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When NTX danced to Diljit Dosanjh, Vicky Kaushal songs, Rang de Korea fused with Bollywood

Bursting with food, clothes, beauty products and performances, the third edition of the Rang De Korea festival in Delhi showcased South Korea’s massive cultural footprint.

Saris, kumkum, gossip—Women are central to Thota Vaikuntam’s art

The show, 'Thota Vaikuntam: Redefining the Cultural Gaze', showcased his work across four decades. His paintings are about the everyday lives of men and women in rural Telangana.

Estonian folk band brings Viking-era instrument to Delhi. Plays songs about ‘krishi’

The Estonian nu-folk band Puuluup was on the second tour of India. They gained wider audience through Eurovision, held in Sweden earlier this year.

Ancient India’s ideas travelled across cosmopolitan Asia. Manuscripts exhibition shows

The exhibition by SAMHiTA is part of the IIC’s ongoing annual festival. It reveals how Indian narratives have influenced cultures across Asia.

Lithuanian ambassador shows how one artist’s work connects the Baltic country, France, India

Exhibiting Kasiulis’ work is 'a little bit of a personal journey' for Lithuanian ambassador Diana Mickevičienė. It brings together three important cultural identities for her.

Urban Elite vs Union of India—what went behind the scenes of SC judgment on same-sex marriage

On 17 October 2023, the Supreme Court rejected the plea for queer persons' right to marry. A year later, a discussion on lawyer Rohin Bhatt’s book discloses what went wrong.

Burqas off, stories out—Delhi’s ‘Bhaagi Hui Ladkiyaan’ lay bare their world on stage

Bhaagi Hui Ladkiyaan is a bold, irreverent play staged as part of Kiran Nadar Museum of Art’s inaugural theatre festival in Sundar Nursery. ‘Imagine being a fly on the wall in Nizamuddin Basti.’

Bengaluru civic body, animal lovers, activists want you to worship the dogs, not fear them

Bengaluru’s civic body has partnered with hotels and RWAs to spread awareness about how society and dogs can coexist peacefully.

Delhi food has declined. From Mughals, British to modern era

An IHC panel mapped Delhi’s food history from Mughal emperors to today’s migrant workers, ‘Rajus’, who travel here from all over India, making it a culinary melting pot.

India solves one problem, adds another while using AI for climate crisis. Clean up data first

New Delhi: The promise of artificial intelligence is empty if India doesn’t clean up its vast databases. Merely digitising records is not enough. It’s a...

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.