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‘Momo never stopped evolving’—new cookbook traces dish’s origin from China, Tibet to Nepal

Momos dominated the launch of Rohini Rana’s new collection of recipes, The Nepal Cookbook, on the grounds of the Embassy of Nepal.

The lethal ladies of Bengal in 1800s—poison, power, serial killing

Historian and author Sumita Banerjea unearthed some of the most chilling crimes committed by women in 18th- and 19th-century Bengal at a talk in Delhi’s IIC.

Chennai’s Museum of Possibilities turns Universal Design into a show-and-tell

The museum's exhibits centre around the themes of live, work & play. There’s even a cafe—soon to be features on MasterChef Tamil—that provides training to people with disabilities.

Much-awaited Modi Gallery at PM Museum is a glowing tribute. All triumphs, no trials

The gizmo-laden Modi Gallery at Delhi’s PM Museum opened last week and has already become a popular selfie spot for students, families, and fans.

Ukrainian pianist mixes music, Putin and history at Delhi jazz club. His mission political

For Taras Filenko, music has always been a tool for Ukrainians to resist cultural subjugation—under Imperial Russia, USSR, and now, Putin’s 'special military operation' that began in 2022.

IISF was a celebration of homegrown science–ISRO’s cosmic exhibit to CSIR’s purple revolution

ISRO's stall displayed information on Chandrayaan-3 and Aditya-L1, whereas another exhibit displayed a ‘cost-effective’ method to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

A Tamilian and a Malayali want to make Urdu accessible using Delhi’s poets

The narrator of the mehfil highlighted how Urdu, disdainfully labelled rekhta or "assorted dialect", clashed with the refined Persian monopolisation of poetry.

Worried about Babri, Narasimha Rao called Mani Shankar Aiyar at 5am. PM was ‘frozen in fright’

When it came to economic reforms, Rao was half a lion, but when it came to Babri Masjid, he was half a man, said Aiyar at the launch of his book The Rajiv I Knew.

Australian MP dives into cricket, China, and ‘chemistry’ with India at Delhi book launch

MP Andrew Charlton launched his book ‘Australia’s Pivot to India’ at Delhi’s Habitat Centre last week. ‘Our nations have never been friendlier,’ he said.

‘Why religion?’ IIT audience grills study linking religiosity to pandemic mental health

A study on the mental health benefits of religious participation during the pandemic invited plenty of debate at the Asia Meeting of the Econometric Society, held in IIT-Delhi.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.