In His Father’s Muddy Court
A combative Ruchir Modi aims for his father’s post of Rajasthan cricket chief. But is he his own man?
Needed: Pills For People
The PM backs the proposal of making generic drugs mandatory for prescription. But it’s an uphill task.
Peepli Live Minus Even The Satire
Tamil agitations seek to thrive on spectacles to win, what else, eyeballs
‘Forces Must Learn From Mistakes Faster’
Forrmer Chhattisgarh director general of police Vishwa Ranjan, who led the Operation Green Hunt against the Maoists, on how the ultras manage to strike with impunity.
Red Bumps On The Highway
Delay in laying roads along a Maoist territory shows the maladies that continue to torpedo development
A Girl, A Basketball, A Stone
Girl students pelting stones at the police in the heart of Srinagar marks a shift in the Kashmir unrest’s visual profile
‘Anti-corruption Became A Hollow Slogan’
Yogendra Yadav explains the unravelling of AAP and reasons behind the end of a dream for alternative politics in India.
Done In By More Theatrics Than Action
Free water and cheap power can’t win you elections if the game of perceptions is lost. That could be AAP’s takeaway from its MCD debacle, but is the party willing to learn?
‘I Won Because I Keep My Doors Open To Everybody’
Urmila Yadav, 48, a housewife and long-time local activist won from Sangam Vihar-D Ward
‘Criticising Modi Constantly Did Not Make Good Politics’
Abhinav Mishra contested from Ward 57, Rohini. An engineer holding a Master’s degree, he quit his auto sector job six months ago to prepare for the municipal polls. At 24, he was AAP’s youngest candidate.
Error In The Machine?
AAP was not just another party. It came not as a regional force or a lobby—it deigned to be a universal alternative to everything. If the promise is fading, it must examine the mirror, not just the EVM.
Turning Just For The Spin
Fickleness is an espionage asset, but Bhagat Ram Talwar, its great master, spun circles around his Russian, British and German handlers during WWII
No Begums And Queens At Box Office
A number of mid-budget, women-centric Bollywood films released recently have failed commercially
A Brief History Of Priestly Rage
The priests who denounced the Bengal CM as a ‘beef-supporter’ have forgotten that their forebears had welcomed ‘beef-eater’ Lord Mountbatten
Youth Pride Gifts New Genre
The subaltern Sinkari Melam is emerging as the pariah’s reply to classical drum concerts
Sunlight Alone Doesn’t Make Them Ebony
Summer marks a high tide for Kerala ensembles at temple festivals. Casteism flows as an undercurrent.
Cures That Make A Big Killing
People exploded in anger at Bengal’s notoriously coercive hospitals. Now, a new law will take them on.
No Vaccine Against All This Apathy
In rural Uttar Pradesh, the central government’s immunisation programme needs a reality check