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Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Panauti’ legitimises superstition. Just accept the better team won that day

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who takes pride in being 'rational and secular', detestably attributed Indian cricket team's World Cup final loss to PM Modi's attendance in the stadium.

Pollution can make you age, ruin your skin in many ways

There are multiple pathways for pollutants to enter the skin — direct contact, absorption through hair follicles and sweat ducts, inhalation, ingestion.

US envoy owes two drinks to Australian ambassador for losing bet after India’s WC final loss

US envoy to India Eric Garcetti, who danced to Shah Rukh Khan’s Chaiyya Chaiyya song at the Diwali event had bet on India winning the 2023 World cup.

Bollywood daddies are suddenly looking hotter. Why Bobby Deol, Madhavan are not done yet

Shah Rukh Khan, a decade younger to Anil Kapoor, brought the Bollywood Daddy trend to centre stage with Jawaan—the badass father smoking a cigar, throttling a bike, and beating up bad guys.

Biden’s focus was on Xi’s car, character. It shows the limits of success in US-China ties

While China portrayed the Xi-Biden summit as a victory, the gains seem to favour the US—the most pivotal being the reinstatement of military-to-military communication.

Chennai or Mangalore—everyone is scared of women who drink at pubs and have fun

Women at the Big Bull bar in Chennai were hounded and slut-shamed by camerapersons who seemed proud that they were ‘exposing’ the ‘wayward’ women to the world.

BJP ‘win’ in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh is built on perception. Voters are falling for it

Opinion polls for Chhattisgarh changed the perception a month ago. The hands down Congress win in the two states became a neck-and-neck political battle.

India-Pakistan can become Israel-Hamas. Lesson is not to fight terrorism by force alone

The ball is now in the court of the US and the Arab States. Their combined effort can stop Israel's rampage in Gaza.

Sanjay Manjrekar to Gautam Gambhir, commentators failed too. But nobody’s talking about it

What the audience watching the 2023 World Cup at home often got from Indian commentators was patriotism in superlatives.

Modi Stadium’s silence in World Cup final was fit for Vipassana. It wasn’t sporting culture

Building a deep-rooted sporting culture is perhaps more difficult than constructing the world's largest stadium.

On Camera

Stop asking fans to explain why they like Taylor Swift. Belittling Swifties reeks of sexism

She’s perhaps the only artist that one still has to offer a ‘reason’ for liking. No one bats an eye if you like Harry Styles or Beyonce. But god forbid you express your love for Swift publicly.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Agniveer applicants in Army up nearly 10% compared to last year

This year, the Army has scheduled an online combined examination that will span 174 locations across the country. The examination window is from April 22 to May 7.

44 years on, two things that have changed in Modi’s BJP, and one that hasn’t

As the BJP heads for a likely third successive term in power, it's fascinating to debate how true it looks to the original proposition: a party with a difference.