Gold’s The Standard
His Olympic legacy secure, Sushil has staked and sacrificed his all for a spot at Rio
Door-Knocking Diplomacy
An NSG seat is vital to India’s interest. For all his elite foreign company, can Modi help thwart the China-led naysayers?
'We Want A Law To Deal With Those Who Employ Illegals’
New Assam chief minister, Sarbananda Sonowal, on the steps he plans to take to prevent illegal migration from Bangladesh
Bilkul Pucca Emergency
Flipkart, the online shopping pioneer in India, is facing a crisis that will define its future
For Bovine Justice
Justice for Akhlaq lies trampled as a new report whips Dadri up in beefy, righteous anger
Indignation In Their Veins
The excessively touchy response to Udta Punjab’s tale of a land bleached dry by drugs stems from the widely-alleged Akali complicity
Reel In Some Jigarthanda!
A pyrotechnical burst of creativity—with grit, grunge and realism—is lighting up the cinemas
A Requiem For The Prophet
Meeting Muhammad Ali and visiting hometown offers a rare glimpse into the legend who fought his biggest battles outside the ring.
'Netaji' Didn't Start This Fire
So who is really to blame for the conflagration in the Mathura park? The dead, sadly, tell no tales.
To Take That Call Or Not?
Khadse the Leva Patil strongman has put the BJP in a fix. Even his exit, after all, was made ceremonious.
Growing Splinters In Congress
Fissures grow amid rumours of a transfer of power following defeat in Kerala and Assam
The Nice Guys
Don’t think too much of the plot, just watch the stars and take in the ’70s production design and music
Jonas Olsson
Swedish footballer Jonas Olsson, 33, was in India last week as part of the Football for Health initiative.
Bibliofile
On how newspaapers are showing that journalism is the first draft of history, a book on medical malpractices and Achala Moulik's latest
Reading A Polish Joke Book
Advertising reflects its times and that it is not in the business of activism. Parameswaran covers a gamut of anecdotes to illustrate his point.
The Sked
NSD's Summer Theatre Festival, an art exhibition called Fictive in Calcutta and the seventh edition of Bandish in Mumbai.
And Also
While the universe isn’t inherently imbued with meaning, it is in this self-conscious act of paying attention that meaning arises.
Kashmir Diary
Pahalgam has always seemed to me the archetype of a one-horse town—a Hollywood studio of fake shop fronts transported to Himalayan heights.
The Angry Indian
Domestic violence is a fact of life in India but it’s the violence in public spaces that is showing a sharp spike.