Brahmaputra Floods: Why Assam Needs a New Water Policy
Frontlineby Abhay Tomar3 Sept 2026
More than 1.3 lakh people have been affected, and over 87 have lost their lives in Assam’s floods this year, as of August 4.
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top 89%BJP's Gujarat Model Faces First Electoral Setback in 2026
Frontlineby Manish Anand3 Sept 2026
The unbridled assault on Brand Modi by Gen Z during the Jantar Mantar protest has had its first fallout in Bankipur in Bihar and Datia in Madhya Pradesh, two bypolls that the BJP had considered as...
Keigo Higashino: Beyond Locked Rooms and Murder Mysteries
Frontlineby Jaideep Unudurti3 Sept 2026
Many years ago, in a mall bookshop, I chanced upon The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino, and bought it on a whim.
How RSS Is Reshaping Education in India | 2026
Frontlineby Apoorvanand Apoorvanand teaches Hindi; Writes Literary; Cultural Criticism Ai Summary3 Sept 2026
Rahul Gandhi’s statement in Parliament—“The RSS does not allow the young to become students”—should have been a media headline the next day. TV channels should have made it their talking point.
Sonia Gandhi Memoir: Censorship and Publishing in India
Frontlineby Aditya Sinha3 Sept 2026
Your columnist is looking forward to Sonia Gandhi’s 544-page memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, which will be published by Alfred A. Knopf in the US two months from now.
Brij Bhushan Acquittal and Tejpal Conviction: Two Views of Victim Behaviour
Frontlineby T K Rajalakshmi2 Sept 2026
Two judgments. Two influential people. One an owner-editor, the other a former MP and influential politician from Uttar Pradesh.
Uttam Kumar: How Bengal’s Greatest Star Was Made | Book Excerpt
Frontlineby Sayandeb Chowdhury2 Sept 2026
One of the most recognisable verities of Bengali cinema is that Uttam’s three-decade career lorded way above others, whether as actor or as star.
Parole, Politics, and Power: The Ram Rahim Controversy
Frontlineby Ronki Ram2 Sept 2026
On August 25, 2026, Gurmeet Ram Rahim, the imprisoned head of the religious cult organisation Dera Sacha Sauda (DSS), was granted a 21-day furlough by the Haryana government.
Uttam Kumar: Stardom, Ageing, and Bengali Cinema
Frontlineby Madhuja Mukherjee2 Sept 2026
There are certain recognisable tropes of postcolonial Bengali-language cinema or films produced specifically from West Bengal.
Uttam Kumar at 100: How He Changed Bengali Cinema
Frontlineby Moinak Biswas2 Sept 2026
Uttam Kumar has left two autobiographies, Hariye Jaowa Dinguli Mor (My Past Days), first serialised in 1962, and Amar Ami (In My Own Words), published soon after the actor’s passing in 1980.
Uttam Kumar’s Nayak and the Face of Modernity
Frontlineby Anindya Sengupta2 Sept 2026
During my childhood in the 1980s, Indian mainstream melodramas from the 1950s to the 1970s were ubiquitous at home. Radio played the songs, so did cassette players.
Ranjit Mallick on Why Uttam Kumar Remains Unmatched
Frontlineby Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay2 Sept 2026
Ranjit Mallick, one of the biggest names in the Bengali film industry, has enjoyed huge success in both alternative cinema and mainstream movies.
Uttam Kumar at 100: Why His Stardom Still Endures
Frontlineby Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay2 Sept 2026
In 2024, 44 years after his death, Uttam Kumar returned to the silver screen as a ghost in director Srijit Mukherji’s light-hearted fantasy film titled Oti Uttam.
Russia-Ukraine War: Why the Conflict Has No Easy End
Frontlineby Ajai Malhotra1 Sept 2026
Four and a half years into Russia’s “Special Military Operation” (SMO), the Ukraine conflict has entered a phase in which neither side is likely to achieve all its objectives.
RSS, BJP and the Political Strategy Behind Bhagwat’s Speech
Frontlineby Saba Naqvi1 Sept 2026
In 2003, when I worked at Outlook magazine and covered the BJP (and thereby the RSS), I had occasion, along with Hindi Outlook, to conduct an interview with V.S.
Indian Democracy: Why Multi-Party Politics Matters
Frontlineby Manoj Kumar Jha1 Sept 2026
India is often described as the world’s largest democracy, but numbers alone do not explain the extraordinary complexity of Indian democracy.
Himalayan Glacial Lakes Are Growing. What Is the Risk?
Frontlineby N V Geetha1 Sept 2026
On August 26, when a rapid slope failure involving a glacier occurred high on Langtang Lirung near the Nepal-China border, the disaster that followed travelled astonishingly far. The U.S.
Lionel Messi Retires From International Football at 39
Frontlineby Frontline News Desk1 Sept 2026
Argentinian giant Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international football on August 31, ending 21 years of national-team duty that were capped by winning the World Cup in 2022 to secure...
Raghuram Rajan: India’s Jobs Crisis Needs a New Growth Model
Frontlineby Rohit Inani1 Sept 2026
In March 2026, the World Bank took an extraordinary and bold step when it reversed its three-decades-long position on industrial policy, and is today backing it for growth and development.
Arjun Dangle's "Dalit Panther" Traces the Movement's Radical Rise and the Rifts That Broke It
Frontlineby Purnachandra Naik31 Aug 2026
In the post-Ambedkar period, the Dalit Panther movement of Maharashtra remains a groundbreaking event that at once generates awe, inspiration and dismay.