Podcast: Peng Shuai and China’s practice of disappearing citizens who don’t conform
The tennis star had vanished from public life after she accused a top Chinese official of sexual assault. Her reappearance, critics say, has been stage managed.

‘Jeans jihad’: How Delhi’s industries minister shut down a booming, Muslim-dominated garment hub
The Himesh Reshammiya comeback is a rebellion against polished, curated celebrity culture
In a new book, personal finance experts advise how to invest in gold, and its pros and cons
Indian states are racking up debt, but it’s a problem if they can’t manage their economies
Book excerpt: How Anupam Kher overcame the odds to make his passion project ‘Tanvi the Great’
PM Modi unable to reject Trump’s claims as US president will ‘lay bare the truth’: Rahul Gandhi
‘A land of churches upon mosques upon churches’: Aatish Taseer searches for Spain’s Muslim past
Sharjeel Imam to contest Bihar polls
Fantasy: Ru, a boy from nowhere, dreams of dragons. What is his connection to these divine beasts?
Assam: Evicted residents claim government had helped them settle in disputed area in 1970s