‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ trailer: Watch the back story of his supervillain and his loyal followers
Steve Carell voices Gru; Kevin, Stuart and Bob are back; Alan Arkin plays the fighter Wild Knuckles. July 3 is the release date.

‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’: A thorough study of how Hindu identity was shaped by colonialism
‘The way a sari is worn is a living dictionary of India’s stories’: Cultural historian Malvika Singh
From Pune to Delhi, riverfront projects are all the rage. But evidence shows they harm rivers
Fiction: Two Indian institutions are keen to produce silicon, but someone wants to spoil their plans
Donald Trump says $21 million from USAID went to ‘my friend PM Modi for voter turnout’ in India
‘Wonderland of Words’: Shashi Tharoor’s ‘seriously funny’ book on the quirks of the English language
World Bank cancels funding for 4 waste-to-energy plants in Gujarat after residents object
Ex-RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das appointed Principal Secretary-2 to PM Narendra Modi
The psychology of making a change to your life – and sticking with it
A new book examines the rich and fascinating history of Kutch, spanning nearly three centuries