Features

F16 Jets: To Buy or Not to Buy

Suman Sharma

The world’s biggest defence deal could come through soon. However, the US seems determined to change the rules midway.

Business Briefing 24/04

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RBI Gently Does It; Salad Days Are Over

India This Week

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Congress UP Plans Under Brahmin Influence; Point, Counterpoint; Challenge in the Air; Fix Responsibility for J&K Fake Encounter; UPA-II, Older but No Wiser

Accidental Hoteliers

Pramila N. Phatarphekar

Sleeping with history? You can, while choosing from seven centuries. Beyond the past, what’s it about Neemrana ‘non-hotels’ that’s turned Kate Winslett and Julia Roberts into fans?

In Pursuit of the Hip in Patna

Shubhangi Swarup

There is a Patna that is emerging with all the splendour and comedy of urban modernity.

Life in the Time of the Camera

Kabeer Sharma

With digital photo lenses all around us, life is no longer what it was. Public exposure is a constant threat. But relax, say megapixel historians, look at the bright side.

A Cup of Civetised Coffee

Avantika Bhuyan

Coffee beans found in civet dung make the world’s most prized coffee. And now, it gets a ‘Made in India’ tag.

Understanding Dalits: Rahul’s Stepping Stones

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Rahul Gandhi’s original aim, as he once said, was simply to visit the homes of the poor, regardless of caste. The poorest huts only happened to be Dalit.