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Rana Ayyub reports on why Narendra Modi, the Gujarat strongman, is facing his toughest election battle yet
   US PRESIDENCY
Shaili Chopra reports from Boston on how Obama's second term will impact his approach in fixing the mess at home and America's image overseas
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
OPINION
Obama in the White House: What’s in it for India
Barack Obama’s victory ensures more of the same in the richly textured Indo-US bilateral agenda
KARNATAKA
The wrongful arrest of Naveen Soorinje
The Kasturi TV reporter was named in the chargesheet that identified 43 others who attacked a birthday party in Padil
CRIME
B’lore rape case: Mazurier suspects he is being framed
Out on bail after he was accused of raping his minor daughter, the French diplomat now has written to the police to reinvestigate the case
UTTAR PRADESH
Allahabad HC orders removal of NOIDA officials and CBI probe
Senior IAS officials Sanjeev Saran and Rakesh Bahadur were allegedly involved in irregularities in land allotment
POACHING
After AK-47 rifles, tranquilisers being used to poach rhinos
Four poachers were arrested in Assam on Thursday and tranquilser shots used to capture big cats were recovered
THiNK 2012
Shah Rukh Khan superstar: The tears behind the mask
The Bollywood actor dwells on stardom, hardwork and the loneliness that pervades his 'successful' existence
THiNK 2012
City city, bang bang
KT Ravindran, Prithviraj Chavan and David Gensler discuss the fast-burning fuse: can Indian cities be saved from themselves?
THiNK 2012
Tech talk and revolution
Minister of State for Corporate Affairs (Independent Charge) Sachin Pilot and journalist Ben Hammersley discuss the pros and cons of tech revolution
THiNK 2012
The calculated mystique
Renowned mathematician Marcus Du Sautoy holds forth on the magic and the genius of the number game
THiNK 2012
Power, politics and ‘collective madness’
Fawzia Koofi, Afghan presidential hopeful in 2014 and Guardian journalist Jason Burke discuss how the political and the personal are inseparable
THiNK 2012
Debating the Chinese question
Arvind Subramanian and Zhang Mei talk about China's economic and political processes, and why are they crucial for India
THiNK 2012
Not 'women' filmmakers, but just filmmakers
Reema Kagti, Anusha Rizvi and Zoya Akhtar demolished a few clichés about the art of filmmaking and their makers
UTTAR PRADESH
Sonia Gandhi inaugurates disputed rail coach factory
The factory in Rae Bareli is the third such factory in India and is equipped to produce 1,000 rail coaches annually
POLITICS
Crony capitalism is running the country: Kejriwal
Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday accused both Congress and the BJP of being hand-in-gloves with the corporates
TAMIL NADU
TN, AP brace for cyclone Nilam, disaster relief force in readiness
State administration takes stock of situation, impending power cuts and state holiday on the cards
CONSERVATION
End of the road for Kutch’s ecological treasures?
The proposed road through the Kutch Wildlife Sanctuary could destroy Asia’s only breeding ground for flamingos reports Cara Tejpal
SOCIETY
Husband’s power to pronounce Talaq not absolute: Court
J&K High Court has said that the husband should have a “valid reason and genuine cause” to pronounce Talaq
POLITICS
Kejriwal is a megalomaniac with scant regard for democracy: Digvijaya
The Congress general secretary shoots off an angry letter to Kejriwal terming him ‘self-serving’ and ‘ambitious’
THEATRE
Art speaks when language cannot
Based on a novel by Shalom Aleichem in 1880, Stempenyu recreated the passion of music, art and love
MUSIC
An opera for a cause
A blend of music, theatre and performance seek to understand the issues faced by today’s youth
ART
‘This modern world is a mix of pain and pleasure’
British artist Julian Opie talks about his solo exhibition based on walkers on Mumbai’s streets
 
  EDITOR'S CUT
If the UPA finds itself in a quandary, it is because of its bets on those of the wrong generation
The Young Turks have been elevated in the reshuffle. But has the change come too late?
By Ashok Malik
  WHAT ON EARTH
An Unholy Tradition
The environment was the toast of several puja pandals. But in the end, thousands of idols still lined up for immersion in rivers and lakes
By Jay Mazoomdaar
  PAKISTAN PERISCOPE
Peeping Inside a Free Media
The Pakistan media industry is touted to be vibrant and fiercely independent. But such a reputation has been built on a shaky foundation
By Ayesha Siddiqa
FAKE ENCOUNTERS
Why is the Congress playing Safe on fake Encounters?
By not taking Modi head on over fake encounters, the party may be doing itself a disservice, says Mukul Sinha
NAGALAND
Peace sells but who’s buying it?
Afer secret parleys with the government, Th Muivah will meet other rebel outfits to push for a peace deal. But will they let him dictate the agenda? Avalok Langer reports
INDIA AGAINST CORRUPTION
‘Our real trial of strength will be the 2013 Delhi election’
Yogendra Yadav spoke to Revati Laul about why he signed up for the political outfit and where it’s going.
UTTAR PRADESH
Headless bodies, heedless state
With top posts in state commissions lying vacant, the aggrieved have no one to turn to, says Jaiprakash Tripathi
HIZBUL MUJAHIDEEN
‘However much the government tries to protect panches and sarpanches, they will be targeted’
In an interview to Riyaz Wani, the separatist leader Syed Salahuddin denounces the Indo-Pak trade dialogue and asserts his commitment to the struggle for azadi in Kashmir.
BIOTECHNOLOGY
Field trials on trial
Tough times lie ahead for the GM industry with farmers protesting crop trials and an official committee suggesting a 10-year moratorium, says Shonali Ghosal
THE SHAPING THOUGHT
The Uncertainty Principle
Indian philosophy has always made room for ambiguity, for contradiction. When did we start becoming so certain, asks Shougat Dasgupta
     
 
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