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    Kavitha Shanmugam
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      The Sky is Dirty-Spacejunk
      Features

      The Dirty Sky: Filmmaker OP Srivastava on why space junk is earth’s next big crisis

      26 April 2025 6:30 AM IST
      AI in films
      Films

      How Artificial Intelligence is shaping the future of Indian filmmaking

      19 April 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Vivek Anchalia-Naisha
      Films

      Vivek Anchalia on Naisha, a full-length AI-powered film, and use of AI in filmmaking

      13 April 2025 7:30 AM IST
      Sikander review: Jaded Salman desperately plays to gallery in joyless film
      Film Reviews

      Sikandar review: Jaded Salman desperately plays to gallery in joyless film

      30 March 2025 2:10 PM IST
      After gang-rapes and murder, a look at the no-man’s land at Anegondi, near Hampi
      The Eighth Column

      After gang-rapes and murder, a look at the no-man’s land at Anegondi, near Hampi

      24 March 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Sanapur’s dark turn near Hampi shocks travellers and locals
      Videos

      Video I Hampi shocker: Tourist haven Sanapur reels from gangrape, murder

      15 March 2025 8:42 PM IST
      Hampi horror: All is not what it seems in serene tourist spot Sanapur
      The Federal Special

      Hampi ground report: At serene Sanapur, Israeli tourists flock, but danger lurks

      14 March 2025 5:34 PM IST
      ON Womens day celebrating story lady and her hargila army
      Women's March

      Women's Day Special I How ‘Stork Sister’ Purnima Devi Barman empowered Assam women to save hargila

      8 March 2025 6:30 AM IST
      DNEG CEO on Dune Oscar win and AI tech
      Films

      Tech firm DNEG's CEO on Oscar for Dune-2, use of AI to de-age actors

      6 March 2025 6:30 AM IST
      HeartLamp-DeepaBhasthi-Banu Mushtaq
      Features

      Deepa Bhasthi interview: ‘There’s nothing black and white in Banu Mushtaq’s stories’

      1 March 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Vaadivaasal-Appupen
      Features

      Appupen interview: On adapting Vaadivaasal into a graphic novel with Perumal Murugan

      26 Feb 2025 5:33 PM IST
      Ranveer Allahbadia
      News

      Beyond obscenity: Was Allahbadia row whipped up to hasten YouTube content regulation?

      14 Feb 2025 4:31 PM IST
      Karnataka right to die with dignity
      Karnataka

      Doctors hope Karnataka’s right-to-die order sparks conversations on end-of-life care

      5 Feb 2025 2:49 PM IST
      Bad Girl runs into controversy on Brahmin girls
      Films

      'Bad Girl' set in a milieu that I relate to: Director Varsha Bharath

      28 Jan 2025 6:30 AM IST
      LGBTQIAP+ rights in Trumps America
      News

      Trump's male-female-only order can have global ripple effects: Queer rights activist

      23 Jan 2025 8:03 PM IST
      Dalai Lama Bylakuppe in Karnataka visit
      Karnataka

      Ground report | Dalai Lama’s presence in Bylakuppe fuels exiled Tibetans’ longing for homeland

      14 Jan 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Kanu Behl-Despatch
      Films

      Kanu Behl interview: ‘Films like Pushpa are morphine to the masses, anti-healing’

      10 Jan 2025 8:33 AM IST
      Author Kiran Desai on political novels, diaspora, loneliness, and more
      Features

      Author Kiran Desai on political novels, diaspora, loneliness, and more

      15 Dec 2024 6:19 PM IST
      Nobel laureate Ramakrishnan on ‘social’ impact of slowing ageing and a ‘magic pill’
      Features

      Nobel laureate Ramakrishnan on ‘social’ impact of slowing ageing and a ‘magic pill’

      15 Dec 2024 10:53 AM IST
      school teacher
      Education

      Two levels of science, social studies: Is CBSE taking the right approach?

      9 Dec 2024 6:30 AM IST
      Vipin Radhakrishnan
      Films

      Vipin Radhakrishnan interview: ‘Angammal’ director on tweaking Perumal Murugan’s story

      26 Nov 2024 6:30 AM IST
      nayanthara documentary
      Film Reviews

      Nayanthara docu review: Of struggles, stardom, love affairs, a big fat wedding

      18 Nov 2024 3:56 PM IST
      Why no stream of medicine is pleased with Centres DM Ayurveda courses
      Health

      Why no stream of medicine is pleased with Centre's DM Ayurveda courses

      17 Nov 2024 12:17 PM IST
      cheetahs
      News

      Why free-ranging cheetahs alone can make India's relocation project a success

      23 Oct 2024 6:30 AM IST
      Padmapriya interview: Code of conduct, zero tolerance to sexual harassment, and more
      Videos

      Padmapriya interview: Code of conduct, zero tolerance to sexual harassment, and more

      11 Sept 2024 5:55 PM IST
      The Swinging ’70s
      Features

      The Swinging ’70s review: Past-forward to a dazzling decade of Hindi Cinema

      29 Aug 2024 6:30 AM IST
      woman cyber crime
      News

      How a mid-20s woman lost Rs 1.5 lakh after a 5-hour ordeal with cyber scamsters

      26 July 2024 6:30 AM IST
      Bengaluru: Irate techies protest over 14-hour work day; we are already exhausted, overworked
      Karnataka

      Bengaluru: Irate techies protest over 14-hour work day; 'we are already exhausted, overworked'

      22 July 2024 7:03 PM IST
      Kamal Haasan: A Cinematic Journey review: K. Hariharan deconstructs ‘Bahurupi’ of Indian cinema
      Features

      Kamal Haasan: A Cinematic Journey review: K. Hariharan deconstructs ‘Bahurupi’ of Indian cinema

      20 July 2024 6:30 AM IST
      1986 Act, Domestic Violence law more helpful to Muslim women than Section 125
      News

      '1986 Act, Domestic Violence law more helpful to Muslim women than Section 125'

      12 July 2024 5:03 PM IST
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