The Smriti Surge

Betting on the Future

A week after the pilgrim belt of Mathura-Vrindavan voted on April 26, public opinion indicates the Modi-Yogi model has prevailed over local discontents and trumped a disorganised opposition, reports

Temporary Doses

Lessons from the life and times of a Covid vaccine that has been withdrawn

Sam Pitroda: Loose Talker

Once part of India’s telecom revolution, he now finds renown for the wrong reasons

The Persistence of the Nation

36 Bonded Nepalese Labourers Rescued from Kashmir

Attempts are on for their safe repatriation to Nepal

Heat Wave

The three-party alliance led by TDP is looking to capitalise on the anti-incumbency faced by Jagan Mohan Reddy

The Battle for Baramati

Two sisters-in-law find themselves in opposite corners with the future of the Pawar legacy at stake

Game of Thrones

BJP seeks to storm the sugar heartland in western Maharashtra with Ajit Pawar’s NCP on its side

The Unravelling

The Congress campaign is stuttering at the end of polling for 285 seats with its key promises failing to strike a chord with voters and an isolated high command remaining out of sync with the party cadre