COVER STORY
Outlook Magazine - 17 May 2021
Aashiqui Actor Rahul Roy Joins BJP, Says Will Continue Acting Career
The actor said he wants to contribute towards India's development and is ready to take up any task entrusted to him by the party.
Army Personnel, Five Militants Killed In Encounter In Kashmir's Bandipora, Area Cordoned Off
One IAF GARUD soldier was killed and another Army soldier was wounded
<em>Padmavati</em> Row: Shabana Azmi Urges Film Fraternity To Boycott Goa Film Fest
"Smriti Irani is preparing IFFI dats possible only bcoz the Indian Film Industry brings such acclaim to it but keeps quiet about Padmavati!"
Aashiqui Actor Rahul Roy Joins BJP, Says Will Continue Acting Career
The actor said he wants to contribute towards India's development and is ready to take up any task entrusted to him by the party.
Army Personnel, Five Militants Killed In Encounter In Kashmir's Bandipora, Area Cordoned Off
One IAF GARUD soldier was killed and another Army soldier was wounded
<em>Padmavati</em> Row: Shabana Azmi Urges Film Fraternity To Boycott Goa Film Fest
"Smriti Irani is preparing IFFI dats possible only bcoz the Indian Film Industry brings such acclaim to it but keeps quiet about Padmavati!"
OTHER OUTLOOK MAGAZINE STORIES
Teacher Allegedly Rapes 5-Year-Old Inside Mumbai Madrassa, Arrested
The accused was an Arabic language teacher who had joined the madrassa just 15 days ago.
Delhi's Dyal Singh Evening College Will Now Be Vande Mataram Mahavidyalaya
This comment from the chairperson comes a day after the Executive Council approved Dyal Singh evening college to become a full-fledged day college.
<em>Padmavati</em>: This Is Exactly Like Congress Celebrating IFFI After Safdar Hashmi's Murder In 1989, Says Shabana Azmi
Calling it 'cultural annihilation, the actress urged film industry to boycott the International Film Festival of India.
Why India Shouldn’t Trust Trump And Tillerson
India should not be fooled into thinking that the U.S.-India honeymoon will last forever.
RSS Diary
It’s not top-down, hierarchical decree that erases dissent in the Sangh—it’s inner cohesiveness. Every voice is heard, every opinion respected in its collective decision-making.
‘I Would Like To Play Women Who Are Irresponsible And Who Make Bad Choices’
Konkona Sen Sharma talks about the overwhelming response to 'Geeli Pucchi', one of the four stories featured in Netflix’s 'Ajeeb Daastaans' which talks about Dalit rights and the LGBTQ community.
'Everyone Contributed To My Full Recovery'
Surender Kumar, Indian national hockey team defender, made a recovery from COVID-19 in September last year. His victorious fight against Covid and return to top form is a story of courage and conviction. A conversation
A Bubble Shot Through
By callously bungling on Covid norms, India’s top sports institution has allowed the virus to breach elite training camps, leaving athletes and staff vulnerable ahead of the Tokyo Olympics
Ghost In The Mirror
Stark, lurid and truthful coverage of India’s horrific Covid crisis by the Western media raises the hackles of the Modi government
The Dravidian Wall
Patience, experience pay off for DMK’s Stalin
Prince Who Finally Became King
Stalin leads from the front to bring the DMK back to power
Two In The Muddle
Anti-CAA sentiment fails to dislodge the BJP from Dispur, while a stronger opposition in the assembly promises fireworks.
Serving Them A Full-Bodied Cuppa
The BJP did well to hold on to its 60 seats. A split of votes between the Congress-led front and the AJP-RD alliance saved their skin.
Captain @99
In the country’s red bastion, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan beats history and opponents with relative ease
The Other Pinarayi
It was his pragmatic, non-dogmatic ways that got the swing votes
All These Small, Left-Leaning Flowers
Anger against the TMC helped the BJP in 2019. Widespread fear of its agenda torpedoed its chances now.
Game Over, Or Halftime?
A spectacular victory is won over a redoubtable foe. Mamata now faces a full-blown tussle with the BJP, her only adversary in Bengal.
What Did I Do!
The clueless and rudderless Grand Old Party continues to stumble from one electoral defeat to another
Broken Arrow
Turning the assembly polls, especially in Bengal, into a sort of ultimate test of its political might has exposed glitches in the BJP’s election-winning formula
Market Shifts Middle Ground
Farmers in Punjab welcome direct payment for their produce bypassing commission agents. Their protest against the new farm laws is no deterrent.
Whose Vaccine Is It, Anyway
The race to find effective vaccines for the novel Coronavirus has thrown up age-old questions on propreitary rights over the immunisation shots
Grim Reaper Stalks The Land
The scene varies from state to state, but the overall forecast gives little hope
Caste Aside By KCR
A founding member of TRS is ousted for corruption. But there’s more here than meets the eye. The backward Mudiraj caste leader had dared to frown on the CM’s own rampant nepotism.
A Thrice Covided Seat
A BJD strongman is felled by the virus. A bypoll is announced, then deferred, then deferred again. Pandemic-struck Odisha gets an electoral version of a triple bypass.
Death Of A Don
A student leader shot, two brothers drenched in acid…mere entries in a dossier thick with crime and brute power. Shahabuddin may have been dear to RJD, but he was no Robinhood.
Closed Open Road
Four months without fresh vegetables. Instead, Ladakh-Kargil was served some plum political messaging by the BJP. Its road to glory, however, was blocked by snow.
The NEWS
In case you missed it: News and newsmakers from India over the past week
Positive Result, Negative Time
How does the Outlook cover get decided? Through tough debate, deeply felt opinions, a sense of the public mood. The dilemma this time: should we foreground election results, amidst a pandemic? Here's why I voted yes.
