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80 years of qawwali in Bombay cinema — one man is archiving Hindi music’s crown jewel

Archivist Yousuf Saeed says that even hardcore movie buffs may only be able to name 10 qawwalis. The Cinema Qawwali Archive lists over 700 songs.

Mumbai’s undersea tunnel set to break through—It took 160 people, 2800-tonne machine

Mumbai’s undersea twin tunnels, which will have 3 lanes on either side, are a crucial part of the 10.5-km coastal road project that'll be named after Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj.

Hope in US, fear in Telugu land—Students’ American Dream is trapped in a crossfire

US gun culture and frequent mass shootings worries parents in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, but the allure of a prosperous future for their children outweighs concerns for safety.

‘They came with 6 JCBs’— How eviction of a tiny village sparked fires across Manipur

State authorities bulldozed Kuki settlement of K. Songjang on 20 Feb because it purportedly encroached on protected forest land, but incident fuelled a series of protests and conflict.

In this Chhattisgarh village, spectre of love jihad is rising. BJP sees a window

The FIRs, arrests, and compensations are unlikely to heal the rifts. Friendships and relationships are forever fractured in Biranpur.

North Indian artisans carry a photo of this textile historian — she helped revive their craft

The British textile historian and designer has founded two successful companies that celebrate Indian textiles.

A remote Bihar village, double-murder, a runaway Panchayat. And a mega constitutional crisis

All development in Tarbari village has come to a standstill since the murder in June last year. Attempts at solutions have only caused more problems.

IWL tells what’s wrong with women football—player burnout, no non-veg food, no broadcaster

The players who fall prey to injuries have no time to bounce back, and the ones who are exhausted have no time to recover.

Tractor ride, midnight fear: Muzaffarnagar victims recall riots but unmoved by rape verdict

Ten years after the 2013 UP riots, a court convicted two men of gangraping a Muslim woman fleeing with her 3-month-old child. But for many families, life is stuck between ‘before riots’ and ‘after riots’.

Dream11 to PokerBaazi—Indians have a new online gaming addiction. And they are losing big

New Delhi: At 9:30 pm on a Saturday, a group of 14 men gathered on a Zoom call to talk about their addiction to...

On Camera

Where is Skill India money going? It’s a Rs 48,000 crore mystery

All industries are still facing an acute shortage of skilled manpower despite thousands of crores spent on skilling schemes.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

Trump feared India could arm BrahMos with nuclear warhead to target Pakistan in Op Sindoor—WSJ report

New Delhi: During Operation Sindoor, the United States which had received intelligence suggesting that India had launched BrahMos cruise missiles to strike targets inside...

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.