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A CENTURY OF QUEERNESS IN HINDI FICTION

‘On The Edge' is a oneof-a-kind attempt at consolidating a selection of Hindi texts on same sex relationships

Hanging out with the Attenbros

One day in June 2020, I had had enough of Peppa Pig. I found a penguin documentary and put it on for my children. I didn't know it was going to change my life. Much of the pandemic is now a blur but I can organise the epochs in different ways. One era begins the day my elder son's much delayed speech suddenly organised itself into its first word. Not quite clear but clearly enough, he said: wildebeest. Mama-papa took another month or so. He said giraffe after wildebeest.

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Things to watch, read, hear, do-and other curated experiences from the team

The afterlife of a worn dress

Celebrities wearing loaned designer clothes for big events is an open secret. But where do these clothes go?

'No Bears': autofiction at the border

Jafar Panahi’s 2022 film, now streaming in India, continues the director's recent style, but ina more sombre mood

NEW ON SCREENS

Cillian Murphy builds an atomic bomb, a new action thriller from Lokesh Kanagaraj, and other titles to watch

How To Get Lost In Venice City

Instead of following online travel guides, discover the beauty of Venice on foot, and stumble on new sights at every turn

Four-Day Israel-Hamas War Truce To Begin Today: Qatar

Qatar said a short truce in the war between Israel and Hamas would begin on Friday morning, about a day later than initially expected as negotiations between the two sides over hostages and prisoners dragged on.

Altman's Return To OpenAI Is A Strategic Victory For Microsoft

The software major has more control and bears less risk this way

IPEF agreement: India has played its cards quite well

In a world of rapidly changing geopolitical realities with growing uncertainty and instability, international trade is striving to cope with emerging challenges. After abrupt supply-chain disruptions during the pandemic, revealing global overdependence on China for trade as well as investment, national governments and corporates worldwide sought to diversify both and establish alternative supply chains.

Let us spread the word: Don't trust that screen

Too many deep-fake video clips have been going viral. As AI restraints will take time and Indian general elections near, campaigners must caution India's electorate against these

SAVING BYJU'S: INSIDE THE GREAT RESCUE ACT

As the edtech company navigates its year from hell, three men are putting the guard rails around it

Wilders scores shock victory

Dutch lawmaker’s prospects of leading next government will hinge on his ability to forge alliances with rivals

Drilling at Silkyara tunnel to rescue workers stopped again

Auger machine used for drilling needs to be repaired before rescue work can resume

Go First gets 90 days extension

NCLT extends resolution timeline to 4 February

Advance bookings the new marketing tool for movie makers

If you’re the die-hard, first-day-first-show cinegoer at all tentpole movies from big banners featuring superstars, you need not wait for the bookings to open less than a week before a movie’s theatrical release, to secure your ticket. You can now buy it a month in advance, sometimes even six weeks.

Tenders for ACC PLI scheme likely by Dec

The Centre is gearing up to invite tenders for advanced chemistry cells (ACC) production-linked incentive scheme with a 20-GWh capacity by December, an official in the know said.

Redington in a spot over CEO

Proxy advisors, investors object after independent director named CEO; company says the Sebi rule doesn’t apply

Big-ticket defence orders to aid Cochin Shipyard's smooth sail

Cochin Shipyard Ltd has been able to successfully ride the recent traction in defence stocks, gaining 108% over the past six months. A healthy order pipeline and better-than-anticipated Ebitda margin in the first half of FY24 has further fuelled sentiment for the stock. The growth trajectory of the state-owned shipbuilder hinges on defence orders, especially those from the Indian Navy.

A $200,000 rock NFT shows crypto is relapsing into FOMO

Earlier this month, an image of a pet rock sold for the equivalent of more than $200,000 in the non-fungible token market.

Realtors laser-focused on launches

Real estate stocks are in fine fettle and mirroring the upbeat mood is the Nifty Realty index, which has rallied by 62% so far in 2023. The reasons are simple. Demand is robust. Plus, a pause on the interest rate hiking cycle by the Reserve Bank of India has aided sentiment.

Deepfake norms target creators, social media

Govt, other stakeholders will, in 10 days, draw up ways to detect deepfakes

Finland, India discuss hydrogen electrolyzer production in India

India and Finland have discussed manufacturing green hydrogen electrolyzers in India, said Finnish minister for international trade Ville Tavio in an interview with Mint, amid Indian hopes to develop itself as a green hydrogen hub. The matter came up during Tavio's meeting with power minister R.K.Singh.

Nod for Nicobar transshipment project

The finance ministry has given its in-principle approval to plans to build international container transshipment terminal in Great Nicobar following environmental clearance for the ₹43,700-crore marque, project, two officials privy to the development said.

FM warns lenders, NBFCs of risks of over-lending

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday reiterated the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) word of caution to lenders to avoid downside risks while focussing on their core business.

MORTH seeks to end road disputes, hit building targets

Extension for eligibility for arbitration awards sought till 31 Aug 2023 instead of 31 Jan 2023

OfBusiness to raise up to $200mn, eyes $6 bn value

Chasing a valuation of $6 billion, business-to-business (B2B) marketplace OfBusiness has approached sovereign wealth funds, private equity (PE) funds and crossover funds to raise $150-200 million in a new funding round, three people with knowledge of the development said.

Seeing more bad Al regulation than good: Andrew Ng

The OpenAI fracas that played out over the past week or so will result in investors shying away from \"clever arguments for very innovative governance structures\", Andrew Ng, a British-American computer scientist and entrepreneur, and a global thought leader in artificial intelligence (AI), said.

Decriminalization fires up RoC action

Jump in orders eases load on judicial system, aids businesses

Avoid lending exuberance, tech reliance: RBI governor

Financial institutions must avoid lending exuberance, account for risks while pricing loans and not rely too much on analytics-based lending while partnering fintechs, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das said.