COVER STORY
Outlook Magazine - 25 January 2021
UP: Kin Of President Ram Nath Kovind Fails To Get BJP Ticket, To Contest As Independent
Deepa is the wife of President Kovind's nephew Pankaj, the son of his elder brother Pyarelal, and lives in Jhinjhak.
GST Overhaul: Eating Out To Be Cheaper, Tax For Restaurants Cut To 5%, Says Arun Jaitley
Restaurants in starred-hotels will charge 18% tax with input tax credit.
Odd-Even: To Encourage Use Of Public Transport, Govt Offers Free Rides In All DTC And Cluster Buses From November 13-17
The Delhi Transport Corporation has a bus fleet of around 4,000 buses while there are over 1,600 cluster buses that form the backbone of the public transport along with metro.
UP: Kin Of President Ram Nath Kovind Fails To Get BJP Ticket, To Contest As Independent
Deepa is the wife of President Kovind's nephew Pankaj, the son of his elder brother Pyarelal, and lives in Jhinjhak.
GST Overhaul: Eating Out To Be Cheaper, Tax For Restaurants Cut To 5%, Says Arun Jaitley
Restaurants in starred-hotels will charge 18% tax with input tax credit.
Odd-Even: To Encourage Use Of Public Transport, Govt Offers Free Rides In All DTC And Cluster Buses From November 13-17
The Delhi Transport Corporation has a bus fleet of around 4,000 buses while there are over 1,600 cluster buses that form the backbone of the public transport along with metro.
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Accused Of Exposing Penis, Chris Gayle Promises A Tell-All Interview, But Only If Price Is Right
The all-rounder was accused by Fairfax Media, publisher of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, last year of exposing his penis to a massage therapist and indecently propositioning her.
Next Round Of India-China Boundary Talks Will Be Held In Due Course, Says China
The next round of Special Representatives talks would be the first dialogue between China and India over the boundary issue since the resolution of the 73-day Dokalam standoff in August.
Supreme Court Rejects Petition Filed Against Release Of 'Padmavati'
The court said the Central Board of Film Certification is an independent body and, therefore, it should not intervene in their jurisdiction.
The Vogue Wardrobe Malcontent
How does a fashion & lifestyle magazine cover America’s first woman vice-president? Kamala Harris gets the iconic Vogue cover, but it’s not all pink and rosy between the two sides.
Twitter Halts Verification Process, Admits It Is Broken Following Outrage Over Verification Of Man Who Instigated Racial Violence In Charlottesville
'Verification was meant to authenticate identity & voice but it is interpreted as an endorsement or an indicator of importance.'
A Dirty Phalanx
The rampage at the heart of American democracy is a final, horrifying statement of all that Trump has stood for
Tried And Tested
India is a favoured destination for human clinical trials. Unfortunately, poor and illiterate people are exploited as norms are flouted with impunity.
Voluntary Service
Meet the vaccine volunteers—regular people with extraordinary resolve, helping humanity find a cure for a pandemic that wrecked the planet
They Took The Shot For You
It takes courage and conviction to be a human test case for an unknown virus and an unproven cure
Fields To Streets
Facing a government unwilling to repeal new farm laws, farmers brace for a long haul
Chalks On Boards
Starting with exam-going students of standards 10 and 12, states are mulling a gradual reopening of schools
The Crow Knows Something
Ten Indian states have reported bird flu. The situation is not dire, but authorities are guarding against human transmission.
Debacle Diary: Farokh Engineer
Rebirths in cricket: Memories of Adelaide from another time-zone, of 42 all out from 1974 (with Sunny, Vishy & Co)…and of becoming a dad while on tour in a distant land.
Dangerous Daydreams
A journalist recounts encounters with Maoist ideology, activity and way of life through multiple angles
The All-Seeing Recorder
Ved plunged headlong into life, determined to experience all it had to offer
‘Don’t Torture People On The Pretext Of Comedy’
Comedian Johnny Lever, seen in David Dhawan’s latest rib-tickler Coolie No. 1, speaks to Giridhar Jha about his career and more
Call Of The Black Pyramid
Climbers from around the world have gathered to take on the fiendishly difficult K2 in winter—the last great challenge in mountaineering
Dash For Cash
Digital transactions are yet to break India’s love affair with cash. Here’s why.
The Insect Apocalypse
You probably hate the very word ‘bugs’. But insects are the very ‘fabric by which the Tree of Life is built’…and we actually spend millions to destroy it!
Sans Frontiers
Headlines from around the world last week
Polls Apart In Jagan Panchayat
Yedugiri vs Nimmagadda makes for a champion fight in Andhra. Should there be local polls? Who should conduct it? The ball ping-pongs between HC, EC and political grandees.
New Scheme, Old Doubts
An elaborate industrial blueprint rolls out for J&K—New Delhi says it fills a gap Article 370 had created. The local economy, storm-hit and comatose, views it with suspicion.
Three Much Of A Company
Year 1 done, but how does a trio tango? That too, Sena, Cong, NCP? The row over Aurangabad’s name is only a surface symptom of the egos and politics at play in Maharashtra.
The NEWS
In case you missed it: News and newsmakers from India over the past week
