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CAUGHT IN THE MUDDLE • A global box-office success, Diljit Dosanjh’s Sardaar Ji 3 remains unreleased in India—a self-imposed restraint by its producers despite surprise backing from the BJP

THE GREAT CLEANSING

THE TIGER IN THE ROOM

INDIA’S FERTILITY PARADOX

GROUNDWATER OF THE CONSTITUTION

THE ANTITHESIS OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS

A NEW SHAME FOR TMC • Another horrible rape rocks Kolkata. That the prime accused is with the TMC surprises no one, fuelling protests across the city

DOLE DRUMS • Nitish Kumar unveils a cornucopia of promises for the youth, women, devouts, pensioners, village heads

NETA VS BABU TOURNAMENT • Top officials, MLAs, ministers spar in the open, even the Speaker has a go. The spree of public showdowns in Yogi’s UP points to deeper strains within the polity

THE DEVIL WEARS KOLHAPURI • A global backlash put Prada on the backfoot, but what of the Maharashtrian craftsmen who craft the signature footwear?

MEENA’S CRUSADE • Combative agriculture minister Kirodi Lal Meena has unearthed a major farm inputs scam, leaving many jittery

SOAP OPERA • In hot water? Hardly. Mysore Sandal Soap’s aroma is spreading, giving an all-India glow to a state brand

MANN CHASES A FIX ON MAJITHIA • The war on drugs sees a dramatic political twist, as push comes to shove for ‘tainted’ SAD man

THE NEW SPACE ODYSSEY • ASTRONAUT SHUBHANSHU SHUKLA’S VOYAGE SIGNALS INDIA’S AMBITION TO JOIN THE BIG LEAGUE OF HUMAN SPACE EXPLORATION

Wonders of an Orbiting Lab • Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla’s two-week sojourn in the International Space Station is full of new learnings and experiments

INDIA’S BIG LEAP • Two missions, each a stepping stone for the next, symbolise India’s grand bid to be a spacefaring nation

TOWARD INDIA’S FIRST HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT • All that has been done and what more needs to be done

JUDGE IN THE DOCK • The former Delhi High Court judge could become the first to be impeached in the country, but lapses in due process and the Centre’s eagerness to take it forward are not welcome signs

GUILTY AS CHARGED? • Why the CJI-appointed inquiry panel found Justice Varma guilty

JUSTICE VARMA’S DEFENCE • THE JUDGE HAS NOT ADMITTED GUILT AND HAS REFUSED TO RESIGN

HOW A JUDGE IS IMPEACHED • In India, a judge of the Supreme Court or a high court can be removed through impeachment, which involves a specific process outlined in the Constitution and the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968. Here’s a breakdown of the process:

CRACKING THE CHEAT CODE • AS BIHAR’S PAPER LEAK INDUSTRY UNRAVELS, A DETERMINED CRACKDOWN BY THE ECONOMIC OFFENCES UNIT REVEALS ITS MASSIVE SCALE AND THE DAUNTING TASK OF REBUILDING TRUST IN PUBLIC EXAMS

HOW COMPUTER-BASED TESTS ARE RIGGED • A SOPHISTICATED SCAM EXPLOITS LOOPHOLES IN DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND INSIDER COLLUSION TO SUBVERT EVEN THE MOST SECURE EXAMS

The Risks of Sugar-Free • Sugar-free goodies and sugar substitutes seem like the answer for diabetics,...