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Bodybuilders buying breast milk on black market to build muscle. Why that won’t work

In 'Eve', Cat Bohannon traces the myths and misconceptions around colostrum, which was believed to be rotten milk.

Kannadigas are a people without a stereotype. Even Udupi eateries are seen as ‘Madrasi’

In 'Another India', Chandan Gowda brings to you the many events, thoughts and people that have been waylaid in our frequent quests for single, mainstream narratives.

Nehru shared blame for Kashmir problem. So, he freed Sheikh Abdullah & invited him to Delhi

'A Modern History of Jammu and Kashmir' traces Jammu and Kashmir's history via Yuvraj Karan Singh's progression from Regent at eighteen to Sadar-i-Riyasat and ultimately Governor.

Why was Peshawar called Pushpapura? Returning to Pakistan after 53 years, I got the answer

In 'Lest We Forget', Indira Varma recalls how she traced her past in Peshawar, and how the city had become unrecognisable so many years after Partition.

Star Trek actor Patrick Stewart was a bully in his childhood. He regrets it to this day

In 'Making It So', Patrick Stewart recalls a Dickensian childhood in Northern England, battling poverty and domestic violence, and growing up as an ambitious young actor.

India’s creative talent has a ‘refuge’ near Chennai – the Cholamandal Artists’ Village

Some of the most notable names to emerge from the village are KCS Paniker, Velu Viswanathan, M Senathipathi and P Krishnamoorthy.

Dubai’s gold king Joy Alukkas started his rise with a revenge plan

In ‘Spreading Joy’, Joy Alukkas tells the story of how he became India’s richest jeweller. From spreading his wings under his brothers’ watchful eyes to setting up shop in Dubai.

Race for batteries powered by the blood of Congo miners. Apple, Samsung, Tesla are complicit

In 'Cobalt Red', Siddharth Kara says there's a frenzy taking place in Congo, and it's pushing the African region back to the slavery era.

BJP rulebook mentions ‘secular’ more than Congress’. The word is not leaving Constitution

Those who apprehend that BJP secretly aspires to remove ‘secular’ from the Preamble of the Constitution forget that it would first have to amend its own party’s constitution.

Shyam Benegal’s honesty helped Indira Gandhi win her 1971 re-election

In 'Adman Madman', renowned ad-film director Prahlad Kakar recounts his most unforgettable experiences.

On Camera

Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.