Cover Story
The ace up BJP's sleeve
Amidst the beating of drums, blowing of conch shells and a generous spread of the feel good factor, it appeared that Modi had finally arrived to do what was expected of him – sweep the next General Elections and knock the stuffing out of all who come in the way.
'Party strongly united under Modi'
Advaniji is our tallest leader and his blessings are very important for the party to do well.
Jelling with the allies
Notwithstanding the Narendra Modi sparkle, Gujarat is not India.
Congress waits for vote polarization
Even as Narendra Modi's coronation was in progress at Goa, at Rahul Gandhi's Tughlaq Road residence in New Delhi, the Congress war room presented a scene not much different from the Marriott hotel.
'Modi is good news for us'
We are happy that it is turning out to be a Rahul Gandhi vs Narendra Modi contest, as predicted.
Special Story
Shantaram's legacy
At its peak, the Marathi film industry boasted of doyens that dominated the large screen, the hey days of V Shantaram, Acharaya P K Atre, Bhalji Pendharkar, Baburao Painter and Master Vinayak.
Down and out in Sarai Khaleel
The Qaumi Senior Secondary School, a 65-year old institution which has on its rolls poor Muslim students from Sadar, Qasabpura, Quresh Nagar, Bara Hindu Rao and Kishanganj in the Walled City of Delhi, is in terminal stages of closure.
Typos
Made in China, and works!
I'm a sucker for quick fixes! I’m on that tightrope called the thirties and I know that my choices today will go a long way towards ruining or empowering the decades hopefully to come.
Business
E-waste in India: Time to bell the cat!
Millions of us discard electronics without giving a second thought that how this electronic waste or E-waste is going to be recycled.
Arts
Do film festivals help make small films make it big?
Let's face it. Film Festivals – local or global – have a certain snooty, intellectual, arty-farty, culture-driven aura about them.
Undercover
Arrest the fall...soon
Several pundits have projected that the Indian economy will be back on track in 2013.
Big Brother with you, always
The post 9/11 world has seen the security apparatus spread its tentacles through use of surveillance technology in military, business and social establishments of the United States.
Mixed reactions to the bill
The Cabinet nod for the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill 2013 is expected to bring in transparency in the real estate sector, promote fair trade practices and safeguard the interest of end users and investors.
Life
Merchant of 'Vanish'
Master illusionist and India's greatest living magician Pradip Chandra Sorcar Jr and his daughter, Maneka, were in the National Capital for an entire month in May.
Rear Window
Why do they kill themselves?
Jiah Khan, a 25-year old Bollywood actress, who committed suicide by hanging herself made news as she was in the show business.
Far Pavilion
Nawaz's task is cut out
When Nawaz Sharif took oath as Prime Minister for the third time, he turned a chapter in Pakistan’s political history.
Book Review
Book Review- Drone Warfare: Killing by remote
The book 'Drone Warfare: Killing by remote' by Medea Benjamin is an excellent work which has very lucidly covered every facet involved with the use of drones or UAVs.
Book Review: The Way Of The Knife
Somewhere in Mark Mazzetti's 400-page scholarship on CIA and its changing role in the post-9/11 world, there is a scene where an ex-counterterrorism expert appears before the 9/11 Commission.
Movie Review
Movie Review: After Earth
Despite being far from M. Night Shyamalan’s best work, After Earth is by far one of the better films he has directed.
Movie Review: Yamla Pagla Deewana 2
You would be a brave moviegoer indeed to subject yourself to this monstrosity, especially if you’ve been through one round of the Yamla Pagla Deewana assault.
Issue Dated: Feb 5, 2017
