I did not come to the Maldives looking for paradise. I came, instead, looking for a pause. The kind of quiet that settles not just around the body, but inside it. The kind of calm that doesn’t feel ...
As the 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) came to a close in Goa, there was a sense that something larger than the event itself had just taken place.
Opinion

Uneasy vacuum

Bangladesh is headed into a February 12 election and a referendum on the July Charter, a proposal to rebalance and limit executive power as well as strengthen independent institutions.
This gossamer threaded yarn has some really uplifting moments between the lead players. They can be spotted in isolation even when they are with a crowd of family and friends.
Opinion

‘Rising Barriers’

Mexico’s sweeping decision to impose tariffs of up to 50 per cent on more than 1,400 imported products is more than a routine policy recalibration.
Since its establishment in 2017, the university has undergone significant transformation, with a second academic building nearing completion. The institution has invested extensively in infrastructure ...
Sanjit’s inherent softness notwithstanding, it was he who took everyone by surprise by heading straight to Trisha’s parents with a proposal for marriage to their daughter.
Across India’s fast-growing cities, indoor spaces—from compact apartments and busy office rooms to verandahs, staircases, terraces, porticos, and even corridors—are becoming the new frontier of ...
Did you know your floor tiles can “pop”? I didn’t know. One fine day, while recovering from a flu and walking towards the kitchen to get a refill of hot coffee, I felt the ground underneath tremble.
The history of the Barisha Chandi puja is long and beautiful. It began in the year 1200 of the Bengali calendar, in the month of Magh.
Opinion

A Minimalistic life

In spite of the unapologetic embrace of the motto “more is more” by Gen Z, growing up mostly online, happiness has remained elusive to many of this generation across the globe.
Outside, however, Monopoli looked drained of color, as though the silence itself had washed the city bare. The narrow streets, often filled with the hum of scooters and cars and the chatter of ...