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Ajay Kumar asked if India is zombie-ready

The young man's query became public and was shared heavily online earlier in the week, inviting much ridicule and even some solemn criticism

The vanishing tribe of Indian Jews

Will Maharashtra's decision to recognise them as a minority regenerate the dwindling community of Indian Jews?

Light at the end of the tunnel

The search for an old underground tunnel at the Maharashtra governor's residence has revealed a surprise

Doorstep gourmet

For long, the only way to sample Bohri or Sindhi delicacies was when friends from these communities invited you home. But young Mumbai chefs have started taking these to people's doorsteps

An unintentional comedy

Akshay Kumar-starrer Rustom undermines the fascinating legal proceedings of the Nanavati case to present a tale of love and betrayal

Sweet nostalgia

The Parle factory in Mumbai's Vile Parle area is shutting down after 87 years. For many, it is the end of an era

The Nanavati papers

As a new film based on the Nanavati scandal prepares to release, author recounts how it played out in the courts, media and genteel south Bombay

Does digital therapy work?

Calming apps might not magically take away stress and lift the spirit, but they can help you relax if used the right way

Apart from increasing penalty, animal abuse needs to be made a non-bailable offence: Ambika Nijjar

The overwhelming body of scientific and psychological evidence shows that people who show cruelty or behave in such depraved manner towards animals do not stop there. They move to people

Minted and sealed

The Hinduja Foundation is in the process of cataloguing and curating 34,000 coins of ancient India

Hema Malini can't stop making gaffes

Raman Raghav 2.0: Bad cop, bad criminal

The film is set in modern Mumbai rather than 1960s when killings that inspired film were really executed

Minting it

An online museum of coins, currency notes and stamps hopes to revive interest in fading hobbies

Tanmay Bhat got roasted for a bad joke

The 28-year-old Mumbai comic recently used the 'face-swap' feature on Snapchat to imitate cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and then singer Lata Mangeshkar

Irrfan unplugged

Films, music, philosophy, books - the author explores the many shades of the talented actor

Newsmaker: Rishi Kapoor

Indulging in online activism

As funding gets tough, start-ups face frugal times

Fun and games at start-ups have ended as easy money dries up

Granny knows best

Nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar may have gathered her expertise from local universities, the Himalayas and Australia, but her approach to the science is driven by her grandmother

Unmasking Asperger's syndrome

'Individuals with AS are very gifted in certain skills, and their deficits are mostly in social interactions,' says Sameer Malhotra

Proving marital rape is not easy; it would be a challenge for the woman: Flavia Agnes

Interview with lawyer and founder of women's legal aid group Majlis