AS Dulat was R&AW chief and a former advisor to the Prime Minister's office on Kashmir. He talks to Harinder Baweja about his good friend Ajit Doval and what can be done to earn Kashmir's trust after abrogating Article 370.

TOI Plus's Lata Mishra speaks with doctors and patients about hypersensitivity pneumonitis, a bird that's being blamed for its rise in Mumbai and how to prevent it.

Mythologist and author Devdutt Pattanaik talks about how Indian culture has been viewed abroad over the decades and we also look at what the new anti-caste discrimination ordinance in Seattle changes about that.

TOI Plus's Shakir Mir talks about what it's like to live with internet disruptions and Access Now's Raman Jit Singh Chima explains the problem with India topping the charts when it comes to internet shutdowns.

Our summers are set to get longer and more intense. Dr Rajashree Kotharkar, who has long researched how heat affects cities, explains what we need to do to get by apart from turning up the AC.

Mumbai-based Dr Nikhil Datar may be India's first person to write an official living will. He explains why he rushed to file his living will and why he's hoping more people will do the same.

TOI's Abhishek Dey and political columnist Radhika Ramaseshan explain the long-term implications of Manish Sisodia's arrest on the Aam Aadmi Party and opposition unity.

Co-founder and CEO of TaxSpanner.com Sudhir Kaushik explains how to choose between the new and old tax regime and answers the biggest questions on how to ensure you don't lose any more than you need to.

The death of an IIT student highlights widespread caste discrimination on campuses. Author and professor Dr N Sukumar explains why it's still so prevalent and what needs to be done to tackle it.

Nitesh Pal, a resident of Kyiv, spoke with us in 2022. He joins us again to talk about life in Ukraine one year after the Russian invasion began and how it has changed.