Page 12 - Weekend Reads

Ayodhya anticipates closure on the cusp of a historic court verdict

The legal row over land is also seen as more complicated than a Hindu versus Muslim issue

Pixel 4 review: Google needs to do more to stand out

A solid high-end phone, it pales against the latest iPhones and Galaxy devices

Experiment and reason

Economic and medical RCTs have the same limitations: the difficulty of true randomisation, or that variations in individual outcomes might be large even if the average effect is favourable

Why we must take the lifestyle disorder called sleeplessness seriously

Sleeplessness is increasingly becoming a lifestyle disorder

Your body is a wonderland

Bryson takes us on a body-part-by-body-part tour, with chapters devoted to the brain, the guts and the skin and hair

Looking to take off: Flying taxis might soon be a staple of urban transport

Two companies debuted their visions in Singapore this week, write Dan Murtaugh and Melissa Cheok

Mumbai and Goa's hidden Art Deco marvels are gaining new champions

The Goa Heritage Action Group now intends to launch a detailed effort to record examples of Deco in other parts of Goa

A set of essays imagines a South Asia without jingoistic policy discourses

This book questions disciplinary boundaries that scholars are afraid to transgress even when they know that the impertinence would be rewarding

How Rajendra Roy is bringing films back in focus at New York's iconic MoMA

The California boy-turned-New Yorker's foray into cinema was as unlikely as that job offer from MoMA

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Wang Hao was the second Chinese GM to qualify for the Candidates, tying for the title at the FIDE Grand Open Chess

What social media opinionators had to say about the recent elections

A comatose Congress party found virtual life support after unexpectedly bettering its performance in both states despite infighting, defections and, well, indifference

Reflections and realisations: Unexpected lessons from a surgery

An experience that left the author with new respect for the complexity, and resilience, of the human body

Meet Chandro and Prakashi Tomar, the world's oldest sharpshooters

Dhruv Munjal gets up close and personal with Chandro and Prakashi Tomar, the inspiration for a new film

Jaipur's new Nila House offers safe haven to struggling textile traditions

The newly launched Nila House in Jaipur offers safe haven to India's staggering but struggling textile traditions

The Bara Bangal trek in Himachal is very arduous and incredibly rewarding

The Bara Bangal trek takes one across a forbidding and treacherous landscape through Pir Panjal and Dhauladhar ranges in Himachal. Shyam Saran on a journey to experience nature at its most splendid.

How Pichwai evolved from idol backdrop to prized artwork in modern homes

The Pichwai has gone from being a mere backdrop to an idol to a prized artwork in contemporary homes. Nikita Puri reports on an exhibition that showcases its revival

Gymnastics' latest twist? Robot judges that see everything

Artificial intelligence is helping judge this week's World Gymnastics Championships. Humans, for now, have the final say, writes Andrew Keh

A festival that celebrates forgotten folklore and oral story-telling

This year's audiences should be bigger, given that many big-name performers have been lined up.

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In the U-18 Open, R Praggnanandhaa (7.5/9) has a narrow lead over Shant Sargsyan (7), with Aryan Gholami, Aditya Mittal and Mitrabha Guha (all 6.5) in striking distance

Rosalía: From flamenco to superstardom

Before she started topping YouTube and Spotify ranks, Rosalía spent more than a decade training in flamenco, one of the world's oldest, most heartfelt and most complex musical art forms