A quirky murder mystery steeped in scent, satire, and Bengali nostalgia, The Scratch and Sniff Chronicles follows sommelier-sleuth Ollie as she sniffs out secrets buried deep in a crumbling ancestral home.
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Since the start, Thakur steered his journalistic course with the abiding belief that words are powerful tools to speak truth to power. Neither the dictates of the powers-that-be nor the changing winds of politics in the country ever made him deviate from that course.
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India–US ties face their toughest test yet as Trump’s tariffs strain decades of progress in bilateral relations.
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Tariff turbulence and India’s pursuit of strategic autonomy
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There is a pressing need to map the gaps between branding claims and effective achievements on the foreign policy front, based on the parameters set by the Modi government itself.
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India’s interests lie in a closer strategic partnership with the US, just as any American administration cannot ignore the world’s most populous country that is in a critical geography and has economic and military potential.
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India, China and Russia as well as most of the developing countries are committed to a multipolar world where policies are not decided by just one or two countries, but there are several power poles
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Keeping relations on an even keel with China is important for India’s economic growth, but joining a world order led by it would be suicidal
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Even as Beijing continues to challenge conventional notions of democracy and human rights, America will have to decide what it stands for and what it wants from the world
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Arundhati Roy’s memoir is a search for answers rooted in the awareness that all puzzles are not meant to be solved
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Since the start, Thakur steered his journalistic course with the abiding belief that words are powerful tools to speak truth to power. Neither the dictates of the powers-that-be nor the changing winds of politics in the country ever made him deviate from that course.
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To his credit, Rajinikanth made the transition from cinema that was made for single screens and their unruly audiences to new-age films in which we see his young, VFX version
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From Goa’s beaches to Kodaikanal’s misty hills, a personal journey unfolds—where curiosity over a number plate meets the chaos of monkeys rewriting the town’s quiet reputation.
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India expresses solidarity with Nepal amid political transition, highlighting shared culture and democratic values.
The resolution, introduced by France, received overwhelming support with 142 countries backing it, 10 voting against and 12 abstaining; representing a renewed international effort to end the war in Gaza and establish a sovereign Palestinian state alongside Israel.
India Vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2025: Social media has been buzzing with calls to boycott the India vs Pakistan clash. The official broadcaster's post on social media for the match was filled with thousands of comments of users saying they will not watch the match
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Freaky Tales unfolds as four interconnected narratives, each eccentric in its own way, stitched together by the looming presence of fascist forces.
To his credit, Rajinikanth made the transition from cinema that was made for single screens and their unruly audiences to new-age films in which we see his young, VFX version
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To his credit, Rajinikanth made the transition from cinema that was made for single screens and their unruly audiences to new-age films in which we see his young, VFX version
The Long Walk (2025) takes the road less travelled, tracing the tender endurance of fleeting friendships, the rigours of enforced masculinity, and the daring choices that come to define life within a brutal world.
Humans in the Loop is a coming-of-age story: of an adult, a child and artificial intelligence.
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The pledge, fronted by Filmworkers for Palestine, frames solidarity as both ethical responsibility and historical continuity in cinema, by asking those with influence to take a stand.
Fossils' 'Bishakto Manush' and Britney Spears' 'Toxic', two tracks that became popular during the turn of the millennium, come across as musical fraternal twins, separated at birth and raised by radically different godparents.
Kaouther Ben Hania’s Gaza-set, ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’, winner of the Venice Grand Jury Prize, highlights the importance of Palestine’s visibility at film festivals across the globe this year.
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From the time when full-figured actresses were the norm, Bollywood has gone over to the other extreme, resulting in a monoculture of women’s bodies.
With Baaghi 4, the expectation of blood-soaked axes, bare-chested men, and testosterone-laden shouting matches is delivered, but action without intent is just noise.
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In a world overrun by aesthetic and useless objects, Gibson’s poetry stood out as a guide for humanity.
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