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EXCLUSIVE
Is a Nitin Gadkari-Narendra Modi truce on the cards?
The two are said to have had a closed door meeting facilitated by senior RSS members, reports Rana Ayyub

AVIATION
Pilots refuse to turn up for work, nine more sacked
Over 20 AI flights cancelled as pilots disobey Delhi HC orders, demand withdrawal of sacking orders


WILDLIFE
The single male and other rare animals
A camera-trapping exercise in Namdapha Tiger Reserve yields a spectacular array of images of rare wildlife

KOODANKULAM
District administration imposes Section 144 in Idinthakarai
Anti-nuke protest marches banned in Koodankulam, DIG of Police calls PMANE leaders for dailogue

CHHASTTISGARH
A day after turning her away, AIIMS admits Soni Sori
The hospital had turned her away as she reached after 4 pm, her condition is said to have improved since

INTERVIEW
‘Accountability of the NGO sector should be debated from within’
Nikhil Dey tells Kunal Majumder why RTI would help the sector, but bringing NGOs under the Lokpal is an absurd idea

AARUSHI MURDER CASE
Trial to begin on 11 May; SC yet to take up Nupur’s bail plea
Special CBI court in Ghaziabad transfers case to sessions court since murder trials are beyond its jurisdiction

ODISHA
Odisha Police launch combing operation jointly with CRPF
The search operation was intensified after the killing of the ASI Krupam Majhee by Maoists on Tuesday

FEMALE FOETICIDE
No ultrasound for pregnant women without ID proof
Haryana implements rule that ultrasound tests will be allowed only on doctor's recommendation

OPINION
The people's voice can not be silenced at gunpoint
Acts of violence cannot be legitimised in the name of bringing social revolution, says Kedar Mishra

ODISHA
Centre asks Odisha to furnish report on Vedanta project
The Centre had on 17 April asked for documents on diversion of forestland for the expansion of the alumina refinery

NORWAY CUSTODY ROW
Foster care: It’s time to think out of the box
Being blind followers of the West, even in matters of child care, may lead us down a dark alley, writes Suranya Aiyar

PRESIDENTIAL POLLS
Wanted: a neutral umpire
CP Bhambhri tells why the President plays a crucial role in determining the formation of a viable ‘coalition government’ at the Centre

OPINION
Beyond bilateral visits and platitudes
Tridivesh Maini says US-India ties are
part of a complex matrix of global interactions

POLITICAL SOPS
In Uttar Pradesh, the jobless get money. Not jobs
Akhilesh Yadav’s unemployment dole will put a huge burden on the exchequer, rather than tackling the issue

JAMMU AND KASHMIR
29 army personnel court martialed since 2001 in Valley
The reply to and RTI comes after the Centre refused sanction for prosecution in cases of human rights violation against the security forces in the state

INTERVIEW
‘No state government employee would dare go against the CM’
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti tells why her party believes that state inquiry into Haji Yusuf’s death is a cover up

TELECOM
"We cannot set our policy to suit individual needs"
In an interview, TRAI Chairman JS Sarma defends the authority’s recommendations on 2G auctioning

KERALA
TP Chandrasekharan murder: CPI(M) state unit on the defensive
Police claim to have identified the assailants, say a seven-member gang was hired for the murder

TELECOM
TRAI adds to the spectrum of confusion
The new roadmap for future auctions provide recommendations that are likely to create new problems

FIRST IN TEHELKA [23 APRIL]
First Tatra, now land: BEML chief in a fresh row
Petition against VRS Natarajan for owning properties under the BEML Cooperative Housing Society in Bangalore

INTERVIEW
'I think the industry always did treat women well'
Karisma Kapoor talks about her comeback, motherhood and why Bollywood is at its best

BOOKS
Finding suitable time for A Suitable Girl
With £1.7 mn deal for the sequel to his debut A Suitable Boy, Vikram Seth goes into hibernation to finish A Suitable Girl

 
  PRANAB MUKHERJEE
The Foot That Doesn’t Fit Any Shoe
He might deserve it. But probably won’t get it. Ashok Malik on why Pranab Mukherjee never gets the top job

2G SPECTRUM
Spectrum Analysis: Telecos Seek a Fair TRAI
Telecos say the new spectrum auction terms could ruin the sector, but TRAI insists it’s in the country’s best interest. G Vishnu and Abhishek Bhalla explain the mess

NORTHEAST STUDENTS
Was Richard a victim of a culture of hate?
A Manipuri student is beaten to death. And it took a week-long storm of protests across the country for the Bengaluru police to act, reports Imran Khan

DANA SILVA SUICIDE
‘Colleges should show more sensitivity towards students’
Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, whose niece recently committed suicide in Amity University, tells Shonali Ghosal why he is seeking a legislation to ensure security on campuses

KASHMIR
Set aside AFSPA. What about PSA, Mr Omar?
The J&K Public Safety Act is being misused rampantly to arrest young boys. Baba Umar reports

PROS&CONS
India’s health worries go deeper than brain drain
Instead of fixing the poor medical infrastructure, the government is trying to cover up the mess by blaming doctors yearning for greener pastures


  FILM
Vicky Donor is born
Shoojit Sircar and Juhi Chaturvedi talk with Sunaina Kumar about how one successful sperm makes a baby but 53 make a sleeper hit movie

MUSIC
The Tabla Enabler
On music maestro Jnan Prakash Ghosh’s birth centenary, Arunabha Deb examines how an enduring legacy was won at the cost of fifteen minutes of fame

BOOKS
O mother, Where art thou?’
Jerry Pinto’s sad and funny novel about coping with a mother’s mental illness relegates the rest of the family to the margins, as madness will, says Anjali Joseph

BOOKS
Doing discourse doggy style
Tabish Khair’s new novel is a sneaky, backdoor entry into dominant tropes about Islamist terror, says Mohsin Siddiqui

INDIAN SUPERHEROES
‘Avengers Assemble’
Which of our lately spawned Indian comic book superheroes has the staying power to sustain a franchise, asks Sunaina Kumar

FILM REVIEW - THE AVENGERS
The Corridors of Super Power
By Mona J

PSYCHOLOGIES
‘Breaking has been big since Bappi Lahiri came in’ - He Ra, 29, Dancer
By Bhanu Priya Vyas

PERSONAL HISTORIES:LEAVING HOME
‘Big cities only lend small corners, good enough to cram you’
By Gowhar Farooq Bhat

     



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