Features

Resizing Osama bin Laden

Abhijnan Rej

On the first death anniversary of the world’s most wanted man this century, it is time we asked whether his menace was blown completely out of proportion

Why Bother Re-arranging Chairs?

Dhirendra K Jha

Even if the speculation in Delhi is true, a Kamaraj Lite Plan is unlikely to help the Congress

Sex, Politics and Videotape

Mihir Srivastava

Morphing a video clip is not easy, Mr Singhvi. Why not subject it to a forensic examination?

Tiger Darshan

Akshay Sawai

And why, once it’s done, little else matters

Saddle Surrender

Aastha Atray Banan

Loyal horses and their dashing masters, a mystical forest and cliffs with magical views. Matheran, for all its flaws, leaves you smitten

Firefly Season

Shruti Ravindran

The surest way to recharge your batteries is to go someplace they won’t work

Making Mutual Music

Shailendra Tyagi

For the first time ever, India has okayed foreign direct investment from Pakistan

The CPM Has Split in All but Name

Dhirendra K Jha

Prakash Karat is openly aligned with the party’s Kerala faction while the Bengal unit is headed its own way

The national outrage over Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s handling of satire is plain naiveté. Didi knows better than to ignore such timeless instruments of destruction, particularly when she is sure to get away with her counter-offensive