‘Ammu’ trailer: Aishwarya Lekshmi plays a domestic abuse survivor
Bobby Simha and Naveen Chandra also star in Amazon Prime Video’s first Telugu original movie. Charukesh Sekar’s film will be streamed on October 19.

Harsh Mander: The plunder and loot by private healthcare in India
Why Adani’s Dharavi redevelopment plan has run into resistance from some residents
Seven books by Ugandan scholar Mahmood Mamdani, father of NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani
‘A dry future powered by the sun’: Solar water pumps are draining India’s groundwater reserves
Why some Hindu-Americans are opposing the first South Asian to run in New York’s mayoral poll
Why the intricate art of weaving the Jamdani sari is endangered in Bangladesh
Indian writer Nilanjana S Roy is on the 2026 judging panel for the International Booker Prize
Caste as seen through an Orientalist lens: The ironic legacy of 18th-century Company paintings
Policy scholar Yamini Aiyar’s new book shows what it means to be a Delhi government school teacher
A new self-help book recommends ways to step out of the comfort zone and take on new challenges