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The 70 hours that turned out to be Commander Abhilash Tomy’s scariest experience

Wind speed was over 150 kmph, there were 14-m-high waves, says Commander Abhilash Tomy, recounting the 3 days he was stranded in southern Indian Ocean.

We would be better off if we stop using the term ‘fake news’

The phrase “fake news” is a mess of conflicting meanings. It is nonsense – empty words.

These are the 5 best translation apps for every travel situation

After eight months of on-the-road testing in France, Spain, Germany, and Japan, these are the five that stood the test of time.

Gopal Das Saxena ‘Neeraj’ dies at 93: Sixteen songs to remember the legendary lyricist by

From Dev Anand’s Prem Pujari to Madan Sehgal’s Kanyadaan, poet and lyricist Neeraj wove his magic in a raft of films.  New Delhi: The death...

Behind Grindr India lies a world of sexual assualt, rape and blackmail

Caught between hope of love and Section 377, victims of sexual abuse, extortion on Grindr rather keep mum than go to the police.

Wicked witches and evil queens: Why children’s books need more female villains

There are clear gender biases in children's books. Studies show lead characters are 50% more likely to be male than female.

Lavasa: Indian billionaire’s paradise has now become a hell on earth

Modeled on the cotton-candy harbor of Italy’s Portofino, Lavasa is a typical example of a large-scale infrastructure project gone bad.

Indian cricket’s descent from checks and balances to cheques and (bank) balances

The system that was set up to run the game is now ruining it

Brutality of daily life can’t stop this band of Afghan brothers from spreading cricket joy

From wielding a bat in a Peshawar camp and learning tricks from YouTube, it’s been a long journey for Afghanistan’s cricketers who made their Test debut in Bengaluru.

Here is fresh evidence that journalists may misunderstand the public

Both consumers and news producers rate accuracy of sources of information highly, and down-the-middle reporting remains highly valued by a large slice of the public.

On Camera

Violence over Osman Hadi is about Islamist Bangladesh. India-baiting is a distraction

The attack on Chhayanaut, newspaper offices, and the public lynching of a Hindu man show that Bangladesh is heading toward Islamist rule, far removed from electoral democracy.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.