Columns

Emmanuel Macron: March of the Seducer

Samantha de Bendern

At 39, he is France’s youngest ever president, and his election a relief for a world distressed by Trump and Brexit. But the real test for Emmanuel Macron comes next month as France elects a new parliament

Mumbai Notebook

Anil Dharker

The media frenzy over a bariatric surgery

Indraprastha

Virendra Kapoor

Conflicts of interest, moral rot, and the return of Arnab Goswami

Oprah Winfrey: ‘Fame is Somebody Else’s Idea of Who You Are’

Noel de Souza

In conversation with Oprah Winfrey

All About Family Values

Rachel Dwyer

When movie mothers are no longer saintly widows in white saris

Writing on the Wall

Madhavankutty Pillai

What exactly can you teach students about the grammar of Facebook posts?

Open Diary

Swapan Dasgupta

The privileges of being an MP, airport embarrassment and a visionary proposal

The French Resolution

Samantha de Bendern

Europe may avoid a nervous breakdown as a neophyte globalist is likely to win the Elysee Palace in the final round. But how long can France resist the populist?