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The Jeera Ceiling: Can Lahori Zeera Survive Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Campa?
The Jeera Ceiling: Can Lahori Zeera Survive Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Campa?
7 min read
Revenue has raced from ₹312 crore in FY24 to about ₹775 crore in FY26. The next leap demands southern acceptance, far greater bottling capacity and a masterbrand capable of travelling beyond one flavo ...
Mohammed Shami: The Man Who Keeps Coming Back at You
7 min read
Rejection, injury, personal crisis and a World Cup that ended in heartbreak. As Mohammed Shami reaches his 100th first-class milestone, the story of an extraordinary fast bowler lies in the precision ...
The Dream Industry
13 min read
The world’s oldest biological necessity of sleep has become a modern obsession, spawning supplements, gadgets and therapies even as millions struggle with genuine disorders
Feeling the Part: Babita Singh Reporting actor Nimisha Sajayan
6 min read
Fresh off an acclaimed performance in Babita Singh Reporting, actor Nimisha Sajayan speaks to Kaveree Bamzai about her journey
World Nomad Games 2026 Explained: The Sports, the Stakes and What Survives Closing Night
5 min read
Horseback wrestling, hunting traditions and battles of strategy: Kyrgyzstan’s Games close on September 6, but their bigger contest is against cultural loss
Forward With Caution
8 min read
The meeting between Ajit Doval and Wang Yi and Xi Jinping’s coming visit mark a thaw in bilateral ties but peace on the border remains elusive
Murphy’s Lens: From Kabul to Kolkata, Seamus Murphy makes every photograph an intimate encounter
5 min read
Murphy began taking photographs years before AI or Instagram and even the advent of digital photography. His work and news assignments have taken him around the world, tracking stories that made headl ...
Putin–US Ukraine Talks: Why a Three-Day Kyiv Pause is No Peace Deal
5 min read
Putin’s meeting with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner ended without an announced breakthrough. A three-day pause in strikes on Kyiv opens space for diplomacy, but Russia’s territorial demands remain in ...
Stargazer: Keerthy Suresh, Amita Rao and Vijay Jayapal
2 min read
From Keerthy Suresh’s high-energy cameo in a new Anirudh track to Amita Rao’s Gen Z comedy breakthrough and a political satire inspired by Gauri Lankesh’s assassination