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Asiad medallist Kartik fails dope test

New Delhi, April 13 -- 2023 Asian Games 10,000m silver medallist Kartik Kumar has failed dope tests at Colorado Springs, US, where India's distance runners are based. It is understood that he tested p... Read More


No judicial overreach in laying down timelines: Full judgment

New Delhi, April 13 -- The Supreme Court, in its comprehensive 415-page judgment made public late on Friday, firmly established its authority to review constitutional functions while revealing that it... Read More


ED issues notices for possession IN case linked to national herald

New Delhi, April 13 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Saturday that it has served notices to take possession of Rs.661-crore immovable assets, including the National Herald house in Delhi, t... Read More


No need to multi-mask

India, April 13 -- Most people carry around more than one version of themselves. There's a version that goes to work, knows how to sound agreeable at meetings, and says things like "Interesting point... Read More


Too many cooks? I'd say too few

India, April 13 -- I'll admit they're fun to watch, those expectation-vs-reality videos. It's not so much fun to be on the other side. I'd like to talk, today, about why picture-perfect recipes can b... Read More


Bungle in the Nordic jungle

India, April 13 -- A few days ago, in the crisp Nordic air of springtime Helsinki, Ian Anderson, the 77-year-old pied piper of prog rock, took the stage with his band, Jethro Tull. He walked on on a ... Read More


Got an altitude problem?

India, April 13 -- "You know that feeling you get when you're standing in a high place? The sudden urge to jump. I don't have it," Jack Sparrow, always unpredictable, says, in Pirates of the Caribbean... Read More


A spectacle, inside and out

India, April 13 -- This one has been 30 years in the making. Envisioned as a national landmark and home of the elite Al-Ahly football club, this stadium in Cairo features an asymmetrical facade with ... Read More


The best seats in the world

India, April 13 -- When the Ancient Greeks first carved steps into a hillside so they could sit around and watch the footraces, they didn't know what they were starting. By the 7th century BCE, the st... Read More


The wrong side of the spotlight

India, April 13 -- Having watched the first three episodes of The Studio, and discovered that it is possible to simultaneously cringe and giggle, I'd like to suggest "criggle" as an addition to the Ox... Read More