the Booker Prize longlist, Avni Doshi is finding the wider readership she deserves
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September 14, 2020
India Today
The Measure Of A Lockdown
In responding to the Covid-19 pandemic, India imposed one of the most stringent lockdowns anywhere in the world, beginning March 25. “Jaan hai to jahaan hai (life before anything else),” Prime Minister Narendra Modi famously said, rationalizing the total lockdown. But the economy, which was already in the midst of a slowdown, paid a very heavy price. Much has been said and written on the economic consequences of the controversial decision, and now the GDP data for the April-June quarter shows the full extent of the damage caused—the economy shrank 23.9 per cent in that period. The manufacturing sector collapsed by 39.3 per cent, while construction activity fell by 50.3 per cent. The trade, hotels, transport, and communications sector shrank by 47 per cent, with investment activity declining by 47.1 per cent. However, government consumption expenditure grew by 16.4 per cent.
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September 14, 2020
India Today
The Future Of Indian Retail
For several years, Kishore Biyani, the 59-year-old founder and CEO of the Future Group, would just brush aside the idea that e-commerce was any kind of threat to India’s traditional brick-and-mortar retail business. Credited with pioneering organized retail in the country, he was a firm believer in the Indian shopper’s preference for the touch-and-feel experience of physical shopping. For years, Biyani seemed to be right, at least going by the scenes at his Big Bazaar stores, where people jostled for space on mega sale days. A three-decade veteran in modern retail, Biyani kept expanding his store count, taking the number to 1,800 across formats—apparel, lifestyle, and groceries. Flush with funds from banks, he also acquired as many as six companies in the past seven years to expand his reach. However, this did strain the Future Group’s finances—on sales of Rs 26,000 crore, his company’s debt ballooned to Rs 13,000 crore. When the pandemic set in and the lockdown abruptly halted business, he was pushed closer to defaulting on his loans. The absence of an e-commerce arm made matters worse.
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