Features

Pawar’s Real Problem Lies at Home

Haima Deshpande

His nephew’s increasing clout is forcing him to focus on the state. The drama at the Centre is only a pretext

Greener but No Longer Cheaper

Shailendra Tyagi

The use of CNG in India began as a clean and cheap alternative to diesel, but its cost advantage has vanished in recent years

How the Violation Continues

Jay Mazoomdaar

Our voyeuristic outrage at rape will not end the life of this crime. But maybe it won’t be attempted so often, so brazenly if we start dealing with rape for what it really is

In The City of Brotherly Love

Chinki Sinha

Philadelphia confirms a suspicion long held by many. Not much has changed in Black America

The Bikini Makeover

Aastha Atray Banan

A Delhi designer duo know exactly what to sell shy women: the confidence to wear skimpy swimsuits

The Serial Killer Who Wasn’t

Lhendup G Bhutia

Ravindra Kantrole, accused of being Mumbai’s ‘Beer Man’ and acquitted in 2009 of serial murder, has opened a fast food stall while his lawyer has scripted a movie on his story

India’s Most Shocking Smuggling Racket

Hartosh Singh Bal

The arrest of Uzbek smuggler Olga Kozireva 12 years ago brought to light one of the most brazen illicit operations this country has ever seen. But those likely to get away are the government officials who were bribed with money and sex to look the other way