A look back at the past six days.
Everything you need to know about Bihar’s mind-boggling ‘toppers scam’
A board exam topper claimed political science was about cooking. Two weeks later, the embarrassing incident has blown up into an intriguing political scandal.Read more here.
Why vegetarian states love the BJP but non-vegetarian states prefer their own parties
Vegetarianism is a trait usually shared by the upper castes, who are the traditional vote banks of the Bharatiya Janata Party.Read more here.
5 things you must do to become a proud patriotic Narendra Modi chamcha
Why aren't Indians the ones standing and ovating? Read more here.
Inder Malhotra: The editor who stood up to Times of India owner Samir Jain
The veteran journalist who died on Saturday was a rare thing: he showed spine in the newsroom.Read more here.
Are we living inside a cosmic computer game? Elon Musk echoes the Bhagwad Gita (and the Matrix)
When a tech billionaire and hard-headed pragmatist seems to reprise the ancient Indian concept of maya, or illusion, it’s time to shut up and pay attention.Read more here.
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