June 10, 2024

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From The Editor-in-chief
I have always considered Naveen Patnaik to be one of the miracles of Indian politics. Although his father Biju Patnaik, the legendary former chief minister of Odisha, was a towering political personality, Naveen had no interest in politics. He was en
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CHAIRMAN AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Aroon Purie VICE CHAIRPERSON AND EXECUTIVE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Kalli Purie GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dinesh Bhatia GROUP EDITORIAL DIRECTOR: Raj Chengappa CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Manoj Sharma GROUP CREATIVE EDITOR: Ni
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The System Crash
IN a classic instance of arrant perversion of justice not remaining a local event, a sordid tale of reckless privilege and alleged cover-ups has spilled out from the affluent enclaves of Pune to hit national headlines. At its heart is a 17-year-old s
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FAST & FATAL
The car’s reported speed when it hit the motorcycle Total expenses the teenager made at the two pubs—Rs 48,000 at Cosie and Rs 20,000 at Blak Club, both in Pune’s Mundhwa The average number of road accidents taking place in India daily due to overspe
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Government Gets A Good Bonus
In a move that will provide a significant economic cushion to the next Union finance minister, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on May 22 announced a record Rs 2.11 lakh crore transfer of its surplus money for FY24 to the central government. The amoun
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Will Naveen Make Or Be History?
SUNSET HAS TURNED THE SKY A FLAMING RED, IN STEP WITH THE CRIMSON of the blooming Gulmohar trees that line the route of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s roadshow in the heart of state capital Bhubaneswar on May 20. A gentle breeze brings relief from t
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The Electoral Journey Of Naveen Patnaik
*BJD and BJP fought elections together till 2004 as part of NDA; Figures have been rounded off ■
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INDIA’S LONGEST-SERVING CMs
PAWAN KUMAR CHAMLING Sikkim* Sikkim Democratic Front 24 years, 165 days Dec. 1994 to May 2019 Odisha* Biju Janata Dal 24 years, 85 days# Mar. 2000 (incumbent) *Consecutive terms;# till May 29 West Bengal* Communist Party of India (Marxist) 23 years,
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Key Strategies
↘ Highlighting the developments achieved during Naveen Patnaik’s regime ↘ Wooing 7 million women enrolled under the Mission Shakti SHG programme ↘ Targeting the middle-class with interest subvention offers on home loans and education loans besides 10
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MGM HEALTHCARE AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF HEART & LUNG TRANSPLANTS
While heart transplants have been around for a while, over the last decade they have taken off in a big way. One of the pioneers in transplants is MGM Healthcare - Chennai, which runs the largest heart and lung transplant programme in South Asia, con
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The Fight For Political Capital
Going along National Highways 44 and 3, cutting through Punjab after crossing the Shambhu barrier, giant hoardings promoting the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidates for the Lok Sabha election dot the entire 220-km journey to the border city of Am
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The Party’s Face
BHAGWANT MANN Chief Minister USP: He is the flag-bearer of Punjab AAP, which is seeking votes in his name, and not of the candidates or party supremo Arvind Kejriwal But: His two-year-old government is facing anti-incumbency ■
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The Power Centre
PARTAP SINGH BAJWA Leader of Opposition USP: A former Punjab Congress chief, he forced the party high command not to ally with the AAP in the state; played crucial role in selecting candidates and formulating campaign strategy But: Still not the undi
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In Dire Straits
SUKHBIR SINGH BADAL President, Shiromani Akali Dal USP: With the SAD contesting all 13 seats for the first time in 40 years, he’s trying to champion the Panthic cause to enthuse the core voter base But: Still facing a credibility crisis, he has inevi
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The Radical Faces
AMRITPAL SINGH Independent candidate, Khadoor Sahib USP: A jailed Khalistan propagandist, he is gaining traction in this Panthic seat. Has got the backing of the radical Simranjit Singh Mann, who too is defending his Sangrur seat But: Khadoor Sahib c
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The Hindu Voice
SUBHASH SHARMA BJP candidate, Anandpur Sahib USP: An RSS insider and Punjab BJP vice-president, he is a surprise pick from Anandpur Sahib; is pushing for compensation for militancy-hit Hindu families, upkeep of temples, more avenues for Hindu busines
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The Last Frontier
AN EPIC IN SEVEN CHAPTERS COMES to a close on June 1, proceeding left to right on the map—like words on a page. The ink will reveal itself a mere three days later, but it is Purvanchal’s privilege to get in the last word there. The 13 Lok Sabha seats
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Purvanchal
Vital factor: Caste dynamics SEATS: 24 (Voting on June 1: 13) The BJP’s smaller allies will play a big role here. Gorakhpur is also the home base of CM Yogi Adityanath. In 2019, the BJP had lost the Ghosi, Ghazipur, Ambedkar Nagar and Lalganj seats h
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Braj To Awadh, Local Is Most Vocal
Vital factors: RLD, Muslim unity SEATS: 14 West UP is a cauldron dominated by Dalits, Muslims, Jats, Gujjars and Rajputs. With Jay ant Chaudhary’s RLD moving to the NDA at the last moment, the BJP-led alliance seems stronger though the INDIA bloc cla
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Saffron Dominance
Total seats: 80 Vote share figures have been rounded off; * with allies ■
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Thwarted Franchise
Chakia is an unclassifiable little blur of semi-urbanity caught in a stage of evolution somewhere between town and kasba. Instead of the road shooting straight southeast from Banaras to Robertsganj, the ‘capital’ of Sonbhadra district, a long, horses
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Caste Cause
DALIT BREAK-UP Chamar 225,000 Kharwar 100,000 Kol 75,000-80,000 Chamars are the biggest Dalit caste here but had their last MP in 1989. Smaller groups like the Kols suit the forward castes better Total voters: 1.77 million One of the 80 Lok Sabha con
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The Age Of Influencers
UNTIL LAST YEAR, DHRUV RATHEE WAS CONTENT BEING AN “EDUCATOR” ON YOUTUBE, sharing videos on a variety of subjects that served as “explainers that inspire”. Then came an episode that Rathee, much like the Supreme Court of India, saw as a “murder of de
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National Security: How India is Taking a Global Lead
Throughout history, the most successful nations have been marked not by revolution but by ongoing evolution. They evolve to fit changing times - and they evolve to shape the times. India has firmly entered this phase in recent years. The country’s in
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Flagrant Violations
IN a video circulating on social media, Rajkot resident Pradeepsinh Chauhan can be heard saying that if any of the accused in the TRP Game Zone fire tragedy gets bail before the trial concludes, he will “not spare them”. Chauhan was at the game zone
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Playing With Fire
The area of the game zone, which includes an outdoor go-karting track People inside the facility at any given time during the day due to summer vacations of the victims were under 25 years of age; 27 people, including seven minors, are still missing.
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No Lessons Learnt
22 children die due to fire in an illegal coaching class operating from the terrace of Takshashila Building Accused: 13, including 8 government officials Status: 12 accused out on bail. Three suspended officers reinstated in 2021 Two die, 27 seriousl
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“Murder, He Wrote”
Murder in Mahim emerged from Jerry Pinto’s rage in 2017. While the Delhi High Court decriminalised homosexual acts between consenting adults in 2009, the Supreme Court overturned the ruling in 2013, causing widespread disappointment and rage among In
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In Her Mother’s Voice
Longtime listeners of singer/songwriter Vidya Vox, aka Vidya Iyer, will notice a key difference between her new EP Sundari and her previous mini albums, Kuthu Fire (2017) and Mad Dreams (2019). The new effort is primarily in Tamil whereas the earlier
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United by Art
Artist Pushpamala N.’s 30-second video installation ‘Urgent Saaru’ is one of the most intriguing parts of Moments in Collapse, a group exhibition by SAHMAT (Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust) at Delhi’s Jawahar Bhawan, which is on till June 20. This is a
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Fragmented Ruins
Chunks of white granite stand on black columns, almost reminiscent of historical fragments displayed in archaeological museums world-wide. Instead of ancient engravings, these blocks feature hand carvings of houses, geometrical shapes with a depth of
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Scoring a Century
Q. You play a larger-than-life action hero in Bhaiyya Ji… Growing up, I looked at Mr Bachchan, Vinod Khanna and Shatrughan Sinha with awe. The kind of films they were part of pushed me to embark on my acting journey. Filmmakers like Manmohan Desai an

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