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A THREAT CALLED DISEASE X

IS THE NEXT KILLER VIRUS ALREADY HERE? THE WHO PREDICTS IT WILL BE 'ZOONOTIC', AND 20 TIMES DEADLIER THAN COVID

WHY THE CONGRESS NEEDS INDIA NOW

THE LOSSES IN THE HEARTLAND STATES ROB THE GOP OF ANY HEFT IN THE I.N.D.1.A. BLOC. THE ALLIANCE HAS TO REGROUP, FIND A FRESH STRATEGY TO TAKE ON THE BJP IN 2024

ROAR OF THE TIGER

India's hardest-working action star Tiger Shroff seems on track with a slew of releases planned next year

Black Beauties

Nilanjan Das's exhibition of charcoal on canvas paintings, Savage Beauty, explores the majestic and graceful form of horses

CHRONICLE OF INTERESTING TIMES

The incisively observed Journals of the painter Altaf Mohammedi provide a fascinating glimpse into 1960s London

2024 BJP IN POLE POSITION

CRUCIAL WINS IN THREE HEARTLAND STATES DEFLATE CONGRESS CHALLENGE, WEAKEN OPPOSITION UNITY AND EASE THE PARTY'S RUN TO A THIRD TERM AT THE CENTRE

Culture in the Capital

India's first biennale dedicated to art, architecture and design is on at the Red Fort in New Delhi

AN ODE TO URDU

The eighth edition of the annual Jashn-e-Rekhta festival includes a stellar line-up with four stages, 60-plus events and 150-plus artists

UNITING INDIA

JOHN ZUBRZYCKI'S DETHRONED IS A COMPELLING NARRATION OF THE INTEGRATION OF THE PRINCELY STATES INTO THE INDIAN UNION

In Search of Greener Pastures

PERUMAL MURUGAN'S AGRARIAN PERIOD NOVEL, FIRE BIRD, HAS WON THE 2023 JCB PRIZE FOR LITERATURE

ZENS AND SENSIBILITY

Shabnam Minwalla's new novel straddles two different eras in an engrossing tale of romance, rebellion and long-hidden secrets

DIPLOMACY WITH A SENSE OF HUMOUR

MANI SHANKAR DID COME FROM A GIFTED FAMILY, BUT IT WAS GIFTED ONLY IN INTELLECT. FOR THE REST, HE HAD TO FIGHT EVERY INCH OF THE WAY

Q+A BUSY AS A BEE

Besides filming the third season of Bollywood Wives, Neelam Kothari Soni is engaged in multiple projects

THE SHOLA WARRIOR'S PATH

Over the past 31 years, retired professor Dr Johnykutty J. Ozhukayil has been trying hard to convince people in Kerala's picturesque hill district Idukki to become more \"conscious of nature\".

CANID SHOTS

A dog may be man's best friend, but a spate of canine attacks in India in recent months have sort of undone that adage for many.

ONLY EKNATH

Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde may have turned a corner politically, and a significant one.

BJP REVAMPS TEAM K

For six months after its drubbing in the May 2023 assembly polls, the BJP party unit in Karnataka remained in a sort of limbo.

THE NOMINATION GAMES

Four years after the BJP-led government annulled Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, it moved an amendment bill in the Lok Sabha on December 5 to reserve seats for Kashmiri migrants (KMs) and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) refugees.

The Rise And Rise Of I-Beauty

Move over K-Beauty for Indian beauty brands are primped and preened with verve and variety to go for goal. The bloom and groom scenario couldn't be prettier.

New Perils Of Smog

Pollution in the air is not just a depressing sight. New science is shedding light on how insidious its impact is on the human body, condemning it to a range of deadly ailments-from COPD to cancer, renal to cardiovascular disease

Clean Waters Run Deep

How Switzerland's 'Swisstainable' initiatives are facilitating a sustainable future with travellers as collaborators.

WHY ROCKS ARE THE NEW STOCKS WAKENT

Prices of rare coloured diamonds have risen by 77 per cent, which is why every smart investor wants one.

TRIPPING DOWN MEMORY LANE

The Archies, one of the most widely anticipated OTT releases of the year, recreates the iconic world of the American comic book series in 1960s India, celebrating friendship and youthful spirit. Spice got filmmakers Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti to give us a nuts and bolts account of what it was to make the first Archies film.

MADAM PRIME MINISTER

Fatima Sana Shaikh plays Indira Gandhi in the Meghna Gulzar-directed Sam Bahadur, based on the life of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw

PULP FICTION

C.M. Naim's 'informal history' of early Urdu crime fiction sees the genre getting its rightful place in the literary canon

Trouble in Paradise

Besides being a mystery novel, Nilima Rao's A Disappearance in Fiji is also a critique of the indenture system

GUILTY PLEASURES

Hachette India's The Great Yellowbacks is a retro revival series of classic crime fiction and thrillers from the mid-18th century all the way to the 1960s

CINEMA FOR ENVIRONMENT

The fourth edition of the All Living Things Environmental Film Festival will see screenings of offbeat films across India

THE HEAT IS ON

THE COMPETITION SECTIONS AT THE UPCOMING KOLKATA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PROMISE A TREASURE TROVE OF INTERESTING FILMS

Off the Beaten Path

NAGA CHAITANYA MAKES HIS STREAMING DEBUT WITH DHOOTHA, WHERE HIS CHARACTER IS IN STARK CONTRAST TO HIS ROMANTIC HERO IMAGE IN TELUGU CINEMA