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Saturday Feeling: India is waking up to local coffee

New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- For most of us, coffee is synonymous with waking up or getting that midday boost, but for many it has also become an elaborate ritual. Water temperature, roast heat, blends, gri... Read More


ChatGPT, will you please stop asking me questions?

New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- I just spent the better part of an hour trying to get ChatGPT to format a document and end a chat. But it was in no mood to stop. We went through some 20 repetitions of generati... Read More


Walchand Hirachand: The dreamer who built solid castles in the air

New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- In an era when Indian capital was timid and colonial firms ran the show, one man decided that Indians would sail their own ships, fly their own aeroplanes, and drive their own c... Read More


India's new headache: Israel's Doha strike triggers Pakistan-Saudi defence deal

New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- Israel's 9 September attack on Doha, targeting Hamas negotiators, has prompted closer Saudi Arabia-Pakistan defence alignment, creating a new diplomatic stressor for India. Thi... Read More


Climate Change & You: Is India's deadly air pollution saving us from the worst effects of global warming?

New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- Climate Change & You is a fortnightly newsletter written by Bibek Bhattacharya and Sayantan Bera. Subscribe to the newsletter to get it directly in your inbox. Dear reader, Th... Read More


The week in charts: Tariff impact, foodgrain output, disinflation in Asia

New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- From the early impact of US tariffs on India's exports, modest growth in foodgrain production, women facing higher levels of unemployment, and the government looking to mobilize... Read More


Thrice-divorced Robin Wright still believes in love

United Kingdom, Sept. 20 -- Robin Wright still believes in love, after three divorces. The 59-year-old actress insisted that despite her previous heartbreak, she is optimistic about her future and he... Read More


Prince Harry and Prince William to reconcile 'in the not-too-distant future'

United Kingdom, Sept. 20 -- Prince Harry and Prince William will reconcile in the near future. The brothers have been estranged ever since the Duke of Sussex and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, q... Read More


As climate risks grow, India's Bengaluru is trying to save its vanishing lakes

New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- Sunil Kumar rowed his small boat, moving a few feet at a time, while he spread a fishing net across the weeds floating like a green carpet on Doddajala Lake. The ends of the net... Read More


Delivery man's humble 2 am 'sorry' turns customer's irritation into empathy: 'That hit me hard'

India, Sept. 20 -- A late-night food delivery in Delhi sparked an online discussion after a Reddit user revealed how a delivery worker's humble apology made him reconsider his irritation. Posting on ... Read More