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iOS 17 TO watchOS 10, Apple’s subtle software upgrades will make a big impact

Apple’s phone app has been spruced up for the first time in a decade, while iMessage and Siri have also had a bit of a makeover.

Cholas may not be in NCERT textbooks but love for Tamil, faith in Shiva will keep them alive

My one quarrel with Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan is that it emphasises on the war-mongering elements of Chola history not on their aesthetic, administrative achievements.

A trip to the barber can aggravate your acne. Here’s how to prep your skin for a shave

An increased production of testosterone can lead to acne. But it's just one of the many factors that trigger the skin condition in men.

EVs are duping you about carbon emissions. Govt should let diesel cars run longer

We shouldn't treat the automotive industry like fast fashion. Although carmakers agree that emissions are a problem, manufacturing vehicles is a major problem too.

Celebration of Indira Gandhi’s killing shows old communal hatreds still hurt Indians abroad

The inability of Indians to have a conversation about the past—the bombing of Air India, 1984 riots, storming of the Golden Temple—has poisoned communal relationships.

Doniger, Truschke, Pollock didn’t ‘kill’ Sanskrit. Brahmins did

Indian Americans who have written 'Ten Heads of Ravana' aim to decolonise the Indian mindset. Why do they not send their children to Sanskrit schools in India but to prestigious universities in US?

Why the BSNL bailout is consistent with Modi govt’s unstated policy

What has really riled critics of the government is that this seems to be a case of sinking good money after bad.

If consumer confidence is a political bellwether, are current levels enough to help BJP win 2024?

Neither the measure of current sentiments nor of future expectations of consumers has reached near March 2019 levels. Scores still to rise much above pre-Covid crackdown of March 2020.

Mughals failed India in science. Just see what Europe did between 1526 and 1757

BJP and its followers portray the Mughal era as a dark period while established historians highlight the glory of 'Great Mughals'. But no one compares Mughals with Europeans.

Zomato ‘Kachra’ ad not an exception. Casteist campaigners are serial offenders

Could a diverse team on the Zomato ad campaign have reduced this future embarrassment? Only to an extent.

On Camera

Faiz Hameed conviction is a message from Munir. He won’t tolerate sympathy for Imran Khan

The political trajectory is clear. Asim Munir is now prepared to convict and sentence Imran Khan for instigating a rebellion against the army chief, with no possibility of mercy.

Goa, Kerala lose sheen as more foreign tourists pick Maharashtra & Bengal, shows RBI data

RBI data shows 26 states and Union Territories couldn’t regain pre-pandemic foreign tourist footfalls in 2024, but domestic tourism surged 27 percent compared to 2019.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.