The Arc of Alliance

Paying the Price

The Congress government in Karnataka hikes borrowing and excise duty and slashes capital expenditure to fund its five poll guarantees

Second Coming

From Louis Vuitton bags to auctioned Air Force 1 sneakers, Indians are embracing the market for pre-owned luxury

Blue Chip

With the US and China engaged in a trade war over semiconductors, India is stepping up to take a slice of the global business

VK Pandian: A Very Special Officer

Is VK Pandian the second most important public figure in Odisha?

The Loneliness of the Patriarch

NCP’s best Lok Sabha tally was nine seats two decades ago but that never came in the way of Sharad Pawar being projected as a prime ministerial candidate. That image of the wily strategist has been shattered by Ajit Pawar’s departure

An Affirmation of Merit

John B Goodenough (1922-2023): Vital Energy

The Nobel-winning inventor of lithium-ion batteries refused to profit from it

The Remains of a Rebellion

Govt unveils ambitious plan to set India’s research priorities

The National Research Foundation’s Rs 50,000 crore budget will support smaller state universities, correcting a skew that favours pedigreed institutions like the IITs