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This play is all about a hospital waiting room—5 actors, no plot and a damp basement

Everything was designed to immerse the audience. The floor was mopped with Dettol to evoke the smell of a hospital, the ACs were cranked up to mimic an uncomfortable waiting room.

Mirza Ghalib returns. Uses Instagram, attends Ambani wedding, told to ‘go to Pakistan’

The satirical play ‘Ghalib in New Delhi’ has been staged 589 times since 1997 and evolved. ‘Ghalib’ has commented on 5 PMs, multiple governments, and changing social issues.

How the ‘Kaurs of 1984’ are surviving through pain, stigma. Audience tears up

Author Sanam Sutirath Wazir shared heart-wrenching stories from his book ‘The Kaurs of 1984’ at an event at Delhi’s Theatre Kunzum last week. For many, memorials and money are no panacea.

Ladakh has a hidden art form even Ladakhis don’t know much about—prehistoric rock carvings

Ahtushi Deshpande wishes to highlight Ladakh's art form with her book Speaking Stones, a collection of 260 photos of stone-carved art from the region.

SC judges agree climate change is a threat. That’s where consensus ended at a book launch

The panellists included Justices Surya Kant, PS Narasimha, Sanjay Karol, and KV Viswanathan, who discussed the issue of climate change and the problems it presents.

Awadh was beyond Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb. It had a French influence too

French adventurers who had made their way to India acclimated so well that they’d got themselves zenanas (women's quarters), trained cooks, and had Anglo-Indian children.

Uber wants its passengers to ditch the phone and pick up a book when travelling

The #UberReads service is currently available on only two EV buses that ply between Noida Sector 137 and Udyog Vihar, Gurugram, covering 37 stops.

Bengaluru woman delivers for Blinkit to test 10-minute deadline. ‘Chaos on stores & roads’

The Blinkit store didn't even have a drinking water filter for delivery partners. With only one small fan in the room, it became suffocating during peak hours.

‘Pakistan doing mischief’—former J&K DGPs only give one reason to explain current unrest

There was a sense of pride with which all four former J&K DGPs spoke at Delhi's IIC. According to them, the worst, bloodiest parts of Kashmir’s history have come to an end.

SC advocate’s book on Kashmir suggests going to ICJ, receives support at launch event

At the re-release of Supreme Court advocate Aman Hingorani's 'Unravelling the Kashmir Knot', former foreign secretary Shyam Saran raised the limitations of legal approaches. 'It makes us vulnerable.'

On Camera

Buying Russian oil, misreading Trump—3 points will define India’s next energy strategy

India should have secured greater savings by pressing Russia for prices nearer the cap while sustaining high volumes. This would have preserved strategic autonomy and served economic logic.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.