‘Halahal’ trailer: Barun Sobti and Sachin Khedekar team up to solve a suspicious death
Randeep Jha’s direct-to-streamer movie will be out on Eros Now on September 21.

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
‘The way a sari is worn is a living dictionary of India’s stories’: Cultural historian Malvika Singh
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
The psychology of making a change to your life – and sticking with it
Donald Trump says $21 million from USAID went to ‘my friend PM Modi for voter turnout’ in India
Ramachandra Guha: Can India forge its own environmentally responsible path to economic growth?
‘Wonderland of Words’: Shashi Tharoor’s ‘seriously funny’ book on the quirks of the English language