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Bad politics, low GDP, rise of religion—What would Supercop KPS Gill say about today’s Punjab

On KPS Gill's 90th birth anniversary, his former colleagues, top IAS officers and others spoke of Punjab’s past, present and its social and political fabric.

Biba founder Meena Bindra was told to quit business, and enjoy being an officer’s wife

Meena Bindra launched her memoir, A Stitch in Time: The Biba Story, published by Rupa Books in Gurugram's DLF Camellias. It was attended by Smriti Irani among others.

‘Why do we take photos?’ Chennai’s 4th photo biennale is inspired by Dayanita Singh

Inaugurating the Biennale’s first exhibition, Tamil film director Pa Ranjith said that there is a growing gap between people and art, and spaces like the CPB are crucial for bridging it.

Ismat Chughtai scolded Naseeruddin Shah for not reading her work. Then he wrote a play on her

The India Habitat Centre’s auditorium was packed on the evening of 14 December for Ratna Pathak Shah. She talked about theatre in Indian languages beyond, Urdu, Hindi and English.

Vajpayee got a Ramayana tribute on his 100th birthday. And people were teary

Ex-Congress leader Karan Singh called Vajpayee’s birthday a triveni. ‘The first triveni is Ramayana, the second is Christmas, and the third is Atalji.’

Gurugram home chefs turned pecan into the new walnut—in halwa, chaat, thepla, and sushi

The home chefs' platform We The Chefs in collaboration with the American Pecan Council had 26 home chefs presenting pecan recipes.

‘All I Want for Christmas’ premiers in Delhi with hopes of resolving Ukraine crisis

Shooting the documentary in -18 degrees temperature was extremely challenging. But the pain of displacement experienced by the people inspired me to create it, says director.

The Satanic Verses is the hot new item at Bahrisons bookstore. Khan Market Consensus breaks

The Satanic Verses, published by RandomHouse in the US, is priced at Rs 1,999 because there’s no local edition available yet.

Artist Raja Ravi Varma and his quiet revolution

The ‘Prints of the Divine’ exhibition, on till 31 March 2025, brings together over a hundred rare oleographs, lithographic plates, and postcards by Raja Ravi Varma and his contemporary MV Dhurandhar.

India learned 2 lessons from Russia—moral squalor of communism & economic subservience to China

The aspirations of the Russian elite and the failure of the state machinery to meet their lofty goals define Moscow’s actions today, says Stanford professor Stephen Kotkin.

On Camera

Biting terror, doggone dilemma, urban menace. Indian TV war over Delhi street dogs

News channels were also in two minds about removing stray dogs to the government dog pounds. NDTV took credit for it and CNN-News 18 called ‘controversial order’.

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.