Cover Stories

Triple Talaq Verdict: Some Justice, Finally

PR Ramesh + Ullekh NP + Siddharth Singh

The impact of the Supreme Court’s Triple Talaq verdict on Indian politics and Muslim society

Anatomy of a Divorce

Amita Shah

A day in the life of a Sharia court

Muslim Women: The Long Road to Equal Rights

Tufail Ahmad

A breakthrough judgment but freedom for most Muslim women in India is a far cry. Let Parliament do its bit now

The Doval Doctrine: Never Say Never Again

Amita Shah

India’s National Security Adviser may be playing the diplomat with China, but it is his muscular approach to threats that makes him effective

Toilet: Ek Prem Katha Movie Review

Ajit Duara

There should be a statutory warning that consuming popcorn, samosas and other snacks during the interval of Toilet: Ek Prem Katha is not advisable

Ahmed Patel: Man on the Brink

PR Ramesh

For over a decade, as the conscience keeper of 10 Janpath, Ahmed Patel was the most powerful non-Gandhi in India. The master of the Congress party’s dark arts faces his darkest moment today

Among the Good Believers

Madhavankutty Pillai

It may be a world ravaged by religious fury but several secular scientific studies show that faith makes people compassionate and socially responsible

From the election of Ram Nath Kovind as the next President to the unravelling in Bihar to the impending Supreme Court verdict on triple talaq, Modi sets the terms for the big battle even as the Congress sinks deeper into irrelevance