India

The Principal and the Principles of St Stephen’s

Sonali Acharjee

An iconic college and its defender amidst a storm of accusations and evasions

Sushma in the Soup

Ullekh NP

There is more than Lalit Modi that makes the Foreign Minister's position untenable

Congress in Revival Mode?

Kumar Anshuman

Congress has turned aggressive as Rahul Gandhi prepares to take full command later this year, but old rhetoric and internal rifts hold the party back

DU Admissions: Cut-Off and Cut-Throat

Sonali Acharjee

The heartbreak caused by high cut-offs at Delhi University sustains an entire sub-economy of personal therapy, career apps and Twitter spam

Desert Storm: Camels in the Zoo

Sunaina Kumar

A new bill threatens to become the straw that will break the back of Rajasthan’s camels, turning them into zoo animals. Could their milk save them?

The Highway Heist: How extortion gangs control the GT road

PR Ramesh and Ullekh NP

An Open Investigation

Jagendra Singh: The death of a journalist

Omkar Khandekar

Who killed Jagendra Singh—and why? Text and photographs by Omkar Khandekar in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh

Shiv Sena: Tiger Tamed

Haima Deshpande

On its fiftieth anniversary, Shiv Sena is a caricature of its former self

MAM Ramaswamy: The last king of Chettinad

V Shoba

Racecourse legend, community chieftain, industrialist, philanthropist and unforgiving father. Open chronicles the triumphs and trials of MAM Ramaswamy, now largely confined to his bedroom in Chettinad Palace, Chennai, watching his favourite sports on television

Lalit Modi: The cost of a fugitive

PR Ramesh and Ullekh NP

How a disgraced cricket czar in exile, an indiscreet foreign minister and a royally aloof chief minister have created the first big moral embarrassment for the Narendra Modi Government. The inside story