Saturday March 8 2025

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A Kangra guide: Get thee to a Tibetan nunnery

A Kangra guide: Get thee to a Tibetan nunnery 

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Culture

A jailer’s clinical account of a gruesome event offers a front-row view of the death penalty in India.

Anatomy of an Indian prison hanging

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

We recommend: The best new book releases

Watch

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

We recommend: The best new movies and TV series

Listen

A kickass Holi party playlist—without the thakka suspects like ‘Rang Barse’.

Thoda sa hatke Holi party playlist

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Big edition: Trumpian World Order

March 10 2025

We explain how and why Trump is tearing apart the world—going far beyond tough talk.

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Big edition: Je Suis Volodymyr

March 3 2025

The Trump administration has been itching for a showdown over Ukraine—and more broadly Europe.

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Big edition: Europa Über Alles

February 24 2025

The outcome spells the end of a post-World War order built by the US and European allies.

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Big edition: Night Train

February 17 2025

The stampede that claimed 18 lives was caused by a chronic Indian Railways issue: overcrowding.

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