Road Ahead
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AI threat to democracy, conflicts, climate change: WEF risk report strikes pessimistic note
The risk to key global elections this year, including in India, from false or misleading content is ‘significant’, said surveyed analysts.
Laurie Goering, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Despite a disastrous launch and no advertising, Tesla’s Cybertruck is still selling like hot cakes
What’s driving sales? The vehicle’s stylish design and operating cost may have something to do with it.
Michael D Mehta, The Conversation
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As highways expand in Goa, those facing eviction ask: ‘Who is this development for?’
Several homes and businesses are threatened with demolition, while forests in the Western Ghats face the axe as part of the expansion projects.
Pamela D’Mello
Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Maharashtra hopes its new expressway will bring investment – but it has a lot of convincing to do
Industrialists, landowners seem uncertain of the prospects of the promised development nodes, even if some believe it can change their lives for the better.
Mridula Chari
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Why Maharashtra's big-ticket new Mumbai-Nagpur expressway runs parallel to an existing road
The state is working on pooling fresh land for a massive greenfield project instead of expanding old highways.
Mridula Chari
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From Mumbai to Nagpur, Maharashtra is asking people to pool their land for an expressway
The project will cost Rs 46,000 crore and will be the state's first large-scale land pooling exercise.
Mridula Chari
Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Delhi has plans to make Connaught Place a car-free zone. Why can't other cities follow its example?
Efforts to make Indian cities friendly for pedestrians and cyclists have rarely progressed beyond annual or weekly street festivals.
Aarefa Johari
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Should Delhi’s (illegally) gated enclaves be thrown open to reduce traffic congestion?
A committee formed by the Urban Development Ministry has suggested that public thoroughfares, which have been privatised, be opened.
Vinita Govindarajan
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By removing speed breakers, pedestrians are once again being told to take a hike
The government is trying to protect motorists, but why is it so callous when it comes to the lives of pedestrians?
Vidyadhar Date
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success