Features

The Terror of Wedding Raggers

Shahina KK

It has unified political parties in Kerala’s Malabar region, but to no effect. Newlywed couples continue to suffer humiliating pranks played by friends of the groom

Another Coalition Migraine

Haima Deshpande

The Congress and NCP are at loggerheads again, but a split is unlikely

Southern Discomfort

Shahina KK

Trouble brews for the Congress in the south

Buddha to Stay and Battle with Karat

Dhirendra K Jha

It’s all set for a showdown at Hyderabad on 11 June

Roti, Kapda Aur Porn

Adam Matthews

As 3G rollouts in other countries show, adult content is definitely a big driver of consumption

‘India Botched Up Operation Purulia’

Seema Mustafa

Peter Bleach breaks his long silence on the arms drop story. The official account has it otherwise.

Exorcising the Ghost of Geronimo

Shougat Dasgupta

More than the sobering effect an ill-advised codename might have had on giddy Americans celebrating the Osama killing, it was a reminder of the country’s own historical injustices

Marketing Brand Rahul

Jatin Gandhi

Not so long ago, he was a mascot of the youth. Now he wants to be seen as the voice of the aam aadmi. Great branding it may be, but success is harder fought