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Damascus Between Redemption and Relapse
Damascus Between Redemption and Relapse
3 min read
Syria’s new rulers have broken with Iran, charmed Washington and even offered to fight the Houthis. Yet their textbooks still talk of martyrdom, their army is full of foreign jihadists, and their pros ...
Riding into History
6 min read
Kolkata's iconic yellow taxis get the photographic tribute they deserve
The Griefs of a Feminist
4 min read
Arpita Singh gave vivid expression to the female experience and the turbulent world around her
The Music between Us: Poetry, memory and kinship that endure beyond borders
3 min read
Deepavali’s little flame and Iqbal’s burning song ask something alike: make room for one another, and let the light travel. We have shared music, memory and tenderness enough to keep us going as one p ...
From Colombo to Mount Maunganui: Why India’s Batting Collapses Are a World Cup Warning
9 min read
New Zealand’s seamers have exposed India before the 2027 World Cup, but the problem travels beyond pace and bounce. From losing 27 wickets to spin in Sri Lanka to repeated top-order failures in this s ...
The Business of Brainrot: Can India's Microdramas Turn Mindless Watching Into Money?
7 min read
As audiences embrace increasingly bizarre internet content, microdramas are turning short attention spans into an entertainment business. AI is making production cheaper, investors are taking notice, ...
Kate Middleton Joins Prince William in Mumbai for Their First Overseas Tour Together Since 2022
3 min read
The Prince and Princess of Wales will attend the Earthshot Prize ceremony on November 17. The trip brings them back to India a decade after their 2016 tour and marks Catherine’s return to the awards a ...
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in New Zealand: One 74, Seven Failures and a World Cup Question
5 min read
Sharma scored 30 runs at 7.50 and Kohli made 86 at 21.50 across four innings. Take away Kohli’s match-winning 74 in Auckland, and India’s two most experienced ODI batters contributed just 42 runs acro ...
 ‘Still Feels Like Science Fiction’: Sundar Pichai Hails SpaceX’s First Starship Catch From Orbit
2 min read
The spacecraft deployed 26 Starlink satellites and spent more than 20 hours in orbit before returning to its launch tower in Texas. The Super Heavy booster diverted offshore after its return burn ende ...