03 June, 2021
Dipankar Roy Peace threatens to erupt in Assam—on the back of a budding chumminess between new CM Himanta and underground ULFA commander Paresh Barua. Can the devil in the detail be tamed?
Is art criminal? The case of a graffiti artist in Srinagar poses that simple question to all of India. It’s not only Gaza that’s bleeding.
High Court, Governor, CBI, a handful of ministers…a few notable ones exonerated by politics because they are on the other side. The Narada scam rolls on like a train wreck.
The Bengal election results have rubbed off on the neighbour, from the looks of it. Nitish is flexing his muscles, mostly through a proxy, and BJP is giving it back.
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.
What does a militant outfit do when it is tired, driven into hiding across the border, and without relevance or funds? Well, a few kidnappings have always been useful.
Who is an Assamese Muslim? A survey teases open deep-rooted questions of identity. Of Assam’s 14 million Muslims, 40 lakh are indigenous. They insist on that, and Assam agrees.
Firing, corpses, a ban by the EC and a tweet storm…never a dull moment in the ongoing West Bengal elections. Analysts think this volatile turn will help the TMC.
It’s come to this. Mr Good Governance passes a 'black law' in the dead of night—after a legislative day turned into a riot. Bihar wonders at the route Nitish Kumar is taking.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
PTI Photo
Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
PTI Photo
A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
PTI Photo
Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
PTI Photo/ Shahbaz Khan
The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
PTI Photo/ Shahbaz Khan
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
A more important role the government has in the matter of job creation is that of building an ecosystem conducive to creation of jobs
Feb 21, 2022 Bibek Debroy 
How practical is it to aspire to be self-employed? Does it pay off for all those who venture? What are the pitfalls?
Feb 21, 2022 Sabina Dewan 
They don’t have jobs nor do they have direction. There is an increasing discontent among the youth of India
Feb 21, 2022 Abdul Shaban 
Even compared with the most abject annals of misgovernance in India, it’s hard to get worse than what happened in Panjim in the wake of Parrikar’s absence at the helm, followed by his untimely demise.
Feb 14, 2022 Vivek Menezes 
