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Cynical Congressmen and supine litfest organisers script a dangerous farce

Muslim women of Mumbai’s Bohra community are secretly joining hands to slough off an age-old tradition of female genital mutilation

With the Indian team and the cricket media, the more things change, the more they remain the same

A dispassionate history of sex and the powerful mythologies that have surrounded it down the ages

As Miss India auditions begin, it is a good time to ask why this little South American country wins so many world titles

Houses for former mill workers on mill land is a popular election issue. Why do politicians keep raising it even though the workers themselves have moved on?

The multiple exploits of a journalist who has held up a mirror to the media in several ways

And whether ‘you’ exist at all, according to Susan Blackmore, a researcher of consciousness and paranormal experiences

The odd use of a strange ruse to stir up communal trouble

The strange case of a senior Army officer who nearly got away charging the country for his lingerie purchases

Vodafone has scored a legal victory over India’s tax authorities, but what’s worth  asking is this: why do ‘capital gains’ bear a lighter tax burden than your salary?

The circus you missed, in nine easy snapshots