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Side view of the sculpture titled “Rhythm” at National Museum, New Delhi. The Central government plans to create a new national museum, replacing the existing one.
Heritage

Will the plans for a new National Museum put priceless artefacts at risk? 

Eshan Sharma
Shivraj Singh Chouhan, former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and the BJP candidate for Vidisha Lok Sabha seat, during a rally in Rajgarh district on May 4.
Interview

Shivraj Singh Chouhan: ‘Congress has declined to such an extent that candidates have lost faith in the party’

Anand Mishra
“Abu’s World” the exhibition of Abu Abraham’s cartoons which was held at Durbar Hall, Kochi from March 22 to April 21.
Tribute

Remembering Abu Abraham, the cartoonist who bore witness

“Abu’s World”, an exhibition to commemorate his birth centenary, reminds us that his cartoons will always be ammunition in the war against hatred.
A S Panneerselvan
A.S. Panneerselvan

Editor's Pick

Supriya Sule, NCP-SP leader and incumbent MP from Baramati, paying tribute to Dr B.R. Ambedkar during her campaign for the Lok Sabha elections, in Jejuri on April 25.
Election 2024

Baramati: Which Pawar will the voters choose?

Sharad Pawar’s daughter and sitting MP Supriya Sule faces Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s wife Sunetra in a fiercely contested battle.
Amey Tirodkar
Election 2024

India’s employment crisis: Jobless growth, threat of automation, and impact of climate change on productivity

Employment growth has stagnated at 2 per cent for two decades. Without reaching 4-5 per cent, absorbing surplus labour will be impossible.
Sujoy Chakravarty
Karnataka

Prajwal Revanna ‘sex scandal’ could impact BJP’s prospects in the crucial north Karnataka region

Alleged sexual misconduct by the JD(S)-BJP alliance candidate threatens to erode the saffron party’s support base, particularly among women voters.
Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed
In 2019, the BJP pulled a surprise when actress-turned-politician Locket Chatterjee wrested the Hooghly Lok Sabha seat from the Trinamool Congress.
Interview

‘We will bring the Tatas back to Singur’: Locket Chatterjee

The BJP candidate for the Hooghly Lok Sabha seat says the Trinamool Congress has “done no development in the region”.
Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay

Audio Stories

Reimagining Vallalar

The saint, the song, and the social revolution

West Asia

Palestinian Authority’s declining influence portends more trouble for Gaza

Propaganda

Viral fever: The curious spectacle of campaign films

Propaganda — The Lede

Movie trailers: The unofficial manifestos of our time

Spotlight

Spotlight

Frontline Exclusive

Sharad Pawar: ‘Prime Minister Modi has lost his balance because he realises he is not returning to power’

The veteran politician takes apart the BJP’s “Abki baar 400 paar” campaign and foresees a repeat of the 2004 “India Shining” defeat for the party.
Amey Tirodkar

Photo Essay

Photo Essay

Photo Essay

Silent SOS

Wetland and mangrove birds now forage among plastic waste in urban areas because their natural habitats are all but gone.
Prasoon Kiran

Arts & Culture

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A voter goes back to carrying water pots after casting her vote in the second phase of the election, in Dudu district of Rajasthan, on April 26.
Election 2024 — The Lede

India is haunted by an unprecedented economic deprivation

The situation, marked by widespread unemployment and inequality, calls for policy that improves the lives of the working people while taxing the rich.
Prabhat Patnaik
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Election 2024

Editor’s Note: Will India vote for what really matters?

As Prime Minister Modi stokes divisive fears, can the opposition offer a compelling alternative focused on lives, livelihoods and liberties?
Vaishna Roy
Election 2024

India’s employment crisis: Jobless growth, threat of automation, and impact of climate change on productivity

Sujoy Chakravarty
Election 2024

Long on rhetoric, short on practice: Modi government battling corruption

Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
From the Sidelines

Modi ramps up rhetoric in Hindi heartland as BJP struggles to regain its sparkle

Saba Naqvi
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