POWERDRIVE

Satraps and sultans with black beards

Sarma used Ahom hero Lachit Barphukan to turn the tale around

POWERDRIVE

Satraps and sultans with black beards

Sarma used Ahom hero Lachit Barphukan to turn the tale around

SOUND BITE

What “feminisation of men” trend is all about

For most women, having a child is economic equivalent of being hit by a meteorite

SCHIZO-NATION

Our youth apathetic to injustice around them

The indifference of our young men and women is alarming

DE TOUR

Cartier International's Swagata Baruah Bottero is all set to dazzle

The India affairs and strategic director is spearheading key initiatives

Uorfi Javed has both beauty and a backbone

Uorfi is challenging the current crop of heroines and their idea of Insta-fashion

BABY STEPS

Should you rock your baby in a home-made sling?

Medical world and continued use of ancient method point in different directions

MANI-FESTO

Congress dilemma: Press on with secularism or appease Hindutivists?

Congress has often - and justly - been criticised for waffling on ideological issues

Bitter Chocolate

Shraddha Walkar murder: 'Dear parents, keep the doors open'

What can we learn from the gruesome and tragic case

Stage is set for India's decade

India has, and must continue to, invest heavily in world-class infrastructure develop

FORTHWRITE

'Don't politicise lotus'

Congress has forgotten Indira Gandhi used lotus as symbol for non-aligned movement

LAST WORD

Donald Trump’s 1,001 insults

There is no shortage of nicknames for Trump: one website alone lists 409

LAST WORD

Why are courts so soft on rapists?

Rape and sexual assault are crimes where leniency is generous

LAST WORD

Shashi Tharoor on the rise of electoral autocracies

Some strongmen have fallen, but there are still enough around the world

POWER POINT

Tale of two public addresses in Maharashtra on Vijayadashami

The words of RSS chief in Nagpur and Thackerays in Mumbai have been followed closely

Bibek Debroy on Partha Chatterjee and Kalinjara story

Small-ticket corruption has declined. But not the big-ticket Kalinjara variety

Digital companies cannot afford to defy laws of the land, says Jyotiraditya Scindia

Necessity is the mother of invention. Regular instances of unlawful content

IVORY TOWER

Tough for Singapore to balance its relationship with China, India: Sanjaya Baru

It was just as well that Arvind Kejriwal was ticked off for his Singapore sling.

LAST WORD

Big Ben and plucky Perera

The World Cup this year was like fantasy cricket. Many nerve-jangling matches

EVERYONE IS A CAMERA

Here is to healthy conversation

A couple of weeks back, I was in Thiruvananthapuram to attend a few meetings.

LAST WORD

A wonk no more

The Pew Research Center did an analysis in January 2017 of president-elect Donald

CANDID TALK

Make the impeachment process apolitical

Recently, 64 members of Parliament and seven recently retired MPs from seven

TRACK CHANGE

An open letter to the sports minister

Dear Shri Rathore, Congratulations for a successful showing at the Commonwealth