‘The King’s Man’ trailer: Find out the origins of the British intelligence agency
Matthew Vaughn’s film stars Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans, Tom Hollander and Djimon Hounsou. Out in cinemas on December 22.

‘The way a sari is worn is a living dictionary of India’s stories’: Cultural historian Malvika Singh
Fiction: Two Indian institutions are keen to produce silicon, but someone wants to spoil their plans
‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’: A thorough study of how Hindu identity was shaped by colonialism
From Pune to Delhi, riverfront projects are all the rage. But evidence shows they harm rivers
‘Wonderland of Words’: Shashi Tharoor’s ‘seriously funny’ book on the quirks of the English language
‘Golwalkar’: MS Golwalkar’s single-minded pursuit of a Hindu Rashtra and the forces that aided him
The psychology of making a change to your life – and sticking with it
Karnataka: Bus conductor assaulted for not speaking Marathi in Belagavi, four arrested
Perumal Murugan’s intimate look into the lives of his college students from small-town Tamil Nadu
Germany’s firewall against the far right has crumbled – the consequences are immeasurable