‘The Last Mercenary’ trailer: Jean-Claude Van Damme plays a secret agent in action comedy
David Charhon’s French film will be streamed on Netflix on July 30.

Why a push for cleaner air is bad news for Mumbai’s iconic pao
A petition asked for UGC’s anti-discrimination rules to be enforced. UGC diluted the rules instead
Hit by heatwave, Mumbai is ignoring a quick fix to cool off – keeping parks open in the afternoon
Indian-origin man linked to BJP in Australia sentenced to 40 years for raping five Korean women
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‘You’: M Mukundan’s new novel weaves the tale of an unbidden beginning and determined departure
Fiction: In 16th-century India, four people travel through a land teeming with possibilities
Bill Gates’s origin story: A life of privilege, exposing the DNA of some of big tech’s problems
What triggered the stock market crash