‘Dune: Prophecy’ teaser: Tabu among the cast of prequel series about the Bene Gesserit sect
The spinoff from Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ movies will be premiered on JioCinema in November. Emily Watson and Olivia Williams lead the cast.

The world of Lalla: A journey into the heart of the 14th-century Kashmiri mystic poetess
How the ghats of Banaras became a defining image of the ancient city
‘Sikandar’ review: Film that champions organ donation is in dire need of a brain transplant
Sajni Mukherji (1945–2025): Beloved literature professor at Jadavpur University and a friend to all
How Indian school teachers are trying to battle Bollywood’s Hindutva history deluge
‘A warning to all’: What Rajiv Gandhi wrote in the guestbook of a WWII memorial in Belarus
In Uttar Pradesh, Adityanath struggles to contain groundswell of anger from OBC groups
The erasure of Tibet’s linguistic diversity
‘The Owl, the River and the Valley’: Short stories with incisive knowledge of common Assamese woman
A new book recounts how Lal Bahadur Shastri improved third-class train travel as railway minister