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HBO’s Harry Potter reboot misses the point—magic isn’t meant to be remade

A Harry Potter reboot coming barely a decade and a half after the original films ended risks flattening our emotional history.

West Asia conflict bolsters Asim Munir’s grip on Pakistan’s power structure

The few anti-Army civilians in Pakistan, who once saw red with the institution over its treatment of Imran Khan, have now reached a consensus — Asim Munir has made Pakistan a global player.

Farmers’ agitations started in developed states like Coimbatore & Ludhiana: Sharad Joshi

Unlike many parts of the country, these districts, by the late sixties, had already become heavily market-oriented, wrote Sharad Joshi in 1999.

What happens after the tomato snatches the cauliflower’s husband. The world wants to know

It’s not the first time a traumatised generation has found refuge in absurdism. In 2026, we’re watching the amusing hallucinations of a sinister all-knowing machine.

Theatre is dying in India. We need our own Broadway

America's Broadway works because of infrastructure, not just talent. India has never offered that.

Balen Shah starts his PM stint the Hindu way. Power, populism & patience will define his rule

Balen has amused his critics by releasing a song— ‘Jay Mahakali’—as he took the Prime Minister's office, hitting 2.7 million views in just 15 hours.

New Harry Potter series is a shameless cash grab for JK Rowling, HBO

The recent trailer for the upcoming Harry Potter series fails to ignite a flame of nostalgia in the generation that witnessed denim-on-denim fashions and a pre-social media climate.

Hannah Montana deserves a reunion of its characters, not actors

As much as I loved seeing Miley Cyrus walk into the closet of my dreams in the Hannah Montana reunion, I hate that the anniversary special didn’t tell me what my favourite pop star is doing 20 years later.

Mo Salah changed Liverpool beyond football. Hate crimes dropped by 19% after he joined

In a city like Liverpool, Salah became something more than a footballer. 'Salah became so popular that most of the babies born in Merseyside were named after him.'

The RPwD Act has aged well. What are the gaps to be filled after a decade of progress

The ultimate vision of the RPwD Act will be fulfilled when models such as the Karnataka system are strengthened and replicated across states.

On Camera

More gears, less effort—how your car is undergoing a quiet transmission shift

For many years, many folks did not buy automatics in India because they were less fuel-efficient than manuals. Today, with highly complex automatic gearboxes, the opposite is true.

Drug regulator calls on Indian pharma to move beyond generics, address dependence on bulk imports

Advice comes at a time when India accounts for a 5th of global generic drug supply & 40% of generics used in US. However, this strength in finished formulations relies on imported ingredients.

1st batch of 2,000 India-made Israeli Negev LMGs delivered to Army; 4,000 more to be delivered this year

The Indian Army is set to get another 4,000 of these LMGs as part of a contract signed in August 2024 to replace the 5.56x45mm INSAS LMG.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.