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How this Bengaluru gallery hopes to grow ‘science culture’ through art, films, music

Science Gallery Bengaluru is a unique interactive centre that aims to break boundaries between disciplines, bring people closer to science, and maybe even boost STEM enrolments.

Pepsi recreating Cindy Crawford’s ’92 campaign shows Indian cola ads have lost their fizz

It’s hard to imagine Pepsi's new ad in an Indian setting, where a woman drives up to a remote petrol pump station for a can of cola.

‘Boyzilian’ wax to Botox, Indian men trade textbook machismo to feel hair- free, handsome

Brazilian wax has traditionally been associated with women, but places like the Ministry of Strip cater to men in want of a hair-free body.

Sea link to coastal road—Mumbai’s relationship with its sea is changing

Proponents of the Rs 12,721-crore coastal road project call it a ‘temporary’ disturbance that would ‘transform’ Worli sea face and parts of Marine Drive.

‘Substandard equipment, no repair’ — Modi govt’s ‘Buy Indian’ credo has scientists exasperated

Highlighting the importance of ‘precision, highest quality control’ in scientific equipment, scientists and researchers in India ask for easier procurement norms.

You thought only winter meant bad air in Delhi? Govt data tells a different, worrying story

Data released by environment ministry shows that National Capital Region maintains poor air quality, with AQI over 200, for at least half the time in a year.

India’s start-ups are on fire, but unicorns can’t automatically spur growth

Economic miracles only happen when globally competitive firms tap into external demand.

Shahid Azmi fought for wrongly accused all life. His own murder case let down by Jamiat, court

With 372 hearings, 109 witnesses, and over 15 judges, Shahid Azmi's murder trial remains stuck in the same judicial bottlenecks that he mastered.

Kannada author Devanoora Mahadeva fills the silence, takes RSS head on in his 68-page book

Even as his book exposes the truth of the politics of hatred, Devanoora Mahadeva's critique of the RSS is not a replay of the secular ideological polemics.

Which is the real Shiv Sena? Thackeray & Shinde camps woo cadre in battle for ‘bow & arrow’

Eknath Shinde has been addressing Shiv Sena workers from across Maharashtra while Uddhav Thackeray is holding regular meetings with cadres at party HQ in Mumbai's Dadar.

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The govt’s ‘fix’ to speed up insolvency could add at least a year to the process

The proposed amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code aims to reduce timelines and provide for a mechanism that involves minimal interaction with the court. It fails on both counts.

No more text-heavy ads, wider scope of services—ICAI’s ethics code overhaul to promote Indian CA firms

Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.