Deception diets: The Zen of Zoodle

Ariel Garten: The Brain Diviner

Ariel Garten is a fashion designer, psychotherapist and neuroscientist—and her company makes a headband that offers a shortcut to meditation

Manohar Parrikar: Top Gun

How Manohar Parrikar has transformed a moribund Defence Ministry

Why Bihar matters so much for India – And Modi

An election that is as crucial for the convenient partnership of Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad as it is for Narendra Modi

How Kejriwal killed the case for Delhi’s full statehood

The smart new world of Über-efficiency

With people swiping smartphones for food options, restaurateur ego-willing, menu prices could yet go dynamic in a chain reaction across the Indian market

Boozy Kerala: The French Connection

After Kerala’s ban on bars, the erstwhile French colony of Mahe has become the favourite destination for Malayalee liquor tourists

The truth about heat wave deaths

Scorched earth, death by sun and more horror stories about the heat wave. Our correspondent travels through the worst hit areas in Andhra Pradesh and finds out that the reported death toll is an exaggeration

An (App)etite for business

The mobile internet has created a new business in the food delivery sector and venture capitalists are rushing to invest in a range of new apps

Handloom saris: From hand to hearth

The signature handloom sari survives with the help of the much debated Handloom Reservation Act. Open visits the famous weavers’ hub of Chanderi to get a glimpse of the making of a masterpiece—and the woes of the weavers