Road Ahead
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AI threat to democracy, conflicts, climate change: WEF risk report strikes pessimistic note
The risk to key global elections this year, including in India, from false or misleading content is ‘significant’, said surveyed analysts.
Laurie Goering, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Despite a disastrous launch and no advertising, Tesla’s Cybertruck is still selling like hot cakes
What’s driving sales? The vehicle’s stylish design and operating cost may have something to do with it.
Michael D Mehta, The Conversation
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As highways expand in Goa, those facing eviction ask: ‘Who is this development for?’
Several homes and businesses are threatened with demolition, while forests in the Western Ghats face the axe as part of the expansion projects.
Pamela D’Mello
Trending
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‘Lathis, threats and gunshots’: How BJP wrested a narrow victory in UP
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A decade of ‘gaslighting’ in Modi’s India
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Why the sanction to prosecute Arundhati Roy under UAPA is legally suspect
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Reading list: Science fiction writer Gautam Bhatia recommends 15 books to sample the genre
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Rahul Gandhi to retain Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to contest Wayanad bye-polls
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Maharashtra hopes its new expressway will bring investment – but it has a lot of convincing to do
Industrialists, landowners seem uncertain of the prospects of the promised development nodes, even if some believe it can change their lives for the better.
Mridula Chari
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Why Maharashtra's big-ticket new Mumbai-Nagpur expressway runs parallel to an existing road
The state is working on pooling fresh land for a massive greenfield project instead of expanding old highways.
Mridula Chari
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From Mumbai to Nagpur, Maharashtra is asking people to pool their land for an expressway
The project will cost Rs 46,000 crore and will be the state's first large-scale land pooling exercise.
Mridula Chari
Video
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Watch: Scenes after goods train collides with Kanchanjunga Express in West Bengal
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Watch: This portrait of singer Taylor Swift was made using 10,000 tiny hand-sculpted cats
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‘You can laugh at God...that’s not blasphemy,’ says Pope Francis as he meets over 100 comedy artists
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Eco India: How conservation efforts are making the fires of the sacred Arunachala Hills go away
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Eco India, Episode 264: Are phenomenons like forest fires natural or man made?
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Delhi has plans to make Connaught Place a car-free zone. Why can't other cities follow its example?
Efforts to make Indian cities friendly for pedestrians and cyclists have rarely progressed beyond annual or weekly street festivals.
Aarefa Johari
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Should Delhi’s (illegally) gated enclaves be thrown open to reduce traffic congestion?
A committee formed by the Urban Development Ministry has suggested that public thoroughfares, which have been privatised, be opened.
Vinita Govindarajan
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By removing speed breakers, pedestrians are once again being told to take a hike
The government is trying to protect motorists, but why is it so callous when it comes to the lives of pedestrians?
Vidyadhar Date
The Reel
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‘Rautu Ka Raaz’ trailer: Nawazuddin Siddiqui plays a cop investigating a murder in a hill station
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‘Longlegs’ trailer: Nicolas Cage, Maika Monroe in horror film about a serial killer
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Will ‘Return of the Jungle’ mark a comeback for Indian animated movies?
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Review: ‘The Iron Claw’ is a moving saga of sweat and sinew
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Start the week with a film: In ‘Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry’, a woman’s desire takes flight