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Modi’s policies have caused an unusual increase of income and wealth concentration in the hands of a few business houses.
Economic Perspectives

Will the setback to Hindutva politics force Modi 3.0 to rethink economic policies?

C.P. Chandrasekhar
Renowned Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare in Tirana. The Albanian writer and playwright died at the age of 88 on July 1.
Tribute

Ismail Kadare (1936-2024): The writer who outsmarted a dictator

Frontline News Desk
A man drinks water from a pipe during a hot summer day in New Delhi on June 18. Temperatures in the national capital soared to record highs amid concerns of water shortages in the sprawling metropolis.
Climate Crisis

How the record-breaking heatwave revealed Delhi’s climate vulnerabilities

As temperatures soared, shortcomings in infrastructure and policy left millions vulnerable.
Vitasta Kaul,Vedaant Lakhera

Editor's Pick

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu offers prayers at Praja Vedika, during his tour of Amaravati, in Undavalli of Guntur district, on June 20. 
Profile

Chandrababu Naidu: Walking a tightrope

The technocrat must balance welfare and development in his fourth term as Chief Minister if he wants to keep his rural voters on board.
Ayesha Minhaz
Science Notebook

CERN’s funds crunch, new tech for nuclear fuel, and airborne pathogens get a new name

A new particle collider needs funds, a more efficient way to process irradiated nuclear fuel, and agreement on a common term for pathogens.
R. Ramachandran
Essay

Gabriel Garcia Márquez’s new novel challenges readers to look beyond the magic

The posthumous release of Until August prompts readers to reexamine Márquez’s storytelling techniques and themes of memory and reality.
Dakshayini Suresh
Smita Patil and Girish Karnad in Manthan, one of the first Hindi films to showcase a newly independent India struggling to engage with modern ideas of economic development and social reform.
Cinema

50 years of Manthan: A Benegal masterpiece that stirred India’s social conscience

The 1976 classic offers a nuanced take on caste dynamics, patriarchy, and rural development, showcasing Dalit characters as agents of change.
Harish S. Wankhede

Audio Stories

Essay

Clues, culprits, and cultural crossovers: Indian detective fiction is entering the mainstream

South Asia

Protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir reflect frustration with disempowerment and interference from Islamabad

Manipur | One Year Later — Lede

Eyes wide shut: How the state turns away from Manipur’s realities

Manipur | One Year Later

Arambai Tenggol: How a Meitei ‘sociocultural organisation’ became an armed-to-the-teeth militia

Spotlight

Spotlight

Spotlight

Unrest in Jiribam deepens divides between Meitei and Kuki-Zo in Manipur

As violence engulfs all communities, the region plunges deeper into crisis with no resolution on the horizon, shattering hopes for peace, stability.
Sushanta Talukdar

Photo Essay

Photo Essay

Dance

In a parched landscape, a dance competition keeps artists’ dreams alive

The Prakriti Excellence in Contemporary Dance Awards has created an ecosystem for dancers in India, where resources and opportunities remain scarce.
Ranjana Dave

Arts & Culture

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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in New Delhi on June 5. The SP, which won 37 seats in Uttar Pradesh, played a crucial role in halting the BJP juggernaut.
Mandate 2024 — The Lede

Rise of the regionals

The biggest takeaway from the 2024 election is that regional parties, whose future had been written off during the saffron wave, are back with a bang.
Ashish Ranjan
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Mandate 2024

Editor’s Note: What the 2024 election results mean for India

A fundamental reset in the BJP’s functioning is unlikely. One will see more hypocritical posturing by Modi while his stormtroopers do the opposite.
Vaishna Roy
Profile

Chandrababu Naidu: Walking a tightrope

Ayesha Minhaz
Mandate 2024

How the Lok Sabha election 2024 bust the urban-rural myth

Shamindra Nath Roy,Ashish Ranjan
Profile

Reinventing Rahul Gandhi

Paromita Vohra
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