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Queer entrepreneurs are claiming a new public place — Indian malls 

Queer Made Weekend, organised by Gaysi Family and Tinder India, showcased queer entrepreneurs, performers.

Abolishing drugs a romantic notion. Legalisation is a better shot at combating addiction

At the launch of psychiatrist Dr Anirudh Kala’s book Most of What You Know About Addiction is Wrong, panellists wanted the audience to change their view of addicts as criminals.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee has just been gift-wrapped, returned to the RSS in a new book

Vajpayee: The Ascent of the Hindu Right 1924–1977 shatters BJP poet-politician’s reputation as a liberal hero. “I recognise more of Vajpayee in this book," said BJP's Swapan Dasgupta.

Magnus Carlsen to Viswanathan Anand—India now has a Global Chess League. It’s a game-changer

Chess prodigy Raunak Sidhwani is not intimidated to play with the best of the best of the sport. He has Russian Grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi on his team.

An old Delhi heritage walk that’s not about Jama Masjid, Red Fort. It tells queer histories

Iqbal Ali who leads the walk observes that within the current political climate that’s hostile to the LGBTQ+ community, these walks are a source of resistance.

Momos to gin & tonic—a new Indian ‘food bible’ offers trivia, history. But no politics

From memories of railway chicken curry to anecdotes on Kolkata chilli sauce Sing Cheung, panellists at The Bloomsbury Handbook of Indian Cuisine launch bonded over their deep love for food.

Chef in Delhi adding Korean twist to paratha, paneer, tikka. He’s an Instagram star

Kim Jiyeol has expertly created new dishes such as Momo Guk, Kimchi Kathi Roll, and Kimchi Paratha in his small Delhi kitchen. And his list is only growing.

Why make buses electric when no one uses them? Delhi’s EV roadmap is hotly contested

Civil engineering professors, climate researchers and transport specialists pushed for behavioural changes and not just structural changes at an event that laid out Delhi's EV roadmap.

Mumbai’s David Sassoon Library is reborn – chandeliers, teak, Victorian interiors

With a budget of Rs 3.6 crore and backed by JSW Foundation, ICICI Foundation, and Tata Trusts, the renovation project has resulted in a labour of love.

People think Irrfan was intimidating. I want to write about his funny side—wife Sutapa Sikdar

At the launch of the book, Irrfan: A Life In Movies, Khan's wife Sutapa Sikdar, son Babil, writer-producer Shailaja Kejriwal, and actor-poet Danish Hussain were in a conversation with film critic and author Shubhra Gupta at The Quorum in Mumbai.

On Camera

10 years of the Commercial Courts Act—has the law delivered on its promise?

More than 60 per cent of the suits remain pending after two years of having been filed, and this proportion is agnostic to whether the suit is a commercial or ordinary suit.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.