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OTT is connecting India & Australia like never before—immigrants, racism, mental health

On 23 October, the IFFI announced Australia as its Country of Focus for the 55th edition in Goa. Last year, the two countries entered into an audio-visual co-production agreement.

13 years after MF Husain’s death, his truth is out and his art safe to be celebrated

An exhibition at Delhi’s DAG World revisits MF Husain’s paintings a decade after his death in 2011 in London. He left India in 2006 amid hundreds of legal cases, virulent abuse, hate speech, assault, and a climate of fear.

MSG is misunderstood. It brings out the fifth basic taste in foods

The stigma around MSG began in 1968, when a doctor published a letter in The New England Journal of Medicine, complaining of weakness, numbness, and racing heart after having Chinese food.

India’s environmentalism didn’t start with Chipko

The book might have begun as a conversation with Western perceptions of when and where environmentalism originated, but Guha asserted that he isn’t xenophobic.

‘Mariupolis 2′ is a grim portrait of war. Lithuanian diplomat wishes it was never made

The director of the documentary paid with his life. He was killed in Mariupol while filming, and his fiancée got the footage out of the war zone and completed the film.

What explains the rise of Stalin, Hitler, Mao, Putin? Charisma

The Delhi launch of Rajiv Dogra’s 'Autocrats: Charisma, Power and Their Lives' provided an opportune moment to explore the psyche of autocratic leaders.

Cuba beyond postcards. This photographer didn’t want to come back with just ‘travel pictures’

With his series on Cuba, Rohit Chawla has ventured into painting. 'Almost everybody’s a photographer now. I had to reinvent the game to stay relevant,' he said.

Why did Gandhi pick Nehru instead of Sardar Patel for PM? Charisma was key

According to Karan Singh, eight out of 11 Congress members had chosen Sardar Patel to be the Prime Minister of India. But Gandhi picked Nehru.

ADHD to anxiety—Bengaluru’s mental health festival destigmatises disorders, diseases

The festival, Mannotsava, was co-hosted by Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies, the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, and the National Centre for Biological Sciences.

Padmaavat to The Kerala Story, how new-age Bollywood films spread Hindu nationalism

Even Jawaharlal Nehru recognised cinema's power to spread unity, film scholar Ira Bhaskar said during her recent lecture in Delhi.

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Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

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?