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Sometimes justice gets lost in the thicket of the law and the legal process. Sometimes common sense is needed. Consider for a moment where the world champion women wrestlers fighting for justice come from. The struggles they have gone through to reac

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by A.K. Bhattacharya PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE ₹999; 408 pages A potted history of India’s political economy through the prism of North Block. Rich in anecdote, this account is also a reminder of the startling autonomy of FMs of yore and their often adver

While the 2G scam may have led to the fall of the United Progressive Alliance government, it wasn’t the spectrum scandal Union home minister Amit Shah was alluding to when at an event in Tamil Nadu, he termed the DMK and the Congress—allies in the UP

The assembly election in Maharashtra may be a year away, but the number of chief ministerial aspirants across parties is rising. In addition to the incumbent Eknath Shinde, his deputy and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackera

When Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge expressed his inability to attend the meeting of all Opposition leaders Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar convened in Patna on June 12 and reportedly offered to send someone else instead, the meeting was imm

Despite being in alliance, the BJP and AIADMK have clashed over mutual poaching since early 2023. On June 9, the saffron party scored a big win when it ensured the return of V. Maitreyan, an oncologist and Jayalalithaa acolyte, to the saffron fold af

ARJUN MUNDA The Union minister of tribal affairs. Association president since May 2019 PARTAP SINGH BAJWA Congress MLA from Punjab, elected president in Feb. 2018, though the Delhi HC in June 2022 appointed a retired judge as federation’s administrat

↘ 40 assembly seats are in Imphal valley, dominated by Meiteis ↘ 10 assembly seats are in hills dominated by Nagas and Kukis ↘ Meiteis account for 53 per cent of population but occupy only 10 per cent of the geography ↘ Nagas and Kukis account for 47

↘ The administration is sharply divided on ethnic lines between two communities—Meitei and Kuki—and often failing on professional responsibilities ↘ Police force remained mute spectators when weapons were looted from state armouries; both communities

Free travel for women within Karnataka on state transport buses (excluding premium services) was rolled out on June 11; 4.2 million beneficiaries daily. Cost: `4,052 crore annually* Free power for domestic consumers whose monthly usage is less than 2

↘ Born on July 22, 1959, to Ashatai and Anantrao Pawar, the elder brother of Sharad Pawar ↘ Joined politics through the cooperatives sector ↘ Elected to Lok Sabha from Baramati in 1991; months later, vacated seat for uncle Sharad Pawar, who became Un

SET BOUNDARIES: They help protect your sensitivities and your sense of self-worth REGULATE EMOTIONS: Learning to not be in extremes of emotions, so that decisions come from a place of logic POWER OF EXPRESSION: Not being able to say how you feel and

Ambadas Khobragade (1922-2012), known for his pioneering works in non-representational/abstract art, was walking down the road in Mumbai on a rainy day, little puddles of water intermingling with oil at several spots. The resultant rainbow-like effec

Panoramas are to photography what stretch limousines are to cars…the luxury of excess space. These are multiple images shot on the same axis and digitally stitched together to create extended photographs that cover a wider expanse of visual informati

To reimagine the mesmerising beauty of the fragmented murals in the 29 rock-cut caves of Ajanta is like trying to piece together scraps of dreams once we are awake. Years of neglect, unscientific efforts at conservation and copying the murals, vermin

Everyone has heard of ‘Paranthe Wali Gali’ in Old Delhi. However, few would know of ‘Samoson ki Gali’, which, along with many other such place names from the 19th century, has not survived. Trivia apart, this book is a meticulously researched account

Set in a charbagh-style Mughal garden, Humayun’s Tomb is arguably Delhi’s greatest architectural gem. Over the last decade and a half, this World Heritage Site and its adjacent areas and monuments have been nursed back to their former glory by the Ag

About halfway through the latest Spiderman movie Across the Spider-Verse, as the film’s superhero protagonists traverse multiverse timelines to land up in Mumbattan—a futuristic hybrid of Manhattan and Mumbai—you can hear a sitar, santoor and flute

“Chai tea? Chai means ‘tea’, bro! You are saying ‘tea tea’! Would I ask you for a ‘coffee coffee’ with room for ‘cream cream’?” It’s one of the lines in the animated film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse that leaves audiences in Indian cinemas in