‘Jahaan Chaar Yaar’ trailer: Four housewives take off on a vacation to Goa
Kamal Pandey’s comedy stars Swara Bhasker, Shikha Talsania, Meher Vij, Pooja Chopra and Girish Kulkarni. Out in cinemas on September 16.

Historical romance: In 1906, an Englishwoman is infatuated by the handsome Indian groom of her horse
Fiction: A scheme to unearth the ‘lost’ Saraswati river becomes an act of Hindu nationalist pride
‘A dry future powered by the sun’: Solar water pumps are draining India’s groundwater reserves
Desolate landscape to tourist hub: How China is transforming Mount Everest
Rush Hour: 3 arrested in Kolkata gangrape case, Trump hints at trade deal with India and more
How Zohran Mamdani is busting the fake nostalgia of ‘Iran before the Islamic revolution’ memes
Harsh Mander: The plunder and loot by private healthcare in India
Review: Rekha is the life and soul of Muzaffar’s Ali’s classic ‘Umrao Jaan’
A new book asks what made Japan Westernise rapidly during the Meiji era in the late 19th century
Why Adani’s Dharavi redevelopment plan has run into resistance from some residents