Raga Darbari On High Notes
The stage is clearly set for a no-holds-barred faceoff. There is little room for doubt now on whether Rahul would lead his party into the 2019 Lok Sabha polls
Digital Falsities To Prime Likes
Cambridge Analytica caused quite a kerfuffle when it was outed by whistleblowers on its questionable tactic of snagging 50 million profiles from FB
Congress & Media
After the stupendous performance of the Congress and Rahul in Gujarat, Congress workers believe that they can return to power.
Kollywood’s No-Show Blues
A stand-off between producers and digital service providers keeps Tamil movies off the theatres
Caliphate’s Southern Recruits
Black flags and a Muslim youth from Telangana dying with Kashmiri militants bring ISIS to the middle of K-discourse
Duty And The Beasts
Superbikes are flooding the Indian market. But manufacturers, and the US President, cry too much tax!
Square Leg Umpire’s Sixer
After clipping wings of BCCI supremos, an irate Vinod Rai threatens to hold elections without recalcitrant affiliates
No Quarter For The Innocent
The 39 Indian workers were killed when ISIS had reached a peak of brutality and had no intention of negotiating, unlike earlier hostage situations
Sheep Call The Shepherd Wolf
A 2016 land deal by Kerala’s Catholic Church ensnares the top clergy in a legal case. As stories on intrigues grow, the laity is furious.
Minority Position
Siddaramaiah has survived the threat of a rift in his cabinet by recognising the Lingayats as a religious minority. But this may not be the end of his troubles.
Entire Universes In The Leviathan
Daruwalla’s quietening cynicism has shades of darkening oak; Hoskote’s odyssey churns past worlds
The Subcontinental Menu
Anti-biotics abuse in poultry farms push players to order eggs from Japan; Haryana's cloning success story. Read all the juicy gossip here...
Sister’s Need For Unity
As the BJP targets Bengal, Mamata looks at the Left, which has eyes only for the Congress. She’s a leading mover behind talks for an inchoate ‘federal front’.
A Party In Need, Indeed
The SP-BSP win in UP bypolls has made the Congress look desperately for allies to take on the BJP in 2019
Unpredictable Grades
It’s a strange equilibrium as every plus-point of Rahul Gandhi as leader seems to have a con to match