Muslim Biryani Boycott Call

Posters in Siliguri urging Hindus to buy biryani only from Hindu shops ahead of Durga Puja trigger police case and fresh debate over food apartheid in...

Crosshairs in Bengal

A Catholic church vandalised in Nadia amid allegations of religious conversions reflects Bengal's growing faultline over prayer meetings, where faith,...

Japan Beyond Anime

Veena World's Japan pitch sells cherry blossoms, but the real Japan that Indian travellers miss is the Japan of silence, solo women travellers, and a ...

City On The Clock

From Mumbai's Rajabai to Kanpur's Mandir wala Ghanta Ghar, India's clock towers were colonial time-discipline machines. Now obsolete, they remain the ...

Peasant Pasts and Future

Maryam Aslany's sweeping history argues peasants built civilisations and still feed us. India with 100 million farmers proves development theory that ...

Nilima's Mountains Speak Of Melting

In her first New York solo at MoMA, artist Nilima Sheikh expands her exploration of displacement and conflict to address climate crisis, from Kashmir ...

Gulzar: 92 And Still Spinning Silk

At 92, Gulzar sits with his new book Aasman Mein Mil - My City In Stories - talking about partition, Mumbai and why an iPad cannot replace an ottoman.

Confession Is Not Enough

Supreme Court says confession alone can't be sole basis for NSA detention in 2024 Sambhal violence case. CCTV, corroboration needed.

Sahi Masjid Flashpoint

Road widening, a 2028 Simhastha deadline, and a viral AI video claiming full demolition. Ujjain's Shahi Masjid row exploded into tear gas, stone-pelt...