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Challenging The Old Guard
With the Carnival, Kia is aiming to trump a product unrivalled in India – the Toyota Innova. But, is Kia’s latest product really good enough to challenge a model that’s a brand in and of itself?
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February 24, 2020
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Election Trumpet From Sabarmati
Gujarati support can lift US President’s mood; a happy Trump is vital for India’s bid to expand its geo-strategic space
5 min |
February 24, 2020
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A Rare Case of Extreme Apathy
The draft National Policy for Rare Diseases disappoints parents who had hoped the State would help their kids find better care
5 min |
February 24, 2020
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‘It is better to speak out and live with a spine'
Taapsee Pannu is ready to deliver another hard-hitting film, Thappad, which tackles domestic violence. In conversation with Giridhar Jha, the feisty actress talks about the movie, her firebrand image and why celebrities should not refrain from speaking out. Excerpts:
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February 17, 2020
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THEIR DARES, THEIR TUNTS
They are the riders from hell. Within each one brews a storm, to do daredevil acts.
4 min |
February 17, 2020
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THE END OF SILENCE
Liberty, equality, sorority. With its collective self-representation by Muslim women, this movement is already a success.
5 min |
February 17, 2020
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THE ABSENT HELMSMAN
The leaderless surge on the streets is also a symptom: of a political vacuum
9 min |
February 17, 2020
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Slipper Cell
A school in Bidar, at the northern tip of Karnataka, has been in the news lately after a sedition case was slapped on its management for an anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act skit during whose enactment a class five student allegedly brandished a slipper, as though to beat anyone who asked her for documents. School headmistress Fareeda Begum and Najamunnisa, the girl’s mother, were arrested on charges of sedition and provoking breach of peace.
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February 17, 2020
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Muslims Qua MUSLIMS
Anti-CAA protests integrate pluralist traditions of popular religion with the idea of citizenship
8 min |
February 17, 2020
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Shaheen Has Landed
A protest site becomes the natal ward for a joyous moment of self-discovery. The Indian Muslim finds her voice, and a deeper sense of citizenship.
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February 17, 2020
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Long Talk, Short Take
The pluses and minuses of Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget qualify for an insoluble sum
7 min |
February 17, 2020
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Keep Calm and Play Rugby
Cricket-loving country is the new world capital of this scrum-run-score sport
4 min |
February 17, 2020
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Assamese, By Definition
An exercise to define who is a native can open a Pandora’s Box in a state inimical to ‘immigrants’
5 min |
February 17, 2020
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WHO OWNS THE REPUBLIC?
Hindutva 2.0 stands on three decades of ‘reforms’ aided by capital flowsand the global clout they bring
7 min |
February 03, 2020
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It's Your Turn Now, Mate
As the new BJP president, J.P. Nadda has to live up to the benchmark set by Amit Shah
4 min |
February 10, 2020
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Solitary Reaper
Why Mamata Banerjee is loath to acknowledge non-TMC protests against CAA/NRC in Bengal
3 min |
February 10, 2020
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RAILWAY BOGEY
At most places, its story resembles that of a train wreck. Always the mammoth tragic hero or neglected orphan, Indian Railways is at a crossroads today.
9 min |
February 10, 2020
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Platter Full Of Snarks
Food crictis and restaurants feed off each other but a free mail is blackmail
5 min |
February 10, 2020
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Late? Take Another Wine
A plush Tejas is a hit; the late compensation appreciated. But before it launches into 150 private-run trains on 100 routes, the Centre must take care to not let it affect other rail cars.
3 min |
February 10, 2020
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Glide In A Firn Before The Ice Warms
A game of ice hockey brings into focus the whimsies of climate that’s eating away at Ladakh’s landscape
6 min |
February 10, 2020
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Cancer Spawns In early Spring
Disease spike cause of concern. Doctors prescribe prevention through a healthy lifestyle.
6 min |
February 10, 2020
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More Air For A Rarefied Circle
The higher judiciary is a bastion of upper caste males. Greater diversity needs demographic data, a sharper light on the collegium system
4 min |
February 03, 2020
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What FM Can Do To Pull The Economy Out Of The Rut
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has little option but to bite the bullet to put the spark back in the faltering Indian economy
9 min |
February 03, 2020
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STRONG AT THE CENTRE
India’s Constitution, the world’s longest, is the soul of the Republic and an armour for its people
7 min |
February 03, 2020
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THE LAW'S GRUBBY YARDS
As if to put litigants on trial, India’s district court complexes are destitute of many basic amenities
4 min |
February 03, 2020
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FIND A MANAGER, MY LORD
Vacancies, poor judicial infrastructure keep India’s justice delivery system in cuffs
4 min |
February 03, 2020
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COURT OF FIRST AND LAST RESORT
As protector of citizen’s liberties and watchdog of the
9 min |
February 03, 2020
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CORRECTIVE SURGERY UNDER THE DOME
The judiciary has served India well. Yet it suffers from grave maladies that can corrode public confidence in it. This is a prescription to cure the illness.
6 min |
February 03, 2020
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A NATION COMES ALIVE
Never since the early years of Independence has the meaning of India been so keenly contested as now
6 min |
February 03, 2020
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Unfair Play: The Ball's In The Court
Transparency and accountability are the bugaboos that haunt the BCCI, the IOA and the sports federations. The influential who run them are fighting court orders to resist a fair code for sports administration.
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