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Assassin’s Creed Shadows is now available for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. The game was released on March 20 and is priced at $69.99. It can be purchased from Amazon, Walmart, Target and Best Buy.

Ram Sutar has been chosen for Maharashtra Bhushan, the state government's highest civilian award, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis informed the legislative assembly on Thursday. Sutar, who turned 100 last month, is a Padma Bhushan awardee and has designed the Statue of Unity which is the world's tallest statue with a height of 182 metres. Fadnavis said the decision to honour Sutar with the highest civilian award of the state was taken unanimously by a committee headed by him on March 12. «He is a centenarian but is still working on the Ambedkar statue at the Indu mill memorial project in Mumbai,» he said. The award comprises Rs 25 lakh and a memento. Sutar, who works with his son Anil, has been associated with many major projects like the Statue of Unity, the 251-metre tall statue of Lord Ram at Ayodhya, 153-feet high statue of Lord Shiva in Bengaluru and a 100-feet tall statue of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj at Moshi in Pune.

'Badalna padega, saahab… warna kuch badal nahi payega!' — Swades 'Koi bhi desh perfect nahi hota, usse behtar banana padta hai!' — Rang De Basanti Are Indian businesses truly giving back to society, or are they merely ticking a regulatory box? Why do most large Indian companies spend their CSR budgets on projects that reflect the personal interests of their promoter families? And could strategic tax breaks make even the hardest-nosed corporations more generous and genuine towards social causes? In 2022-23, nearly 24,500 companies contributed around ₹30,000 cr to CSR, with most funds directed towards education and healthcare. Maharashtra and Karnataka were the top two beneficiary states, likely due to the concentration of large corporate headquarters in Maharashtra.

Rahul Mishra’s oeuvre, implicitly or explicitly, from luxuriant tropical flora, lizards, honeybees and cocooned silkworms to living coral atolls, billowing cnidarians and towering arboreal biomes. Yet he is ever mindful of the impact of man-made progress too. Joyful, vibrant profusion or sombre, reflective symbolism, Mishra expresses the disturbing dichotomy of our modern world with rare sensitivity. The interconnectedness of the cosmos is a common thread in his work, which is why Mishra’s ensembles were the natural choice to enhance the message of The 25th edition of the Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence. In an interview, Mishra expands upon his inspiration and motivation.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. At the Metropolitan Museum of Art in late February, an increasingly familiar scene played out: A museum was restituting a work of art, giving back something from its collection to the place where it originated—in this case, Greece. The announcement, however, was more celebratory than sheepish.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway… there has to be a reason Nordic countries consistently rank at the top of the list of the world’s happiest countries. It’s well documented that the Nordic countries—Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden—are among the world’s most stable, prosperous and least corrupt.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. OTT Tarun Tahiliani, a luxury prêt label by designer Tarun Tahiliani, opened its first-ever store inside Gurugram's Grand View High Street complex, last month. Designed to reflect the brand’s ethos of modern minimalism, the store’s interiors offer an immersive retail experience and houses a collection, including gilets, capes, soft jackets, belted kaftans and dresses, with brand's signature elements such as jewel printing and chikankari.

Shihan Hussaini, a man of many talents, has long been admired as a martial arts expert, archery coach, sculptor, actor, and television host. Over the years, he has earned a loyal following, both for his onscreen performances and his dedication to his craft. However, his admirers were left in shock and sorrow when the guru of Pawan Kalyan and Thalapathy Vijay recently disclosed his battle with blood cancer and aplastic anaemia. In an interview with Galatta, Hussaini opened up about his daily struggles with the illness and his determination to continue his passion for martial arts and archery despite his deteriorating health. He revealed that he requires two units of blood every day, making survival an uphill battle. To sustain himself, he has made the heartbreaking decision to sell his cherished training centre—his “temple,” as he calls it.

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A viral video from Instagram account @wankernomics has hilariously captured the absurdity of workplace communication, showcasing just how far we stretch language to sound more… sophisticated? Professional? Let’s be honest—it’s mostly just nonsense.

Sleep is more than rest; it is a process of cellular repair, emotional regulation and cognitive consolidation. During deep sleep, the brain clears toxins, strengthens memory and regulates hormones. Without it, our mental and physical health deteriorates. Beyond biology, sleep holds a deeper spiritual significance. Many traditions recognise bedtime as a sacred moment for reflection and transformation. In Heartfulness, the bedtime inner connect meditation is a powerful tool for aligning the subconscious with a higher purpose. It is not a mantra but a heartfelt contemplation, a reflection, a subconscious rumination on the purpose and goal of life: 'O Master! Thou art the real goal of human life. We are yet but slaves of wishes, Putting bar to our advancement. Thou art the only God and Power to bring us up to that stage.'

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Thanjavur, famous as the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu, is a melting pot of history, architecture and myriad flavors. It is renowned as the birthplace of intricate Thanjavur art and draws visitors for its many ancient temples built during the prosperous Chola regime from the ninth to the thirteenth century.

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) on Monday announced the launch of admissions to undergraduate promgrammes for students excelling in the National and International Olympiads. These are competitive examinations that challenge students in several academic subjects and skills. Termed as ‘Science Olympiad Excellence’ (ScOpE), this admission is outside the JEE (Advanced) Framework and students under this initiative will be admitted from the academic year 2025-2026. ScOpE is similar to the admissions through Sports Excellence Admissions and Fine Arts and Excellence modes. It will have two two supernumerary seats per programme of which one seat will be exclusively for women students..

KKS Murthy, the owner of Bengaluru’s Select Books, who recently passed away aged 95, it was after a gap of many years. He seemed quite unchanged, sitting amid the heaps of books in his now 80-year-old shop off Brigade Road. He recognised me at once and, without asking, directed me to a pile of second-hand cookbooks. I rarely buy physical books now. You can tell me all about the joys of holding a printed book, and I’ll shrug and switch on the e-books app on my tablet or phone, with instant access to thousands of books, new ones instantly available, all easily searchable, with adjustable lighting and size. I also live in a humid Goa valley, which is rotting my old books. But I still love second-hand books. Booksellers like Murthy who specialise in them are rare now, with the places where they congregated — Fort’s pavements in Mumbai, Moore Market in Chennai —mostly cleared away. New & Secondhand, in Mumbai’s Dhobi Talao, is a distant memory. But Murthy kept the flag flying for the kind of place where, instead of the purposive searching of regular bookshops, you could randomly sift through piles and find the one book which, through past owners and shops, was waiting for you.

«Five years — it's long!» exclaimed one guide, Elisa Hervelin, as people around her took photos of many of the museum's permanent works, among them paintings by Salvador Dali and Henri Matisse and sculptures by Marcel Duchamp. The 2,000-piece collection, on display on the fourth and fifth floors on the 48-year-old multicultural centre, are to start being taken away from Monday.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Designer label Shivan & Narresh has been growing in the holiday dressing space in India for 15 years. From swimwear and loungewear to demi couture, founders Shivan Bhatiya and Narresh Kukreja have expanded their resort chic offerings, with a generous use of vibrant prints and colour.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Each year, the Pickle Factory Dance Foundation—an artist-led not-for-profit in Kolkata— creates homes for dance in repurposed spaces. This annual event celebrates its fifth season this year.

Geidō, a 700-year-old system, provides a structured path to achieving mastery in any art. Unlike Western ideas of «natural talent» or «born geniuses,» Geidō suggests that true expertise isn’t something you're born with—it’s something you build through a deep, disciplined process. It’s the reason behind the refined elegance of a tea ceremony, the breathtaking strokes of Japanese calligraphy, and the razor-sharp precision of a samurai’s swordplay. But the beauty of Geidō? It’s not limited to traditional arts—it can be applied to any skill in life, including your career.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Inside the dimly lit interiors of Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) in Delhi, 87-year-old Gulammohammed Sheikh leads a group of art enthusiasts on a walkthrough of his latest exhibition, Of Worlds Within Worlds. It’s a chilly morning in early February, but this grand retrospective of a lifetime’s brilliance runs till the end of June, which is just as well.

Sivasri Skandaprasad in a traditional ceremony here on Thursday. The wedding was held amid the chanting of Vedic hymns. Several top BJP leaders including party's state president B Y Vijayendra, Union ministers V Somanna and Arjun Ram Meghwal, as well as BJP MPs and MLAs attended the ceremony and blessed the couple.