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Congress attacks on Ambani-Adani won’t fly. Nature of wealth has changed since Indira days

Sam Pitroda can help Congress by pasting some strong, sticky tape all over his mouth and then spending the rest of the 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign in silence. He has done enough damage already.

How a fading Benares dynasty commissioned North India’s greatest Ramayana paintings

In an India that was post-Mughal but pre-British Raj, diplomacy, popular religion, and a constellation of genius painters created the most spectacular Ramayana adaptation ever.

Centres shut, funds misused, no placements — Skill India needs a refresher course

As the employment issue comes up in the ongoing Lok Sabha election campaign, India’s skills and apprenticeship programme is once again in focus.

Deepening insecurity has led the world into a mindless arms race. Don’t forget past wars

Where arms races begin, wars often follow. Leaders of the US, Russia, and China could do worse than read the story of the tragic fall of Athens.

Nostalgia, betrayal & great expectations — why Gandhis still matter in Amethi & Raebareli

For local residents of these two constituencies, the fact that Rahul & Sonia seem to have taken them for granted is more hurtful than BJP’s political rhetoric suggests.

Sahitya Akademi is promoting Ramayana, Modi policies. But also queer & Dalit writers now

A number of cultural institutions have come under the scanner for shrinking autonomy and fluid identities in Modi's India. For some writers, Sahitya Akademi is the last remaining frontier.

Rajeev Chandrashekhar is modern, moderate. But tragically loyal to bigoted BJP

Rajeev Chandrasekhar is up against Shashi Tharoor in Thiruvananthapuram. He’s marketing himself to a state that has traditionally radiated contempt for the BJP.

Import alerts, warning letters, drug recalls — why ‘pharmacy to the world’ is facing US FDA heat

New Delhi: On 18 April, Mumbai-headquartered Marksans Pharma, a drugmaker that supplies generic drugs in over 50 countries around the world, received form 483,...

Seven hurdles BJP faces in Tamil Nadu and Kerala and how they’re playing out in 2024 polls

BJP’s political adversaries in the south, even the Congress, are much more organised and alive in their response to hot-button issues.

Red lipstick, macroni dinner, and the smell of aspiration in this OBC family in UP

A resident of village Maita in UP’s Unnao, Ramu was the first one among his family to get a free cylinder, PM Kisan support, an Ayushman card, as well as a toilet.

On Camera

Instagram reels on stoicism are the new rage — they can battle burnout and bigotry

The Romans’ version of stoicism is rapidly picking popularity on Instagram — Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and Seneca are some names that get thrown at you when you fire up your screen.

Government allows export of onions to six countries, sets buffer stock target

The government had imposed an export prohibition in order to ensure adequate domestic availability of onions in the country.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.