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Meaningful art doesn’t have to be complex. Raihan Vadra-curated show defies the norm

The third edition of You Cannot Miss This, recently presented by Artize at Delhi’s Bikaner House, showcased an eclectic mix of contemporary art by artists such as Raihan Vadra & Ronan-Day Lewis.

Shivesh Bhatia’s cookbook launch was an ode to chocolate—brownies, cookie dough to mousse

Cookbooks are a passion project for 28-year old chef Shivesh Bhatia. And his new one is about a crowd pleaser.

Nehru model slowed India’s economic growth. Licence Raj made it worse, says Amitabh Kant

At the launch of his new book 'The Nehru Development Model', Arvind Panagariya dispassionately dissected the PM's economic thought process.

A leopard’s gaze, a tiger’s stripes: Brigadier Bikram Singh’s pandemic hobby turns into art

Indian Army officer's wildlife photography is part of a seven-day exhibition titled Bioscope at New Delhi's IIC.

Danish Husain’s Habibnama more than a tribute to Habib Tanvir. It resurrects his voice, truth

Actor Danish Husain’s portrayal of Habib Tanvir in the play Habibnama was so powerful that it brought the late playwright’s friends to tears during a performance at Delhi’s Jawahar Bhawan.

Music, markets, Manipur – a Northeast festival brought all eight states to Delhi

As women musicians from Assam to Meghalaya combined folk music with Mississippi Delta blues, ‘pray for Manipur’ messages echoed through Delhi’s Pragati Maidan.

Witch hunts have a new victim—married women

A survey on witch hunts in Bihar found that almost half the women they spoke to were accused or attacked due to jealousy over their financial status.

Justice Ahmadi inherited more than 1 lakh cases. Brought it down to 28,000 when he retired

Challenging the govt’s takeover of disputed land in Ayodhya to rejecting the collegium system in the Second Judges case, Ahmadi stood by his principles.

Ancestor worship, ghosts & nature—new book celebrates Kerala’s dying folk dance, Theyyam

KK Gopalakrishnan's book was launched by IGNCA chairman Sachinanand Joshi, Amita Prasad Sarbhai, Arshiya Sethi and KE Priyamvada from Delhi's IIC.

No baithaks, tehzeeb, shrinking vocabulary—the romance of Old Delhi is coming to an end

Veteran architect Ashok Lal attributed the now irrevocable change in Old Delhi to the influx of trade. First demographic change came with Partition, and the second with the railway station.

On Camera

Banning RMGs could end up like Bihar’s prohibition. Poor will suffer most

India should build on regulatory architecture instead of driving consumers into the shadows. The real choice is not between prohibition and inaction, but between regulation and chaos.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?