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Cover Story

Vaccine Vendors’ Greed Gone Viral

Immunisation is a nexus controlled by big private vaccine makers, mostly foreign, that decides your baby gets 15 shots more for the doctor to make money. Even if the vaccine is useless—not to talk of the huge mark-ups.

Apr 06, 2017

| Arushi Bedi
Cover Story

‘Free’ Vaccines Aren’t Free Of The Foreign Hand

The perils of India’s growing dependence on vaccine imports and private manufacturers

Apr 06, 2017

| Arushi Bedi

Speech Balloon

‘It Is Those Lawyers Without Work Who Agitate The Most’

Justice (retd) Balbir Singh Chauhan explains the kind of reforms suggested by the Law Commission and why they are so much needed now...

Apr 06, 2017

| Ushinor Majumdar
In & Around

The Subcontinental Menu

What happens when a monk falls in love? What is bothering Pak's Khilji? Read the subcontinenatal menu to find out...

Apr 06, 2017

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Profile

The Shah Of Political Chess

The political constellation on the ground and the signs in the sky are all working out for Modi’s general as he strives to close the gaps in India’s saffron map

Apr 07, 2017

| Bhavna Vij-Aurora
EVM Row

Symptom Of Transitional Hiccup, Is It?

A pre-bypoll EVM demo went wrong, embarrassing the ECI. But it needn’t be proof of faulty machines.

Apr 07, 2017

| Pragya Singh Zia Haq
Claiming The Father

Up For Grabs Mahatma

The PM’s appropriation of Gandhi is helping the BJP shape a new political persona

Apr 07, 2017

| Zia Haq
J&K Bypolls

Islam Prop In New Poll Vault

Jamaat-e-Islami is no longer anathema for the NC. Why are the Abdullahs wooing a faith-based outfit?

Apr 07, 2017

| Naseer Ganai
Comment

The EC jokes

The EC asking a political party to introspect over complaints of rigging is like the Supreme Court asking a petitioner not to litigate but to meditate.

Apr 07, 2017

| Rajesh Ramachandran
Education

A Child Isn’t Just A Number

In chasing the goal of ‘education for all’, the question of quality may have finally made it to the design table

Apr 07, 2017

| Lola Nayar

Big Bros Bout

The Monk Who Stung A Hornet

The Dalai Lama’s Arunachal visit worsens Sino-Indian ties, as neighbours reap the benefits of their competing largesse

Apr 07, 2017

| Pranay Sharma

Markets

Ambition Of The Vaulting Kind

The great Sensex spike is backed by reason, but grounded in hope. It might flatten out.

Apr 07, 2017

| Arindam Mukherjee

Slow Burn

A Punishing Rack At Close Of Play

The BCCI’s unrelenting schedule has cost top cricketers injured bodies and tired minds

Apr 07, 2017

| Qaiser Mohammad Ali
Going Ginga

Back To The Divine Rhythm

Brazil are all geared up to make a comeback in the 2018 World Cup in Russia

Apr 07, 2017

| Siddhartha Mishra

Excerpt

Malabari Pangs Along Persia Sands

Deepak Unnikrishnan’s explosive debut novel Temporary People, a dystopian portrayal of life of Malayalis in the Gulf, has got rave reviews abroad and he is being hailed as the fresh, young voice in fiction. Here, first excerpts from the exceptional book.

Apr 06, 2017

| Deepak Unnikrishnan
Excerpt

The Boy’s Cry That Sounds Like A Bleat

Travails rule the life of a shepherd who is in the bondage of a landlord. Celebrated Tamil writer Perumal Murugan revisits his thematic home of caste, class and oppression in this new edition.

Apr 06, 2017

| Perumal Murugan

Obituary

Of Earth And Ether

Serene and combustible at once, free as well as adherent, of her illustrious lineage but wholly individual—dualities defined both the diva and her music

Apr 07, 2017

| Vidya Shah
Early To Film

24 Frames At Just 21

The youngest-ever director’s thrilling debut has made Rs 10 Cr in 100 days

Apr 07, 2017

| G.C. Shekhar

The Insider

Deep Throat

A regular column on the essential buzz

Apr 06, 2017

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Last Page

Sri Lanka Diary

A country ravaged by 30 years of brutal war and savage terrorism is today fast becoming the tourist hub of South Asia...

Apr 06, 2017

| Ashok K. Mehta
Theatre

A Grandiose Song For Gandhi

The musical moves from one milestone to the other interspersed with songs and commentary by Boman Irani as the voice of the British Raj.

Apr 07, 2017

| Prachi Pinglay-Plumber
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