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During a live AMA (ask me anything) with viewers on Republic TV last night, the channel's editor-in-chief, Arnab Goswami, addressed a question that has been weighing on their minds: Why has he recently taken positions opposing the government on various issues?

Varun Das  

As we come to the end of 2025, how do we assess the state of our mainstream media? Can it sink lower than it already has, given that it stands at 151 out of 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index? 

Rohit

Two-time Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal is among the many names rumored to be on the trading block.

The passing of Britain’s well-known playwright Tom Stoppard late last month prompted many to recall his enduring body of work. Most tributes rightly recalled his theatre plays and screenplays. There was, however, less mention of his little-known novel Lord Malquist and Mr Moon, published in 1966, quite early in his…

Curious cat

It’s become an annual ritual: Shohei Ohtani wins a Most Valuable Player award and Japan celebrates with newspaper extra editions being handed out a major train station

Which players received exactly one vote in MLB MVP voting this year?

Ohtani is the first player in Dodgers history to win back-to-back MVP awards.

Augustus