The best of 2025: Gaming unwrapped
What started off as a year where we finally got our hands on Grand Theft Auto VI, and then thought of nothing else quickly became unpredictable when Rockstar Games shifted…
From 1925 to today: How Ernakulam Karayogam has shaped the city’s social fabric
Thottekat Diwan’s Memorial (TDM) Hall, located in the heart of the city, is the headquarters of the Ernakulam Karayogam which, over the past 100 years, as a socio-cultural organisation, continues…
India’s deepfake challenge calls for smart regulation, not heavy-handed rules
Deepfakes are spreading fast and causing harm, but India’s proposed fix is an overkill. By asking digital platforms to pre-screen and label online content, revised intermediary rules would effectively end…
Brazils Lula hopes EU-Mercosur trade deal will be signed in January
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Saturday he hopes the massive free-trade deal between South American bloc Mercosur and the European Union will…
Smriti Mandhana scripts history, becomes first Indian to score 4000 runs in Women’s T20Is
Indian vice-captain Smriti Mandhana etched her name in history on Sunday (December 21) by becoming the first Indian woman to surpass 4,000 runs in Women's T20 Internationals. The elegant left-hander…
M-cap of 6 of top-10 most valued firms climbs ₹75,257 crore; TCS, Infosys biggest winners
Image used for representational purpose only. File | Photo Credit: PTI The combined market valuation of six of the top-10 most-valued firms climbed ₹75,256.97 crore last week, with Tata Consultancy Services…
Netflix and Paramount are fighting over Warner Bros. Discovery. Here’s the regulatory outlook
Warner Bros. Discovery is in the middle of a Hollywood tug-of-war between Netflix and Paramount. And chances are it'll be a long, bumpy regulatory road ahead for either buyer.Warner’s board…
Roopa Viroopa, Indianised version of Beauty and the Beast, to be staged in Bengaluru
Roopa Viroopa is a reimagined version of the French tale Beauty and the Beast. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement An Indian version of Beauty and the Beast will be presented…
Bollywood actor-director Tannishtha Chatterjee on cancer, creativity and female solidarity
To hear Tannishtha Chatterjee speak about her “girl gang”, with a youthful excitement in her voice, is to be reminded of the essence of Jhumpa Lahiri’s short story Only Goodness…
India's twin security dilemma: China's Manhattan Project and Dhaka's drift
While Beijing's EUV breakthrough is rebalancing global technological and strategic power, fresh unrest in Bangladesh, fueled by a student leader's death, is pushing the nation further away from India. #India039s…