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Berlin : Hatje Cantz, [2023]

New York : Columbia University Press, c2006

Washington, DC : American Psychiatric Association Publishing, [2024]

Here is a select list of stories to start the day

“Sustainability is a critical element for us and we see in this sustainability journey, a lot of opportunities will open up in new sectors,” said Vinayak Pai, MD & CEO, Tata Projects in an interview

The dire state of film preservation in India led Dungarpur to set up the Film Heritage Foundation in 2014, for the conservation, preservation and restoration of films

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was re-elected from the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in the general elections held in April 2024. But he relinquished the seat to retain the Congress’ traditional stronghold Rae Bareli. The constituency was in the news two months later when two massive landslides snuffed out hundreds of lives in the upper reaches of the hill district. With the Congress fielding Priyanka Gandhi Vadra from the constituency for the byelection, the region is back in the limelight, reports Abdul Latheef Naha

Among the 66 participants, 30 are from Kerala, while the rest are from Australia, South Korea, United Kingdom, Romania, Sri Lanka and from various States in India.

Investors can benefit from systematic investments to get best returns

Demonetisation and GST have provided ample opportunities to buy stocks. Did market participants make the most of these?

Cham : Springer, 2024.

The subjects are rarely discussed and have great potential, says its MD Munishwar Vasudeva

Guha talks about his literary confidant, Rukun Advani, and their relationship that deepened over long letters, not boozy lunches

As the government searches for a definition, the author of ‘The Assamese: A Portrait of a Community’ unpacks the composite culture of the people by the Brahmaputra

Journalist Neha Dixit is shocked at the invisibilisation of the urban poor, the backbone of the nation

The Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill could be the first step in revamping the architecture and the processes involved

Andhra Pradesh shifts focus from ‘ease’ to ‘speed’ of doing business

There can be no further delay in restoring Statehood for Jammu and Kashmir

Total tractor sales in the domestic market grew by 23%per cent to 144,675 units in October 2024

Notching up a Test series win in India for the first time, the Kiwis were dominant, thanks largely to the contributions of Rachin Ravindra and Mitchell Santner

Their greed and lack of awareness has cost them dear in derivatives trading. SEBI should lead an awareness campaign

There have been spectacular comebacks in history the world over, but for now, Donald Trump carries the day

Love Storiyaan comes alive in the courageous and fearless voice of six spirited romantics speaking direct dil se, applauds Sukanya Verma.

If Indrani Mukerjea wanted to whitewash her image, this docu series was not the right platform, asserts Deepa Gahlot.

For all its oddball energy and earnest ambition, Fairy Folk cannot be missed, applauds Mayur Sanap.

The Naxal movement has such a complex history that several books have been written to understand it. Bastar: The Naxal Story seeks to reduce it to bullet points and stereotypes, observes Deepa Gahlot.

Kindness and compassion is all you need to survive and build your life. And that is what makes 2018's Kerala story so relevant, notes Divya Nair.

'Cinema or the sentiment of a people, disgusted by contemporary politics and wanting to feel whole by collectively recalling a moment of great difficulty that was also a cause for togetherness?', asks Shyam G Menon.

Konkona Sen Sharma's short Mirror in Lust Stories 2 is a rare thing: A feminist film that is also very, very funny, states Sreehari Nair.

From the Summer 2002 Journal: "Making "Cents" of Colonial Money"

In October 2010, the hosts of Backstory visited Colonial Williamsburg's Kimball Theatre to perform a live show.

If you tend to downplay your achievements or are plagued by irrational self-doubts, read on to dispel your fears.

From a start-up with an investment of just four lakhs rupees, Flipkart has grown into a $100 million-revenue online retail giant in just five years. Ushamrita Choudhury tracks the fairytale.

B.Soundarajan’s contract farming model in poultry has turned Suguna Holdings Pvt Ltd into a Rs 4,200 crore enterprise. At the same time, it has provided an assured livelihood to hundreds of farmers across India. K. Jeshi reports

Grand sets and chaste Tamil make a welcome change. Geetha Venkataramanan adds the background details

Four years, and 100 shows, Mandya Ramesh’s Chama Chaluve continues to play to a full house. The highly skilled performance in the folk idiom borrows dynamically from several other genres