First Read
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After the Panama Papers: How to dismantle tax havens (and bring justice to 99 per cent of the world)
Book excerpt: The inside story from the two journalists who received the leaked data.
Bastian Obermayer & Frederik Obermaier
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How the map of Jammu and Kashmir could have been significantly different today
Had India not accepted the cease-fire of 1948, much of the land that’s with Pakistan and China today may have been with India.
Arjun Subramaniam
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What you can learn from a bonesetter with a BUMS (yes, really) degree
An excerpt from a book that tracks practitioners of traditional forms of medicine – in modern day India.
Aarathi Prasad
Trending
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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Ramachandra Guha: How Narendra Modi has undermined the practice of science in India
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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BJP Karnataka’s online video sparks outrage for ‘demonising Muslims’
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Punjab: 19-year-old beaten to death by mob over alleged sacrilege at Ferozepur gurdwara
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Is this how a Jihadi Jane is made?
Fiction excerpt: What makes Ameena and Jamilla go from being teenage students in England to fighting for the IS in Syria?
Tabish Khair
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‘A True Liar’: A short story about a man who lied when awake and told the truth in his sleep
An excerpt from a book of short stories set in the fictional town of Karuthupuza, a la Malgudi.
Manu Bhattathiri
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Malayalam writer KR Meera writes explosively, and her new novel is no exception
Book excerpt: In ‘The Gospel of Yudas’, a former Naxalite carries a secret that won’t let him accept a lover.
KR Meera
Video
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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Was the displacement of Pandits a greater tragedy than the displacement of Dalits?
Those who accuse people of forgetting the first conveniently forget the second themselves.
Gopal Guru
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Billionaires can be both good and bad. Ruchir Sharma shows how to tell them apart
Book excerpt: How, in an impermanent world, can we predict which nations are most likely to rise, and which to fall?
Ruchir Sharma
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And now, how about a good old-fashioned romance from Pakistan’s top soap writer?
Book excerpt: Zainab is shattered when her fiancé Shiraz dumps her. This is what happened earlier.
Umera Ahmed
The Reel
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking
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How everyone – the state, corporations, and even some ‘Maoists’ – gains from Maoist insurgency
Book excerpt: an enquiry into the roles of the different players in the battle between Adivasis, Maoist rebels, corrupt bureaucrats and hungry corporations.
Rohit Prasad
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Is this the most gruesome murder in Indian crime fiction?
Book excerpt: a detective is horrified when he discovers the method, because he knows the killer who uses this technique.
Bhaskar Chattopadhyay
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The day Patna's Super 30 became the magic destination for students trying to enter the IITs
How did Anand Kumar achieve an extraordinary 100% success rate at his free coaching institute?
Biju Mathew
The Field
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Women’s T20 World Cup: India to face Pakistan on October 6 as ICC announce tournament schedule
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24 final: Mumbai City beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant for second Cup title
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IPL 2024: Bengaluru keep play-off hopes alive on back of dominating win over Gujarat
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Shooting, Baku World Cup: Shreyasi Singh placed eight at end of first day of women’s trap event
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Akash, Vishvanath, Nikhil and Preet reach men’s finals