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When should children have their first comprehensive eye examination?

December 28, 2025 3:51 pm

Parents should watch for subtle but important symptoms such as frequent eye rubbing, squinting, excessive blinking, or holding objects very close to the eyes.

Yearender 2025: Five films where women pushed back and took control

December 27, 2025 10:08 pm

This year, several Indian films placed women firmly at the centre, allowing them agency, voice, and control over their lives.

Stills from Khauf, Black Warrant, The Ba***ds of Bollywood, Paatal Lok Season 2

Yearender 2025: Why OTT's rapid growth drove away Indian streamers from original stories

January 01, 2026 9:37 pm

Even as OTT’s reach expands, originality gives way to franchises and TV-inspired formats. The outcome: Fewer standout originals.

How Dhurandhar's repurposed qawwali with Pakistani origins engages with a shared cultural past, one the film ignores

December 28, 2025 10:05 pm

Before Sahir Ludhianvi used it as inspiration, the original poem was penned by Sufi poet Ameer Bakhsh Sabri and composed by qawwal duo Ustad Fateh Ali and Ustad Mubarak Ali — Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s father and uncle.

Why the coconut palm is nature’s most useful tree

December 23, 2025 5:17 pm

The tree, whose USP is its nut, is a marvel of natural engineering that can survive gale-force winds and hurricanes

Inside Joyce Arora’s kitchen: The home cook behind Bollywood’s favourite dishes

December 20, 2025 5:14 pm

Joyce's Christmas lunch is a bustling affair. She single-handedly cooks for over 40 people, with enough leftovers for friends and family to take home

Chasing Panettone: How a Christmas bread from Italy became a global obsession

December 24, 2025 5:02 pm

Baked with the right mix of candied fruit and stories, the crusty panettone is Italy’s reminder of everything Christmas

RSIFF 2025 brings powerful Palestine films, Bollywood stars and global filmmakers to Jeddah

December 20, 2025 7:38 am

In the fifth edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF), the festival honours storytellers and new talent from West Asia, with Bollywood throw in for good measure.