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Vishal Bhardwaj almost didn’t make Khufiya. Irrfan Khan scolded him for it

Vishal Bhardwaj’s Khufiya is based on Amar Bhushan’s Escape to Nowhere. It’s got Tabu tasked with uncovering the truth.

Shivaji ‘tiger claw’ coming to India for 3 yrs. But is it the one he used to kill Afzal Khan?

After it arrives on Indian soil, the wagh nakh will be on display in four of Maharashtra’s top museums.

Untouchability to social jealousy—Understanding 21st century Dalit in the emerging scholarship

Sudha Pai’s Dalits in the New Millennium, which she’s edited along with D. Shyam Babu and Rahul Verma, explores the Dalit identity in Modi’s India.

How to train elephants to cross Coimbatore rail line safely? Building underpass isn’t enough

Coimbatore forest officials’ two-month vigil paid off when an elephant crossed an underpass that cost Rs 7.5 crore to build. But it’s just the start in the journey of stopping train killings.

Lalbaugcha Raja had a VIP-sized problem this year. SRK to Amit Shah edged out common devotees

Lalbaugcha Raja received about Rs 3 crore in donations this year in just five days. Over 50 lakh devotees visit here every year.

You Know I Can’t Say More—letters from the death row humanises prisoners in an exhibition

The letters are part of a new online exhibition curated by Project 39A and ReFrame. It is an attempt to bridge some of the differences between ‘ordinary people’ and ‘prisoners’.

Mewar-style Mahabharata painted by Muslim—what 2 art enthusiasts found buried in Udaipur fort

A trunk in a dingy room in Udaipur’s City Palace had been sheltering thousands of miniature paintings of the Mahabharata, painted by Allah Baksh between 1680 and 1698.

Maharashtra’s Deccan Odyssey luxury train gets whole new look. Carpets, cutlery, colours

Deccan Odyssey 2.0 has 21 coaches, 40 deluxe cabins and four presidential suites.

26/11, Sri Lanka insurgency, Gulf War—this Oberoi hotelier recounts his adventures in memoir

The title of Rattan Keswani's maiden book Check In Never Check Out was inspired by the 'only one hoteliers know' — The Eagles' Hotel California.

Akbar’s Persian Mahabharata—foreign languages took Indian manuscripts around the world

Thirty-forty printed versions of these now-digitised manuscripts can be seen till 28 September at Delhi’s ‘Evam Vadati Pustakam’ exhibition.

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Silence in Ladakh after Wangchuk’s arrest. Youth agitation stares at uncertain future

Wednesday’s violence highlights a fresh wrinkle in Ladakh’s political history that has not been seen in the past four decades.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

With MiG-21’s exit, India’s squadron strength hits 6-decade low. What are IAF’s plans for the Tejas

While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.