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'Diplomatic outreach a national mission'

NEW DELHI, May 18 -- The government's diplomatic outreach is not a political mission, but an attempt to articulate India's point of view on the Pahalgam terror attack and subsequent armed conflict wit... Read More


YOUTUBER HELD FROM HARYANA ON CHARGES OF SPYING FOR PAK

Rohtak, May 18 -- Haryana police have arrested a YouTuber for allegedly passing on sensitive information to Pakistani intelligence operatives, including a High Commission staffer expelled by India on ... Read More


King Louis IX to the birth of couture: The history of fashion forecasting

India, May 18 -- I n 1999, the American toy company Mattel released a Trend Forecaster Barbie, as a limited-edition collectors' item. She was dressed in a faux-leather swing coat, matching mini-skirt,... Read More


The end of the Age of Kohli

India, May 18 -- Virat Kohli's retirement from Tests, which he announced this week, was sudden, but not really a surprise. The 36-year-old had been struggling in his favoured whites for some years and... Read More


Cells, shutters and soundwaves

India, May 18 -- Think of her as the Renaissance woman. Biologist Chandrima Shaha, 72, has headed the National Institute of Immunology (NII) and was the first woman president of the Indian National Sc... Read More


Crystal maze: The mystery of clear ice

India, May 18 -- When enjoying a finely made cocktail or sipping on premium whiskey, the little details make all the difference: the aroma of the ingredients added, the feel of the glass in one's hand... Read More


How does it all go so pear-shaped?

India, May 18 -- There is a short story about a man and his mother that has stayed with me for almost eight years, ever since I first read it. The story is Bagugoshe (Hindi for Pears) by Swadesh Deepa... Read More


Why the cart is always full

India, May 18 -- F ashion trend forecasting is difficult enough when the customer is eager to toe the line. Conformity, for centuries, was the industry's ally. By the 1960s, this was all changing. The... Read More


Court frames charges against 50 individuals

Meerut, May 18 -- A Sambhal court on Saturday framed charges against 50 individuals for their alleged involvement in the violent clashes that erupted in the district during a court-ordered survey of t... Read More


There's good news and bad news in this quiz

India, May 18 -- Kanye West's new hit single may be barred from Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube, but it's found its audience on X. It's a Nazi salutation. It praises the leader of the Third Reich. It... Read More