In Amitav Ghosh’s recent novel, the local is sacrificed at the altar of the global, with Sundarban and Bengali fish mercilessly made to perform on the international stage.

On the day the result of the Gorton and Denton by-election was announced amidst allegations of “family voting”, I took to X (Twitter) to say how sorry I was that voters had picked Hannah Spencer. I ...

The Weissenhofsiedlung’s deliberate break from traditional house forms, while promising to create a modern society with a new type of architecture as its ideological vehicle, crystallised what had ...

Parvathy Baul aims to reclaim Baul music's historical roots in the Buddhist Sahajiya tradition through performances of ancient Bengali songs. She talks to Lounge on collaborating with Ustad Bahauddin ...

MakeMyTrip shared observations from Myra, its Gen-AI powered Trip Planning Assistant, pointing to an emerging behavioural trend in how Indian travellers are beginning to interact via voice. The ...

Bangladesh’s new prime minister has been sworn in after his party’s landslide win in parliamentary elections last week, the ...

Earlier, BJP national president Nitin Nabin attended the launch of the party's Parivartan Yatra 2026 in Cooch Behar and ...

Voice search is gaining traction, according to online travel company MakeMyTrip. Initial data analysis of Myra, the platform's Gen-AI powered trip planning assistant suggests that voice is beginning ...

Group chats have become part of everyday life, from WhatsApp to Slack. But what are the rules? Experts say etiquette is about care and consideration: avoid spamming, respect the group’s purpose, use ...

Extracts from the book titled ‘Vintage Vignettes’ by Vinodh Wickremeratne, which provides some interesting recollections of the life and times of Philip Upali Wijewardene, Founder and Chairman of the ...

The sweetest monikers for your tiny bestie.

There are four levels to play, each divided into three stages. You start by learning the home row keys. Each stage builds on previous lessons, introducing new letters as you progress and giving you ...