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AGNIPATH: PROS & CONS
THE AGNIPATH COMPENSATION PACKAGE
CHASING THE TRIBAL VOTE
‘FROM THE BEACH TO THE TEMPLE’
SANGRUR SHOWDOWN GETS A RADICAL EDGE
BRINGING LIFE BACK TO BELLARY
THE STORY SO FAR...
A FOREST PROTESTS
GREEN HAZARDS • What’s at stake at the three controversial mining blocks in Hasdeo Arand?
LUXURY OF A WINNER
HIGH HANGING SUMMER FRUIT
SCRIPT FOR A TEARJERKER
Widening Rift
Car Wapsi
POLL YATRAS BEGIN
NO HOUSE FOR MR SINGH
SILENT KILLER • SUDDEN HEART ATTACKS ARE CATCHING YOUNG AND SEEMINGLY HEALTHY INDIANS UNAWARES DESPITE A WEALTH OF DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT ADVANCES. WHAT ARE WE MISSING?
WHAT IS A SILENT HEART ATTACK? • IT IS ONE THAT IS NOT ACCOMPANIED BY ANY SYMPTOMS, MILD SYMPTOMS OR SYMPTOMS THAT PEOPLE DON’T ASSOCIATE WITH A HEART ATTACK. DOCTORS OUTLINE THE DIFFERENT STAGES OF SUCH A HEART ATTACK
VILLAINS OF THE PIECE • THE MAJOR RISK FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO HEART DISEASE
WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE HAVING A HEART ATTACK
“My heart attack taught me the importance of minimising stress”
SNATCHED IN THEIR PRIME • YOUNG CELEBRITIES WHO HAVE SUCCUMBED TO A SUDDEN HEART ATTACK IN THE RECENT PAST
THE DIAGNOSTIC TOOLKIT • TREADMILL TESTS, ECGS AND EEGS ARE NOT THE ONLY DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AVAILABLE TO DETECT HEART ISSUES. THE TECH FOR PRIMARY DIAGNOSIS HAS UNDERGONE A SEA CHANGE. HERE ARE A FEW
HOW TO PREVENT A HEART ATTACK
THE POLITICS OF DEMOLITIONS • IN STATES LIKE UTTAR PRADESH, MADHYA PRADESH AND DELHI, PUNITIVE ACTION BY WAY OF THE BULLDOZING OF HOUSES IS BEING TAKEN AGAINST ‘CRIMINALS’ AND ‘MASTERMINDS’ OF VIOLENT PROTESTS. COUCHED IN BUILDING LAWS AND BACKED BY STATE POLICE, HOW LEGAL ARE SUCH DEMOLITIONS?
THE BULLDOZER TREATMENT • Some BJP-ruled states have used this machine to punish criminals and those allegedly involved in protests/ riots. On paper, these buildings were razed because they flouted building norms or were built on encroached government land
INVESTING IN UNCERTAIN TIMES
INVESTING IN UNCERTAIN TIMES • Don’t let myths about investment stop you from investing. Learn the time-tested ways to distinguish fact from fiction and invest with confidence
MISSING BEST DAYS • Sensex trading days from Jan. 1, 2000 to Jun. 6, 2022
DEVELOPING PASSIVE INVESTING • Market regulator SEBI brings in regulations to improve and open up the complex exchange traded funds (ETFs) and index funds as a viable option for investors
MOTOR INSURANCE PREMIUMS GO UP
INVESTING TO SAVE TAX • Be smart by integrating tax savings with financial goals, build wealth and also reduce your tax outgo
TAX-SAVING OPTIONS UNDER SECTION 80C
TAX BENEFITS
TAX SAVINGS WITH NPS
SMART MOVES WITH ELSS • Taxpayers often face an annual dilemma—they find themselves short on funds to deploy towards tax savings. With ELSS, there is a way out of facing this challenge for perpetuity. All one has to do is follow the strategy of investing for three...