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STORM IN A FRAGILE TEACUP

ISLE OF CONTENTION • As Katchatheevu finds itself in the midst of a political controversy, a few facts about the barren island

MORE DISGUISED THAN EMPLOYED

INDIA WORKS, INFORMALLY • The India Employment Report 2024 revives fears that we are forfeiting our ‘demographic dividend’

MAHARATHIS @MAHABHARATA

THE LONE THEVAR WITH FIVE SHADOWS

The Revolution Will Be Webcast!

THE ‘LOK TANTRIKS’

MINI MANTRIS

R.I.P., OR ‘OM SHANTI’?

COUPLE OF ISSUES

Food for Thought

RUPALA GETS TOO RADICAL

CAN I.N.D.I.A. TOPPLE MODI? • THE ODDS SEEM HEAVILY STACKED AGAINST THEM, BUT A CONCERTED STRATEGY AND NARRATIVE CAN HELP THE OPPOSITION LIMIT THE BJP’S OUTSIZED AMBITIONS

“THERE IS ALREADY AN UNDECLARED EMERGENCY” • As convenor of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A.), Mallikarjun Kharge has the humongous task of getting the 26-party combine on the same page on seat-sharing arrangements and a common narrative to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP. The 81-year-old Congress president also has to galvanise the Grand Old Party to improve on its abysmal tally of 52 seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha election. Kharge took time off his hectic schedule to speak exclusively to Group Editorial Director Raj Chengappa and Executive Editor Kaushik Deka on a range of key election issues. Excerpts:

A FLUID STATE • THE SAMAJWADI PARTY GIVES OLD ALLIES A SNUB EVEN AS DIFFERENCES EMERGE BETWEEN ITS CHIEF AKHILESH YADAV AND JAILED LEADER AZAM KHAN; THE BJP LEAVES SITTING MPs HIGH AND DRY

OF RANIS AND ALSO-RANS • A royal family member dons saffron robes to dip her toes in politics, and invites the TMC’s censure

BATTLE OF PATILS • Will the Congress-Shiv Sena (UBT) fracas over Sangli impact the prospects of the MVA in Maharashtra and the pan-nation interests of the I.N.D.I.A. bloc?

EXODUS HITS CONGRESS • Scores of Congress leaders and workers shift allegiance to the BJP, raising questions about the Grand Old Party’s winnability, unity and leadership stability

BJP Vs BJP • The party faces dissent in at least six seats. Reasons range from nomination of outsiders to non-performance

MOLLYWOOD GOES TO THE POLLS • Film stars are shining bright in Kerala’s political firmament. The BJP is relying on one to make its LS wish come true

GROUND FLEET • Jagan side-steps EC fiat against his ‘army’ of ward and village volunteers, gets them to disburse pensions

NOTHING FAKE ABOUT IT • Amidst furore over non-payment of NREGA funds to Bengal due to alleged corruption, central data purportedly shows almost all job cards in the state to be genuine

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A STEALTHY LETHAL FORCE • The Cabinet Committee on Security has flagged off the prototype development and testing stage of India’s indigenous fifth generation stealth fighter jet, the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA). Slated to be in production from 2035, it would make the IAF battle-ready for the future

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