Half Life

Conservation: the New Killer

Siblings may mate but neighbours must not. That’s the bizarre science guiding the Government’s current relocation drive. If habitat loss, conflict and poaching don’t finish off the tiger, crippled genes will

Where are They Now?

Every year one teenager tops the IIT-JEE, probably the toughest entrance exam in the world. Overnight he becomes some kind of a celebrity. There have been only about fifty such toppers in the history of IIT. We went in search of some of them to find out how their lives turned out

Everybody Loves a Good Eclipse

The rare celestial event on 22 July, a total solar eclipse, is creating a flutter across the country among superstitious loonies and no-nonsense astronomers alike

For an Outline of Normalcy

India’s northernmost state is in turmoil again. Is Omar Abdullah really in charge?

India’s Crop Crisis

Sparse rainfall in the country’s bread basket could yield toxic foodgrains. Beware!

My Brother Vikram

It’s been ten years. A lot has changed. And a lot has remained the same. I have much more grey in my hair. Vikram is as youthful as ever. Time cannot touch him

Kargil Now

Ten years ago, when armed intruders tried to run over Kargil, nobody knew about this area. But the war has changed this place forever

Two Sisters and a Brother Sent to Sariska

Collapse of a Good Track Record

Sreedharan’s resignation seems like a gimmick to shrug criticism