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The Dirty Eleven

An undercover investigation by Cobrapost that employed clandestine cameras shows 11 MPs cutting across party lines, including of the Congress and BJP, offering to write letters of recommendation for a fictional foreign oil firm. Some helpfully offer the support of other MPs as well, and a lawmaker’s husband promises to approach Sonia Gandhi. The prices for these services range from Rs 50,000 to Rs 50 lakh

The Man They Did Not Get

Why the pundits got Kejriwal wrong

Right to Sexuality

Why the Supreme Court verdict upholding Section 377 is a loss for everyone

The Cat Lady

She used to be a lonely old woman. Now she’s young, independent and secure

Bound Free

India’s underground BDSM practitioners want Bondage-Discipline-Sadism-Masochism seen as alternative sexuality, not deviant behaviour

The Schoolgirl School of Fashion

Fashion blogs by teenagers in India have begun to resonate with readers, advertisers and fashionistas

Return of the Son

The commando who was reunited with his family 20 years after he was lost as a little boy, thanks to a tattoo

Church versus Nature

In Kerala, the Church fuels an agitation based on a misreading of an environmental report on the Western Ghats

Peace Prospects and Energy Security

The US-Iran deal may open the way at last for the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline

Sex and Consent

Negotiating the minefield

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