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Jahnvi’s emojis, Malaika at gym, Urfi at airport—Paparazzi’s secret handshake with Bollywood

Mumbai ‘paps’ even disagree on which stars were the kindest to them during their wedding — Alia-Ranbir or Deepika-Ranveer?

Blackface, shells, ‘jhinga lala hu’—in Indian films, tribal characters are still ‘foot soldiers’

From Satyajit Ray's Aranyer Din Ratri to Rajamouli's RRR, Indian cinema still doesn't know how to show tribal characters.

Message for Modi & Shah? Why Yogi is silent on being kept out of BJP parliamentary board

BJP reconstituted its parliamentary board this week, leaving out all CMs. But unlike his counterparts, Yogi has not tweeted congratulations to the new members.

What Left parties’ decision to not join Bihar alliance means for India’s Dalits, women, MBCs

Top leaders of the Left are English-speaking 'upper' caste elites. And they won't let MLAs become ministers lest they should threaten their elite power.

Kerala’s Syrian Christian history gets a Hungarian saviour—new keyboard, old manuscripts

István Perczel's team is working on optical character and handwriting recognition software for Garshuni Malayalam, a script used by Syrian Christians.

ED, Gujarat, UAPA, Central Vista: Justice Khanwilkar’s 6-year ‘establishmentarian’ legacy at SC

Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, a former chief justice of the Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh high courts, retired on 29 July after serving six years in the Supreme Court.

Can’t return to Taliban, can’t stay in uncertainty in India—Afghan students’ woes only rise

With the ICCR refusing scholarships to Afghan students, the latter are relying on personal funds to study in India. But friends can't guarantee jobs.

Govt tells agencies to coordinate crackdown on Chinese firms as it has ‘security concerns’ too

Some firms registered in India but 'taking instructions from China' said to have data saved in cloud servers, where information on Indian entities’ accounts is shared with Chinese parent firms.

Hindu-Muslim to basic humanity—Bilkis Bano case shows India will never be free of Nirbhayas

Gujarat govt’s remission of life sentence of 11 convicts in Bilkis Bano gangrape case makes a mockery of everything PM Modi has been saying about protecting women’s safety.

Imran Khan’s becoming costly for Pakistan govt. But army won’t completely remove him from scene

Imran Khan is so tuned into Pakistan’s domestic politics, he sees foreign policy more as a ploy. That’s why he can surprise his rally audience with a Jaishankar video.

On Camera

What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.