A NEW KING FOR KALINGA

As the BJP prepares to assume Odisha's reins, ending Naveen Patnaik's 24-year reign, it needs to demonstrate how it plans to improve governance and accelerate development

SHIFTING SANDS IN THE DESERT

Rajasthan serves the BJP a shock for ignoring issues that really matter to people and sidelining some of its tallest leaders. The party's state unit faces turmoil in the near future

NITISH THE KINGMAKER

Far from being written off, the canny JD(U) patriarch holds his ground in Bihar and wrests a key role for himself in determining the shape of national and state politics

DIDI AND BHATIJA SHOW SANGH PARIVAR THEIR PLACE

Abhishek's astute strategy, Mamata's charisma and welfare schemes have cut short the BJP's ambitions for Bengal and put TMC in pole position for 2026

MVA WINS THE SEMI-FINAL

With the Opposition MVA stealing a march on the ruling Mahayuti in the Lok Sabha stakes, Maharashtra is all set for a take-no-prisoners contest in the assembly election a few months from now

AKHILESH PUTS YOGI ON THE MAT

The Congress-SP alliance in Uttar Pradesh has done the unimaginable-turned the tide against the BJP by halving its Lok Sabha tally and endangering its prospects in the next state election

NO FULL STOPS IN INDIA

Bit by bit, the Opposition alliance has managed to slow down the BJP juggernaut, if not bring it to a halt. Now it plans to capitalise on those gains to attain its aim of edging Modi out entirely

HARD BARGAIN FOR CENTRAL GRANTS

N. Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar leverage the BJP's dependence on them to seek Special Category Status for their respective states. This is what it will entail

STRIKING A BALANCE

Indian voters grant Modi a historic third term, but without a majority and with the object lesson to rule by consensus

The Age Of Influencers

A Tribe Of Young, Educated Internet Warriors Is Shaping Public Opinion With Curated Videos On Social Media Platforms

Will Naveen Make Or Be History?

The BJD Patriarch Faces His Fiercest Challenge Ever As A Determined Bjp Works To Stymie His Bid To Become India's Longest-serving Chief Minister

Scoring a Century

Manoj Bajpayee has just acted in his 100th project-Bhaiyya Ji

FRAGMENTED RUINS

A new exhibition at Gallery XXL, Mumbai juxtaposes the artworks of an Indian and a Spanish artist

United by Art

Moments in Collapse, SAHMAT's group exhibition at Jawahar Bhawan in Delhi brings together artworks with politically charged themes

In Her Mother's Voice

Vidya Vox's exuberant new EP, Sundari, is primarily in Tamil as a tribute to her mother

"MURDER, HE WROTE"

Ashutosh Rana and Vijay Raaz shine in JioCinema's Murder in Mahim, a web series based on Jerry Pinto's layered crime novel

FLAGRANT VIOLATIONS

Gujarat sees another major tragedy as businesses flout safety norms and officials look away. This time it's 33 lives lost in a blaze at a gaming zone

THWARTED FRANCHISE

Robertsganj, on the southeastern tip of Uttar Pradesh, is a study in how a coalition of other castes often defeats the aspirations of the majority caste among Dalits-in constituencies reserved for the Scheduled Castes

THE LAST FRONTIER

PURVANCHAL HOSTS THE BIGGEST STAR CANDIDATE IN INDIA: NARENDRA MODI IN VARANASI. THAT MAY BE A NO-CONTEST, BUT CRAFTY CASTE PLAY BY THE SP-CONGRESS POSES A CHALLENGE IN THE OTHER DOZEN SEATS

THE FIGHT FOR POLITICAL CAPITAL

Leading the campaign as non-playing captains or taking the electoral field themselves, a whole range of political players exemplify the churn that Punjab's politics is going through

GOVERNMENT GETS A GOOD BONUS

In a move that will provide a significant economic cushion to the next Union finance minister, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on May 22 announced a record Rs 2.11 lakh crore transfer of its surplus money for FY24 to the central government. The amount is 62 per cent higher than the previous record of Rs 1.76 lakh crore transferred in August 2019, and nearly 2.5 times the Rs 87,416 crore in FY23.

THE SYSTEM CRASH

IN a classic instance of arrant perversion of justice not remaining a local event, a sordid tale of reckless privilege and alleged cover-ups has spilled out from the affluent enclaves of Pune to hit national headlines.

The Politics Of Reservation

Caste Quotas Have Become The Most Fractious And Polarising Issue In Election 2024, With The Potential To Influence The Final Outcome

BACK IN ACTION

Besides making a thrilling comeback with Tipppsy, Deepak Tijori is working on pushing the boundaries with new projects

THE POWER OF PATIENCE

A steady approach has helped badminton player Lakshya Sen secure a spot in the upcoming Paris Olympics

Great Balls of Fire

The sport of PICKLEBALL is set to get a boost in India with the launch of the World Pickleball League here

Man of Many Ideas

Vanya Vaidehi Bhargav questions simplistic notions of Lala Lajpat Rai's politics in this well-researched book

THE HINDU NATIONALIST

Janaki Bakhle's Savarkar and the Making of Hindutva is a deep dive into the creation of the ideologue

LOVE CONQUERS

IKKA's third album Only Love Gets Reply brings together bigwigs like Diljit Dosanjh, Badshah and Karan Aujla, among others

The Great Indian Village

Everyone's favourite OTT show, Panchayat, is back for a third season on Amazon Prime Video. Expect a lot of laughs