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China does not tolerate even a seminar on Tibet in Nepal. It comes at a cost to Kathmandu

If Nepal is key to China’s domestic stability in Tibet, why does Kathmandu not see the region as its strongest leverage and bargaining chip in engaging with Beijing?

Navratri IV drip is the new wellness fad. Is the ‘glow’ worth the risk?

You should not get a drip because your friend had one, your favourite influencer posted one or because a clinic has given it an irresistibly glamorous name.

Indians employ a unique mechanism to marry science and faith. It leaves both hollow

When every scientific result that agrees with scripture is trumpeted and every disagreeing result is quarantined as provisional, science ceases to be a method. It becomes ornamentation.

Diesel, hybrid or electric? Living with three CSUVs gave me some answers

A month-long experience with the Kia Seltos, Maruti Suzuki Victoris Hybrid and E Vitara reveals the strengths and compromises of each drivetrain.

After years of reinvention, Emraan Hashmi returns to the image that made him a star

Emraan Hashmi’s erotic thrillers found commercial success in the 2000s partly because they offered something that mainstream Bollywood rarely did at the time.

Indians with their love for pink will really enjoy Vilnius Pink Soup Fest: Lithuanian Ambassador

Ambassador Diana Mickevičienė shares what makes Lithuania special — from Vilnius’ cobbled lanes and literary plaques to pine forests, lakes and a deep connection with nature.

Our scriptures say that only fools indulge in self-praise: Vajpayee

On 15 August 1998, PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee delivered his Independence Day speech from the Red Fort, touching upon defence, economic reforms, secularism, corruption, and employment.

Taekwondo has no future in India. I have seen the crisis up close

Taekwondo now helps dance teachers find children who can do a cartwheel, or is used by school management to attract new admissions through a 15-day workshop.

Hollywood is done with body positivity. Thinness is back in fashion

For years, the message was: love the body you have. Now the message increasingly sounds like: love the body you have, but have you considered changing it?

India and China need to build trust—not manage rivalry

The 'civilisational state' rhetoric is seductive, but it is not how Chinese diplomacy frames the relationship. China's own foreign ministry describes India as a “partner rather than rival” and grounds the relationship in the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence.

On Camera

Kite-flying can be made safer for birds. Just banning manja isn’t enough

For a long time, we fought hunting to protect birds. Now, we need to tackle manja through a social behaviour change campaign.

All aboard the ‘Reform Express’: PM Modi’s 2047 ride runs on seven tracks

'Reform from conviction, not compulsion', says PM, linking India’s 2047 ambitions to reforms across manufacturing, technology, defence, infrastructure, green growth and soft power.

Navy officer, who entered burning LPG tanker repeatedly to recover missing crew, awarded Shaurya Chakra

Lieutenant Commander Shivam Kumar was serving onboard INS Trikand when it was directed to assist Cameroon-flagged LPG tanker, while transiting through Houthi attack zone on 18 October, 2025.

Gen Vaidya won 2 Maha Vir Chakras, fell to assassins’ bullets 40 yrs ago. India forgot a great soldier

Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman