‘The Queen’s Gambit’ trailer: Netflix series stars Anya Taylor-Joy as a troubled chess genius
Directed by Scott Frank and based on Walter Tevis’s 1983 novel, the limited series will be premiered on October 23.

Four questions Indians must ask about Operation Sindoor
A new book examines the repercussions of shutting the Indian Railways network during Covid-19
The Congolese philosopher who liberated ‘Africa’ from the chains of Western thought
Why the India-Pakistan ceasefire is giving Modi supporters heartburn
Sunday book pick: The rootless marriage of an Englishman and a Bengali woman in ‘Memories of Rain’
‘We must accept scientific discoveries with humility’: Pope Francis on the moon landing
Interview: ‘Op Sindoor won't stop terror; conflict with India existential for Pak Army’
Told India, Pakistan ‘we will not trade if you don’t stop’, claims Donald Trump
Start the week with a film: In ‘Last Night of Amore’, the wages of temptation
Interview: ‘Embarrassing for Modi to compromise under Trump pressure’