‘Songbird’ trailer: It’s 2024, ‘Covid-23’ is all around and the lockdown has lasted four years
Adam Mason’s movie, starring KJ Apa and Sofia Carson, was produced during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Delhi HC orders removal of YouTuber Shyam Meera’s video on Jaggi Vasudev, Isha Foundation
The UK wants to ban first-cousin marriages – but there’s an ethical challenge
A new book examines urban India’s changing attitudes to marriage and the reasons for this
The unlikely success of a novel justice delivery system in Bihar
Family history: A doctor’s posting in the Khasi Hills and the humble khichdi that sustained him
‘We owe nothing to the state’: Why this live-in couple is taking on Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code
Can Indian Muslims be represented only by Muslim leaders?
Balochistan train hijacking: Militants killed, remaining hostages rescued, says Pakistani military
Why ‘strong-arm’ tactics have not improved Manipur’s chances of peace after a month of central rule
From the memoir: Mountaineer Frank S Smythe (1900-1949) writes about his ascent of the Kanchenjunga