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THE TRUST DEFICIT • The Centre has sought to bridge the rift among the trustees, but the discord within Tata Trusts is unlikely to abate anytime soon

THE GREAT CHIP GAMBLE

THEIR MASTER’S VOICE

GUT FEELING CSIR BETS ON MICROBES TO HEAL CHRONIC ILLS

PREPARING INDIA FOR AN AI ECONOMY • While millions of job losses are expected, the new tech can enable the creation of many more high-impact jobs

DOUBLE SUICIDE MUDDLE • Two dead cops. Two smoking guns with varying signals. A sordid tale of caste bias and low intrigue unravels among Haryana’s top police brass. The stain spreads to society, politics

NITISH MARKS TURF, A FEW FEET LESS • Seat-sharing talks go chaotic on all sides, JD(U) takes lowest share ever

FREED, KHAN IS ON A POLITICAL HUNT • Azam’s release from prison sets off a storm of speculation—suitors line up before the Muslim satrap, the SP watches edgily

Mamata Fights SIR With AI • The TMC claims to unearth anomalies in the voter list by marrying technology with ground power

NO HANDCUFFS FOR LIGHT SINS • The ‘ease of doing business’ ethos gets a major fillip as Gujarat decriminalises 516 offences in a new Bill

Wheels Within Deals? • Sensation is matched by circumspection as a potboiler-worthy probe links Mollywood stars to a high-end car racket

“MY TRIP IS A CATAPULT FOR INDIA’S SPACE MISSION” • Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla speaks about his pathbreaking journey into space and his plans ahead

BUILDING A DRONE FORCE • The Indian army has ambitious plans to raise specialised drone warfare units equipped with indigenous UAVs. But India’s drone industry needs extra support to overcome procedural, financial and technical hurdles

ATTACK AND REPULSE • Pakistan’s Chinese/Turkish drones and India’s countermeasures in Op. Sindoor

INDIA’S DRONE CAPABILITY • The various UAVs with the Indian military

ROADBLOCKS TO SURMOUNT • The challenges before the Indian drone industry faces

The Young and the Spiritual • BLENDING TRADITION AND TECHNOLOGY, GEN Z IS SETTING OUT ON A VOYAGE OF SPIRITUAL DISCOVERY AT INDIA’S HOLY SHRINES

The Long Wait • NINETEEN YEARS IN THE MAKING, KIRAN DESAI’S THE LONELINESS OF SONIA AND SUNNY IS A SWEEPING, FUNNY AND DEEPLY FELT PORTRAIT OF LOVE AND ISOLATION IN A GLOBALISED WORLD

Masks We Wear • IN THE PRETENDERS, AVTAR SINGH TURNS THE ISOLATION OF THE PANDEMIC INTO A MIRROR FOR HUMAN CONNECTION AND FRACTURE

A HOME FOR HIS ART • A newly inaugurated museum celebrates the late artist A. Ramachandran’s creative journey—from his Kerala roots to his vibrant explorations of form, myth and modernity

THE LISTICLE • Art exhibitions to look out for this month

Bittersweet Memories • LAKSHMIPRIYA DEVI ON SHOOTING HER DEBUT FEATURE BOONG IN A BORDER TOWN AND THE IDEA OF ‘OTHERNESS’

Celluloid Dreams • Piyush Thakur’s National Awardwinning The First Film is his heartfelt tribute to cinema

CONFLUENCE OF SOUNDS • Guitarists Abhay Nayampally and Arenlong Longkumer’s new album Treekam blends...