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DEEPFAKES-CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER
FROM BOLLYWOOD CELEBRITIES TO POLITICIANS, NO ONE IS IMMUNE TO THE MENACE OF DEEPFAKES. IN THE WRONG HANDS, THEY ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO FOMENT UNREST. HOW DO WE GUARD OURSELVES AGAINST IT?
SHE'S IN THE LOBBY
Vasundhara Raje may be off the roster as the BJP's main face but she's the only local eminence there for other candidates, even if only those on her side are being graced with a rally (she's doing 60) in her whirlwind state tour.
Who Two?
Don't know Rajasthan Congress beyond Ashok Gehlot and D Sachin Pilot?
Clearance Sale
Indian gods can be moody.
AFTER SHAVE
It might be all the rage in the Indian cricket team, but in politics a beard still carries the old sense of renunciation or penance.
THE POSTMAN RINGS THRICE
Is Shivraj Singh Chouhan already contemplating a quiet, retired life looking at the grass grow on a colonial bungalow's lawn?
WHAT'S IN A RENAME?
On October 17, while inaugurating a Durga Puja in Kolkata, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee decided that a slum should no more be called a basti-the Bangla word used for a slum, which has gathered all the usual socio-economic connotations reserved for words marking out the poor.
FROM ALI TO HARI
Get set to rewire your mental map once again. The BJP-controlled Aligarh Municipal Corporation has passed a resolution to rename the town as 'Harigarh'.
LENDING SOBRIETY
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has deemed it fit to tighten the screws on a certain sense of festival abandon that had gripped retail loans.
Can KCR Pull Off A Hat-Trick?
The Telangana Strongman Battles Anti-incumbency And A Resurgent Congress In The Quest For A Third Consecutive Term
THE CLASSIC CONTEMPORARY
Japandi-inspired interiors of this home in Mumbai bring to the forefront subtle design elements with a bold outlook
Rest Assured
Architects and interior designers share their favourite bedroom designs from across the country
Modern LOVE
Amrita Narayanan's Women's Sexuality and Modern India maps how individual Indian women locate their sexuality in a patriarchal framework
A FEW GOOD MEN
Inspired by true stories, Netflix's The Railway Men highlights some lesser-known heroic feats surrounding the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy
A DELUGE OF POLITICAL TEARS
Politics can be like onions: P layers within layers, and plenty tears. For one reason or the other, everyone in Rajasthan is sobbing on stage.
MOVABLE ASSETS
A chair is just a chair, right? Wrong. Be it a sofa or a table, these works of art bring attention and drama indoors. A look at innovative furniture makers.
Heart to Home
When it comes to threading dreams, Welspun seems to be leap years ahead of its counterparts. We take a closer look at the furnishings-giant and how it has made the bedroom, the centre of a home.
Patriarchy in the Labyrinth
Subversive Whispers is a small collection of stories by Manasi, a widely-read and prize-winning writer in Malayalam, rendered acceptably into English.
Forever Queen
The year 2023 has been rather eventful for Kareena Kapoor Khan in her newfound pursuit of artistic merit over mere stardom. By her own admission, Kareena wanted a “makeover” for what she was doing.
NOSTALIGIA COMES TO LIFE
It may have a contemporary layout, but this apartment in Bangalore remains rooted in traditional Karnataka-style mane homes
"ALL TALENTED ARCHITECTS CAN DESIGN ON MACRO AND MICRO SCALE"
Architect, product designer, dreamer and future-thinker, Kohelika Kohli walks us through her amazing design journey
FIGHTING A LONELY BATTLE
AHEAD OF THE CRUCIAL SECOND-PHASE POLLING, CHIEF MINISTER BHUPESH BAGHEL CHARTS OUT THE CONGRESS’S GAME PLAN WITH HIS TRUSTED AIDES
The Subtle Luxury of Home Scents
WHETHER IT'S A CAUSUAL SOIREE OR A FORMAL LUNCHEON, HERE'S HOW YOU CAN CURATE AN ALLURING, FRESH AND WELCOMING AROMA INDOORS
The Little League
Experts unlock the winning equation for stylish, utilitarian, engaging yet calming bedroom for children
FUN MEETS FUNCTIONALITY
The designer behind this new furniture studio shares why modern design still has a lot to offer
RINSE AND SHINE
Loo and behold, the brain behind the bathroom revolution visits India for the launch of a new experience centre
SONG OF GRATITUDE
Singer Sonu Nigam's latest releases mark a return to spiritual music and work that is close to his heart
THAT BANDRA SPIRIT
Jeet Thayil and Anil Kably have curated Five Oh, a poetry and indie music festival in Bandra
For the Love of MOTHER EARTH
Themes as seemingly disparate as love and ecology find their way into Skin, Aditi Veena's forthcoming EP
The World of Men
IN THE PATRIARCHS, ANGELA SAINI PARSES THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCT THAT DETERMINES POWER AND ENTITLEMENT IN EVERY CULTURE OF THE WORLD