Real world politics has been spilling into Bollywood over the past few months. With elections about to begin, Hindi cinema is also poll-bound /news/big-story/bollywood-hindi-film-elections-politics-government-fighter-article-370-111712922679732.html 111712922679732 story Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come, except when everyone...

Films have always been a vehicle for parties to get their agenda across to existing and potential supporters /news/opinion/box-office-polls-voters-elections-film-111712976432145.html 111712976432145 story Little else has dominated conversations as have the elections over the past few weeks. By next weekend, we’ll be...

In an interview, designer Manish Arora talks about his ongoing retrospective show in the US, love for food, and why he hasn’t thought of succession yet /fashion/trends/manish-arora-indian-fashion-paris-fashion-week-india-embroidery-111712837754754.html 111712837754754 story If Indian fashion has a mad genius, it is Manish Arora....

The fast fashion companies have used cotton from farms linked to environmental destruction in the fragile Cerrado savanna, says environmental group Earthsight /fashion/trends/h-and-m-zara-fast-fashion-environmental-destruction-brazil-111712887405318.html 111712887405318 story Fast fashion giants H&M and Zara have used cotton from farms linked to massive deforestation,...

Google Podcasts has been shut down in the US – with users asked to move their subscriptions to YouTube Music – and it may not be long before India follows suit /news/talking-point/google-podcasts-shutting-down-youtube-music-111712839104288.html 111712839104288 story Google Podcasts is hitting the stop...

In Jordan, which shares a border with Israel and the West Bank, a heavy atmosphere has prevailed since October /news/talking-point/amman-jordan-israel-palestine-conflict-111712737428396.html 111712737428396 story On a Tuesday evening outside the al-Kalouti mosque in Amman, Jordan, a crowd of men, women and children...

The fight for the top spot in the Indian beauty industry is still on. From big-ticket international labels such as Nars, Laura Mercier, Rare Beauty and Fenty Beauty coming to India, to a number of homegrown brands being in expansion...

PSG meet Barcelona in the Champions League, with former player Ousmane Dembele eager to show what Barcelona is missing /news/talking-point/champions-league-psg-vs-barcelona-kylian-mbappe-ousmane-dembele-111712666621156.html 111712666621156 story Most of the attention in Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League quarter-final with Barcelona on Wednesday will be on Kylian...

India goalkeeper Panthoi Chanu has become the first Indian player to be signed for club football Down Under /news/talking-point/football-panthoi-chanu-manipur-metro-united-111712665828390.html 111712665828390 story Indian football may be struggling to get a foothold in the global game, but individual players from the country...