UPFRONT
BJP BACKS ITS
INCUMBENT CM s PG 4
POV: A LOADED
SILENCE
PG 14
INSIDE
LEISURE
PRATEEK KUHAD’S
LOVESICK CHARM PG 57
Q&A:
HOCKEY PLAYER
SANDEEP SINGH PG 66
H I M A DA S
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C OV E R S T O RY
SAVE THE TAJ!
A national treasure is now a picture of
monumental neglect—at risk of irreversible
damage from pollution and administrative
mismanagement. What can we do to preserve
this precious symbol of our heritage?
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GOLDEN
GIRL
The 18-year-old from Assam becomes
the first Indian athlete to win a major
international track event
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B I G S T O RY
BODY BLOW
Despite growing awareness and changing
laws, organ transplants continue to be
mired in controversy, the latest being
preferential allotment to foreign patients
Cover photograph by BANDEEP SINGH
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