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UNEQUALLED EQUINOX

In the world's first hotel born of a globally-renowned fitness brand, sleep scientists design rooms, outlining a new trend in luxury hospitality.

STIR IT UP

India is basking in its mixology glory, with stirring new trends and concepts, but there are some habits that have caught on that the industry can't seem to shake off. Here's what the alco-bev professionals are tossing up.

Four Play

Folding smartphones have come a long way and with each iteration they keep getting better.

INTO THIN AIR

Tackling high mountain passes on the most advanced motorcycle ever built is a breeze; just remember that you're still human.

THE INDIAN TOUCH

FROM OPTIMISING FOR INDIAN ROADS, TO ADDING HINGLISH COMMANDS AND INCORPORATING LOCAL APPS, MANUFACTURERS ARE GOING ALL OUT TO WOO THE INDIAN DRIVER.

SIMPLY ELECTRIFYING!

WITH PERFORMANCES THAT HAVE ONLY IMPROVED OVER HER DECADE-LONG CAREER, ACTRESS KRITI SANON SHARES WHAT'S IMPORTANT IN REEL AND REAL LIFE.

QUEEN OF CRIME

Oscar-winning film producer Guneet Monga's thriller series Gyaarah Gyaarah releases on the OTT platform ZEE5 on August 9

HERO WORSHIP

Mukesh Manjunath's funny and informative book explains how and why Telugu screen deities come into existence

Star-Crossed Actors

Smita Banerjee's Modernities and the Popular Melodrama: The Suchitra-Uttam Yug examines the most successful pairing in Bengali cinema

OUR COSMIC DOT

Raza: The Other Modern offers a well-rounded assessment of the art of Sayed Haider Raza

Epic Tales

Chitrakavyam Ramayanam, an ongoing exhibition at NGMA Mumbai, features artistic interpretations of the Ramayana

Stories of Influence

Author, mythologist and sexual health influencer Seema Anand is working on a new book on relationships

The Pleasure Squad

With the new crop of sex-ed content creators gaining popularity on social media, India is finally getting ready to unlearn the years of conditioning around sex and sexuality

RIDING HIGH

Kill is dancer-actor Raghav Juyal's breakthrough film, a decade into his acting career

HE'S BACK!

One fallout of the 2016 Uri attack was the disappearance of Pakistani actor Fawad Khan from our screens. He returns with Barzakh, a fantasy drama series on ZEE5

A Return To Grandeur

The funerary complex of Hyderabad's founding rulers is restored to its breathtaking glory after the conclusion of a monumental, decade-long conservation work involving hundreds of experts and craftsmen

KEEPING AN ARMS DISTANCE

India's military trade with Russia has declined due to increased procurement from the West and emphasis on indigenous material. But with much of its equipment still of Russian origin, New Delhi has to keep up strategic-defence ties with Moscow too

THE TOLL OF TOLLS

Five years after overhauling India’s highway toll collection with FASTags, the Modi government is gearing up for its next ambitious move: a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)-based tolling system.

A Disturbing Act at Play

When Gujarat’s Disturbed Areas Act was legislated in 1986, the aim was to stop the distress sale of properties in areas that had witnessed communal violence.

NITISH'S NEXT GEN

At 73, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar shows no signs of slowing down—witness only the gymnastic ability he exhibited ahead of the Lok Sabha election, daring to make a political leap few would have attempted.

THE RAJ BHAVAN STAND-OFF

The true dimensions of the present can only be understood when measured against the past.

A Sustained Thrust

Though the Union Budget does not explode a big-ticket bomb in infrastructure this year, each of its big sectors-railways, highways, housing, industry, urban planning-gets an adequate push

How To Pick A University Wisely

First, A Word To Parents. Take A Chill Pill. Stay Out Of The Process. Let the student take the lead. You have led the charge so far, through 15 years of pre-school and school.

The-New Gen Budget

Will The Modi Government's Initiatives For Massive Job Creation Work?

BITTER PILLS, SWEET REWARDS

Folk-fusion rock singer-songwriter Raghu Dixit's long-awaited new album Shakkar was made during the most difficult phase of his life

Taking India's Law Universities into the Future

LEGAL EDUCATION, SADLY, HAS NEVER been a top priority for India’s higher education policymakers. Engineering, medicine and management, epitomised through the creation of numerous Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), and All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), have hogged the spotlight.

SETTING THE BAR HIGH

THE PREMIER LAW UNIVERSITY IS INCREASING STUDENT INTAKE AND EXPANDING ITS POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES, WHILE ALSO FOCUSING ON EMERGING AREAS OF LAW

FOUNTAINHEAD OF INNOVATION

BY BROADENING ITS SCOPE AND FORGING INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS, IIT DELHI IS FOSTERING A NEW GENERATION OF RESEARCHERS AND INNOVATORS

Medical Education in the Time of Tech Transformation

THE HEALTHCARE LANDSCAPE is evolving rapidly, driven by advancements in technology, changes in population demographics, commoditisation of information in a digital world, and the ongoing need for quality care.

EXTENDING THE FRONTIERS

RENOWNED FOR ITS PIONEERING PROCEDURES, CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY, AND EXCEPTIONAL MEDICAL EDUCATION, THE INSTITUTE CONSISTENTLY REMAINS IN POLE POSITION FOR THE COUNTRY’S ASPIRING DOCTORS