Iran Likely Added Russian-Made Missiles as It Rebuilt Arsenal
Western allies believe Iran has most likely added new-build Russian weapons to its inventory and reconstituted large swathes of its missile arsenal during the eight-week…
The week that tested strategic partnerships and global power plays
This week’s headlines: the Iran war crossed the 100-day mark, another round of deal-no-deal drama between Tehran and Washington, Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to…
VGP Marine Kingdom releases captive-bred banded bamboo sharks into ocean
Banded bamboo sharks | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A couple of years ago, the VGP Marine Kingdom, a walk-through public aquarium at Injambakkam, Chennai, retrieved…
‘Raakh’: Ali Fazal lights up this smouldering study of crime and punishment
The flood of true-crime content has turned the living room into a dark laboratory. It feels unsettling to measure which series ‘grieves better,’ which depicts…
SpaceX IPO winners list: From Elon Musk’s $750 billion to Google’s $132 billion payday
SpaceX began trading on Friday, and with it came one of the most consequential wealth creation events in the history of American business. From the…
Bengaluru space startups selected for funding under Technology Adoption Fund
Dr. Pawan Goenka, Chairperson, IN-SPACe, expects the solutions of the three start-ups to increase ‘our footprint in the global space economy’. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA…
Kane Williamson, New Zealand’s World Test Championship-winning captain, announces retirement from international cricket
New Zealand's World Test Championship (WTC)-winning captain in 2021, Kane Williamson has announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect on Friday. The retirement…
Setback for Congress: SC dismisses Meenakshi Natarajan’s plea against Rajya Sabha nomination rejection
The Supreme Court dismissed on 12 June the writ petition filed by Congress member Meenakshi Natarajan challenging the rejection of her candidature for the Rajya…
The twists and turns of the Iran war seem to rest on the psychology of Trump and Khamenei
The psychological condition of Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is unknowable but very likely under the most extreme stress: During air strikes early in the…
Inside South India’s women-led kink spaces: conversations around desire and consent
While growing up in Coimbatore, womanhood often felt like a set of carefully drawn borders. My college taught about gender, work and the economy, but…