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Raziya bint Iltutmish: The rise of a queen

Raziya bint Iltutmish: The rise of a queen

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How South India’s beloved appam became a breakfast delicacy in Singapore too.

Have Appam, will travel

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We pick the best new book releases for your reading pleasure.

We recommend: The best new book releases

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Here’s the splainer team’s recommended list of new releases to binge-watch.

We recommend: The best new movies and TV

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Advisory Editor Sooraj Rajmohan lists his fav rock music from the 70s to the present.

Rock through the ages

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Big edition: Adani Takes Mumbai

May 5 2025

How a billionaire gained control over a city’s real estate—under the guise of slum redevelopment.

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Big edition: Rivers of Rage

April 28 2025

India has suspended the Indus Water Treaty and threatened to disrupt Pakistan’s water supply.

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Big edition: Sign of Alien Life

April 21 2025

New data suggests a distant planet may host alien life—but is the biosignature a load of bs?

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Big edition: Animal House

April 14 2025

In part two, we look at the mainstreaming of the Manosphere—and its spread to our shores.

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