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Durian, the smelly fruit that comes in many varieties, demands attention and reaction from everyone around it

A new Covid-19 lab at the University of Mumbai is helping people grapple with the angst of social disruptions and the fear of the unknown

A student pays tribute to theatre legend Ebrahim Alkazi, who died in New Delhi on Tuesday

Time to reboot, ready or not

The four countries in the region — Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden — use humour to cut thin and fragile ethnic ice

A no-frills presentation is the main ingredient of Villfood Kitchen, a culinary show set in rural Bengal

The town of Limerick in Ireland may have nothing to do with the usually funny and often bawdy form of verse it shares its name with, but it does have an India connection

Once upon a time, the slapstick humour of the comedian was as integral to a Hindi film as the swagger of the hero

With some of our funniest actors playing them, gloomy jokers are everywhere on our screens

If anything defines Hyderabad as much as biryani, it’s the quirky language it speaks

Denied a live audience by the pandemic, stand-up comics have stepped up to the virtual podium to keep the laughs — and their earnings — coming

On August 1, 1965, Frank Herbert’s epic Dune was published for the first time. In 2003, it was named the world’s bestselling science fiction novel.

How a grain of sand caused high-voltage drama in the life of a hapless hostel girl

The radio commentator’s ability to amuse the listener often saved the day for cricket

Adult film posters add colour to daily commutes. A beneficiary recounts her story

Cake, DVDs, smiles and optimism — Chaplin enthusiast Ashok Aswani gives a Gujarat town unique moments and memories

Rats and chimps grin when tickled, but humans laugh 30 times more when the joke is on others

Six podcasts that produce comedy gold with their tight scripts and talented hosts

Humour is not everyone’s cup of tea or slice of cake — a failed comic writer sums up

Every night, however late it is, I work on a puzzle called WordStorm before falling asleep. It’s like “WordWheel”, which used to appear in ...

In Kombodinjalakkal, a tippler had to visit ‘Kargil’ or turn to ‘Gandhi’ for his daily fix. An eyewitness recounts the turf war that brewed in the village 21 years ago

On shedding clothes and kilos at a diet clinic — and gathering flabby skin and marriage tips

A contact here, a contact there — access to even basic healthcare depends on connections

In a curious turn of events during a rape case hearing in Bihar, the judge ordered the arrest of the plaintiff — angry and vocal — and two NGO workers assisting her