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EDITOR'S CUT
How is a Northeastern student in Pune culpable for Bodo violence in Assam?

  INVESTIGATION
Gopal Kanda's can of worms. Who is he and why is he in hiding?
  PAKISTAN PERISCOPE
The Hindu exodus is a grim reminder of the horrors of Partition
SERIES At The Heart Of It with Shoma Chaudhury Tehelka presents The Music Project In Conversation with Writers Cinema & Me: The Movies That Made Me
BENGALURU
Students from the Northeast still fear being persecuted
People from the community are desperate to return home as they don’t want to take ‘chances’ despite police's assurances

MEDIA
‘I had to articulate what a lot of people felt but hadn’t said’
Manushi editor Madhu Kishwar tells Karuna John what made her write an angry two-part open letter to news anchor Arnab Goswami


PAKISTAN
Militants attack Kamra air force base, kill nine
An organisation by the name of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has claimed responsibility for the attack

ASSAM
Fresh spell of violence leaves Lower Assam in knots
A local mob damaged a bridge and torched vehicles in Rangiya inviting a curfew in the region

PROTEST
Ramdev ends fast, leaves Ambedkar Stadium for Haridwar
Though the fast was over, his crusade against corruption was to continue urged the yoga guru

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
Anti-corruption activists cannot be allowed to attack democratic institutions: Pranab
President Mukherjee said the nation needed a second freedom struggle--one that would end hunger & poverty forever

ASSAM
Situation needs to calm down for the refugees to return: Sonia
The UPA chairperson visited the riot-torn districts of Assam, inspected refugee camps along with the Home Minister

JAMMU & KASHMIR
How sectarian differences poisoned a village in Ganderbal
A fight over a madrassa in Sendbal village led to the murder of a Jamaat activist on 6 August

NORTHEAST
Rebel outfits call for a strike on Independence Day
State govts to step up security measures in the wake of inputs on possible attacks by ULFA

AGRICULTURE
Bt cotton had no significant benefits for the farmers: Report
The report highlights the gaps in the regulatory mechanism for GM crops in India, writes Neha Saigal

LONDON OLYMPICS
Spend on sports, the British way
Lottery funded sports projects have been the prime reason for team GB's superb performance at the London Games, says Sanjoy Roy

OPINION
India in the emperor’s new clothes
If India donned the fabled emperor’s new clothes, you would discover the illusions that serve as foundations of our collective consciousness, says Sourav Mitra

ODISHA
Is expelled Maoist leader planning to go mainstream?
While Sabyasachi Panda formed a faction last month, CPI (Maoist) expelled him last week for being a 'revisionist'

UTTAR PRADESH
Is Akhilesh under the Maya effect?
Yadav Jr has still not booked tainted ministers and bureaucrats of the Mayawati regime for corruption

KERALA
A history of violence in Kerala's blood-soaked politics
Political murders have been termed as acts of self-defense and justified as a means to protect political freedom

PHOTO ESSAY
Safety misses the bus at terminal renovation
Delhi's Maharana Pratap Bus Terminal links over 1.5 lakh commuters to 400 destinations

COMEDY
Mid-Life Crisis weighing you down? Try Stand-Up
If there was ever a time to be a comedian in Delhi, it is now, Rasik Chopra tells Saim Saeed

 


  ASSAM
Why blood will flow in Assam again
The riots in Assam were not communal. They were about land & livelihood. Ratnadip Choudhury & Avalok Langer report

  GUJARAT
His cup of woes runneth over
Drought. Rebellion. Corruption. Gujarat CM Narendra Modi faces troubles in every corner in a crucial election year, says Rana Ayyub

  WHAT ON EARTH
Burning both ends
We generate electricity by destroying our rivers and forests only to pump out the remaining groundwater
By Jay Mazoomdaar

KASHMIR
Omar taps into youth power on campus
The ruling NC is making forays into student politics to wean away the youth from separatist outfits, reports Riyaz Wani

UTTAR PRADESH
‘Mulayam should have taken over the reins of the state’
Public Works and Irrigation Minister Shivpal Singh Yadav, who is said be sulking over his nephew’s elevation as the chief minister of UP, tells Virendra Nath Bhatt that it’s too early to make any judgement on the Akhilesh Yadav government

INDO-PAK TRADE
The door’s open for beer diplomacy
It is not just Pakistani alcohol; we might soon be withdrawing money from Pakistani banks in India.
By Kunal Majumder

PROS&CONS
The television ratings game is broken beyond repair
The inherent flaws in TAM has resulted in the dumbing down of TV content. Hence NDTV’s decision to sue The Nielsen Co is a step in the right direction
By Paranjoy Guha Thakurta


 

FILM REVIEW
Gangs of Wasseypur-2
Anurag Kashyap is a canny filmmaker. He knows what audiences will respond to
By Shougat Dasgupta


  BOOKS
Sticking to the party line
Arjun Singh was a loyal and accomplished politician. His discretion extended even to his otherwise insightful memoir, says Mani Shankar Aiyar

  OLYMPICS
She’s got that winning feeling
Saina Nehwal, her coach says, might not be the most talented player in the world, but she is the feistiest. TS Sudhir on what it took to win the Olympic bronze

SATYAMEV JAYATE
The sky divers
There were three people who matched Aamir Khan in passion, integrity and intent in the making of Satyamev Jayate. Sunaina Kumar maps their emotional journey through the first season

SCIENCE
The world on a string
Physicist Ashoke Sen, winner of the Fundamental Physics Prize, tells Janani Ganesan how the $3 million cash award hasn’t changed his commitment to research

FILM REVIEW
Jism 2
There is little holding this film together except Leone’s jism, her ease in tiny clothes and high heels, and the beautiful locales. By Nishita Jha

PSYCHOLOGIES
‘The cheeky titles in bookstores depress me’ - Veena Venugopal, 36, Writer
By Aanchal Arora

PERSONAL HISTORIES: MIGRANT WARS
‘We never envisioned the terror that would tear us apart ’
By Rafiul Alom Rahman

     
 



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