We are not caught between India and China

INTERVIEW Vincent Magwenya, spokesperson for the president of South AfricaINTERVIEW Vincent Magwenya, spokesperson for the president of South Africa

SUMMIT OF GLORY

India becomes the glue binding disparate opinions, from Ukraine war to welcoming Africa

SEEDS OF DOUBT

BJP’s role suspected in Naidu’s arrest

Weight loss via Wegovy

The western hemisphere is hooked on to a new drug. Celebrities and comedians, billionaires and barbies, Hollywood actors and television anchors are dramatically losing weight after taking the “skinny jab”, a weekly, weight-loss injection. They shed 15 per cent of their body weight, an astonishing loss-rate compared with two per cent with diet and exercise.

BJP will win the biggest-ever mandate in the state

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Shivraj Singh Chouhan, chief minister, Madhya Pradesh

Brother and the ballot

To ride out anti-incumbency, Shivraj Singh Chouhan is banking on women-centric welfare schemes and a tough-on-crime image

Rail crosses on Silk Road

Xi Jinping sold the belt-and-road dream to much of Asia, Africa and Europe invoking imageries of the ancient Silk Road.

Regaining paradise,one day at a time

Kashmiris are embracing change, but it is a long road ahead to restore trust in the rule of law

Expecting many countries to withdraw travel advisories after G20

INTERVIEW MANOJ SINHA LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, JAMMU AND KASHMIR

Unseen Kashmir

Ceasefire along the LoC has opened up areas with untapped tourism potential in Kashmir, signifying a semblance of normalcy and garnering favourable response from local people

Uncivil strife

The increasing friction between Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar could test the strength of the saffron alliance

Melting handi

Understanding Hyderabad through its varied communities ahead of the assembly polls in December

We need to enhance the conversion of circle entries to goal shots

INTERVIEW Craig Fulton, coach, Indian hockey team

We have the mindset that there is no captain

INTERVIEW Harmanpreet Singh, captain, Indian hockey team

POWER PLAYS, PARADIGM SHIFTS

The ICC World Cup has produced not just great on-field rivalries, but also significant off-field intriguessuch as the India-Pakistan manoeuvres that broke England's stranglehold on cricket

FOREVER YOUNG; FOREVER SEXY

The more Dubai reveals, the more it conceals

DAS CAPITAL

After revolutionising India's standup scene, Vir Das is experimenting with his craft and exploring new avenues

FLOWERS AND THORNS

No one would like to have been in the shoes of India’s ambassador to Vietnam on the evening when president K.R. Narayanan hosted Vietnam president Tran Duc Luong.

Bowled over

The discipline Saiyami Kher learnt as a sportsperson made her survive disappointment in films

Fast fashion to fab fashion

There is something going on at Zara. Ever since its store at Mumbai’s Palladium Mall reopened after a redesign a few months ago, it has become unbelievably chic.

Confronting Chinpak

The Narendra Modi government’s gross failure in foreign policy is best illustrated by our being at loggerheads with our two biggest neighbours—China and Pakistan.

No woman, no southerner

Are we voting too often? The government thinks so. It has asked a committee of wise men headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind “to examine the issue of simultaneous elections and make recommendations...”

When AI Replaces Professionals

Scientists are divided on whether AI (Artificial Intelligence) is on the cusp of gaining consciousness. Some believe it has already happened; others predict it is on its way and others insist it is impossible for AIs to become sentient.

Some knights are forever

The most dramatic and immediate denunciation of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre came from Rabindranath Tagore.

The bhangra boys

AP Dhillon and his tribe are giving Punjabi music a global appeal by incorporating diverse genres like hip-hop, afrobeats and dancehall, while remaining true to themselves

Twice the charm

When I was growing up, the term 'hand-me-down' had such an elitist connotation. It referred to items 'donated' those who could not afford them.

ROAR AWAY, LADIES!

Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti's Tiger Baby Films-the first women-led Bollywood production house making mainstream entertainers-is rolling out hit after hit

The maestro in Mumbai

One of the world's most respected conductors of western classical music was back in the city of his birth, and expectedly there was high excitement across Mumbai as soon as his concerts were announced. Mumbaikars adore \"Aapro Zubin\" and feel proprietorial about the legend, who, at 87, continues to exude rock star vibes as fawning admirers vie to get a picture clicked with the son of Mumbai.

PRAGG-RESS REPORT

Praggnanandhaa, 18, might have arrived on the world stage, but it will take more for him to stay in the hunt

THE INDIA CAPSULE

THE BHARAT MANDAPAM-VENUE OF THE G20 SUMMIT-STAYS TRUE TO ITS NAME