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Lagerfeld's borrowed legacy

Now that the biggest fashion event in the world—The Met Gala—is over, it is time to take stock of its theme, Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty.

My meal, your revdi

It is raining freebies in Karnataka. The Congress is promising 10 kilos of rice or wheat every month to the poor, 200 units of power, ₹2,000 to every female family head, ₹1,500 to every jobless diploma holder, and ₹3,000 to every jobless graduate.

PAWAR PLAY

By announcing his resignation as NCP chief, Sharad Pawar ensures Maharashtra politics will continue to revolve around him. It also leaves the door open for a possible alliance with BJP

Diminishing the Mughal period

The National Council of Educational Research and Training claims to have “balanced” the burden on 12th class school children by substantially reducing their learning and understanding of the Mughal legacy.

Twist in the tale

The BJP targets Stalin with a series of corruption charges and browbeats the AIADMK into an alliance. Will it help?

EPIC WORK

Mani Ratnam’s work complements the book, says Ponniyin Selvan’s translator Nandini Krishnan

The celluloid sorcerer

No one could conjure the world of Ponniyin Selvan quite like Mani Ratnam

Hide and tell

Binoy Karamen’s visual-less Blindfold is an ambitious storytelling experiment that immerses viewers in the unseen world of sound

Royal foibles

Here comes the king… and his leather-covered toilet seat

Bridging the gulf

Excerpts from a new biography on King Charles III

Wot, no Charles?

Why English royalty has avoided the name

Healing spot

Charles and Camilla’s holistic connect with a wellness centre in Bengaluru

CROWN OF THORNS

While the British royals no longer enjoy the popularity they once did, their future will depend on how King Charles tailors his ceremonial role, introduces transparency and brings the larger family in line

Golden glory

Tracking Commander Abhilash Tomy, as he closed his “unfinished business”

It will take at least a year to recover

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW - ABHILASH TOMY

BACK FROM THE BRINK

Abhilash Tomy healed himself to become the first Asian with a podium finish in any ocean race

GOING TO GROW OUR FOOTPRINT INTERNATIONALLY

PUNEET CHHATWAL, managing director and CEO, Indian Hotels Company Limited

Breathe free

How you should deal with severe asthma

Diabetes and varicose veins

Varicose veins and diabetes are not really interdependent. Diabetes per se does not cause varicose veins.

THE ART OF EATING WITH HANDS

AND HOW IT AIDS DIGESTION AND MINDFUL EATING

FACE OF A FORGOTTEN WAR

Five Yemeni farmers recount the horrors of war, and how doctors in India healed their wounds

Bitter, better pill

The drug price hike-though a strain on essential to cover the consumers-is loss of manufacturers and for quality control, say experts

FIGHT CLUB

Garmi has all the right elements, but in this case, many rights make a wrong

In full Blume

Judy Blume Forever is an honest documentary of a fearless author

Same sex, same wardrobes

I have been closely following the hearings on same-sex marriage in the Supreme Court.

THE ART OF DEFIANCE

How culture warriors in Delhi are aiding Ukraine's valiant struggle against Russia

Sachin's simple genius

It is hard to believe that cricket’s ‘boy wonder’ has turned 50! I am writing this on his special birthday, with my heart puffed up with parochial pride—Aamcha Sachin from Aamchi Mumbai is dominating media space, with fans and commentators falling over backwards to laud the man who made cricketing history.

India has all the chances of winning WTC final

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW SOURAV GANGULY, director, Delhi Capitals

Climate finance is as much a tactical issue as it is a moral one

Avinash Persaud, climate finance expert and special envoy to the prime minister of Barbados

RIGHT CLICK

Thanks to manufacturing sops, domestic demand and robust exports, India has a thriving electronics goods segment