Mystery News
Dodiya at the talkies
Can a Hitchcock murder mystery become the canvas for a plot on creativity and consent? Atul Dodiya, who turned 60 last month, on mining cinema for iconic characters and scenes
10 min read26 Jan 2019Dodiya at the talkies
Can a Hitchcock murder mystery become the canvas for a plot on creativity and consent? Atul Dodiya, who turned 60 last month, on mining cinema for iconic characters and scenes
10 min read26 Jan 2019Exploring the mystery of invasion by ballooning
How do spiders float through the air? Scientists have explained this by demonstrating that spiders detect and react to electric charges around them
7 min read12 Oct 2018How to Lounge this weekend
A niche perfume store in Delhi, a watch auction and art exhibition in Mumbai, and a thriller has our attention this weekend. Plus, a quick chat with designer Aparna Chandra
2 min read21 Sep 2018The new Harry Potter game is all about the life in Hogwarts
Warner Brothers' new mobile game celebrates the place that is as much loved by fans as the characters in the Harry Potter series
2 min read27 Apr 2018Murder, she solved, in Mumbai
Three feisty women, from different eras of India's history, tackle criminals and patriarchy
3 min read27 Apr 2018Did technology kill the murder mystery?
Gone are the days of crime-solving using the 'little grey cells'. Writers have to play a different ball game in the internet age
6 min read27 Apr 2018Fight of fantasy
Almost surreptitiously, Indian fantasy has made a niche for itself in the English language in India
4 min read22 Dec 2017‘Chick lit’ is a bit dated now
Fashion journalist Plum Sykes on her first murder mystery after two society comedies
5 min read22 Dec 2017The Yeti hunter of Mussoorie
Daniel Taylor spent a lifetime trying to discover the mythical creature of the Himalayas. His findings are out in a new book.
8 min read21 Oct 2017Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared