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Movie Review: The Gift makes for an unpredictable thriller

The ‘creepy new acquaintance’ subgenre of psychological thriller is one that got a lot of play in the 80s and 90s. A stranger inserts...

Reebok launches brand new fitness store in the national capital

The popular GK 1, M Block market in New Delhi is now home to Fit Hub, a new concept store by Reebok that further...

Film buffs redeem the mismanaged Jio MAMI

For its relatively recent beginnings, Jio MAMI has quickly dominated the landscape of film festivals in this country, with the strength of its sheer...

What not to do when the words start to dry up

It’s a truism that the only way to make a piece of writing better is to keep working on it. Spend days, months and...

How the cult of personality around the ‘celebrated artist’ drives our culture

Pop culture has a tendency to annexe territories originally considered alien to it. A lot here has to do with celebrity, with fame —...

The man who brought global colours to Indian cinema

Nagesh Kukunoor, the maverick director of acclaimed films such as Hyderabad Blues, Dor and Iqbal, has just finished his latest movie, Dhanak, which premiered...

Viral photo leads to huge sales

Blue and black or white and gold? That was the question on everyone’s lips in February this year when a photograph of a dress...

Mercedes E400 cabriolet can be your ticket to convertible exclusivity

Now there’s no denying the fact that no other set of wheels make heads turn more than a convertible. Okay, on second thoughts, may...

Fall-winter collection unveiled by Diva’ni

Apparel brand Diva’ni by Yash Raj Films launched its fall-winter 2015 collection at their store in South Extension, New Delhi on 4 November. The...

In Congress, new driving out the old

A war of the generations is tearing apart the Congress, with party president Sonia Gandhi losing her hold over the youth leadership, who pledge...

60% turnout in final phase of Bihar election

Close to 60% of the voters cast their votes in the fifth and final phase of the Bihar Assembly elections on Thursday. According to the Election...

Complainant in TERI sexual harassment case resigns

The TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) employee, who had accused the institute's Director General R.K. Pachauri of sexual harassment, has resigned.The complainant sent...

UGC likely to stop non-NET grants

The University Grants Commission (UGC) may finally discontinue the non-NET fellowships to research scholars from Central universities, though the Ministry of Human Resources Development...

‘Occupy UGC’ loses steam

The “Occupy UGC” movement launched by students protesting the discontinuation of non-NET fellowships seemed to be losing steam as the week drew to a...

EC probes ‘selective deletion’ of voters in Hyderabad

For only the second time in the history of the Election Commission of India (EC), a high-level probe has been launched into the “selective...

Criticise us, but don’t return awards, appeals Fadnavis

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday appealed to writers and thinkers to not return their awards. “Criticise the government freely, but don’t return...

Delhi government move hurts Wakf Board functioning

In its bid to take over Delhi Wakf Board, the Delhi government has hampered the functioning of the board and has hurt thousands of...

Civic amenities affected in municipality, Delhi govt clash

With the festival of Diwali approaching, the war between the Aam Aadmi Party and Delhi municipal bodies is taking a toll on civic amenities...

Fundraising platforms give dancer a new lease of life

Veteran dancer Tara Balagopal made news in 2014 after she was found living in neglect and poverty. Things are now looking up for her,...

Conservatives back India on Kashmir accession

The Conservatives in Britain have backed India’s claim on Kashmir, with Tory MP Bob Blackman clearly spelling out, “Jammu and Kashmir is an integral...

Sikhs take protest to Delhi, set to shun Diwali celebrations

For the first time in over two decades, there will be no ceremonial lighting and fireworks at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on the...

Artistes will appeal to PM against eviction for over-staying

Eminent artistes will appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi following the Cabinet Committee on Accommodation’s directive to the Ministry of Urban Development to initiate...

WHO report on processed meat fails to alarm India

Stakeholders in India are dismissive about a recent World Health Organization report that says consumption of processed meats, like ham and sausage, causes cancer....

It’s KCR’s turn to hold a mega ritual

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) will perform a five-day mega ritual for the well-being of Telangana as well as India at his...

J&K HC pulls up centre for silence on flood relief

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has shown displeasure over the apparent silence of the Union Government on the issue of sending relief package to...

J&K will stop Geelani’s ‘million march’

Separatist leader Sayeed Ali Shah Geelani’s proposed “million march” rally on Saturday, 7 November, seen by many as a counter to Prime Minister Narendra...

Jhelum retrieval held up after funds crunch

The Jammu and Kashmir government is yet to take up the dredging of Jhelum and its flood spilling channels, even though it is over...

PDP-BJP prepare for mega PM rally

Preparations are underway for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mega rally in Srinagar on Saturday, 7 November, with People’s Democratic Party cadre themselves mobilising people...

Government to simplify tax laws, businesses happy

Setting up of a panel headed by Justice R.V. Easwar to simplify current complexities in direct taxes and to bring about certainty in the...

Don’t try to scare us: Fadnavis to Sena

Campaigning for the Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation (KDMC) elections in Maharashtra, to be held today, got so intense this week that the Bharatiya Janata...

Ishant has the ability to give India the cutting edge

Ishant Sharma could well be the bowling answer that India is looking for if they have to stop the all powerful South Africa from...

‘If it were easy to renounce, world would be a happier place’

Pujya Swami Chinmayananda had a great sense of humour. He would come out with several witty sentences within the span of one satsang. Behind...

Swami Chinmayananda spread divine knowledge in a logical, scientific way

The great master, Swami Chinmayananda (or Gurudev as we now call him) used to sometimes describe the indescribable Lord by using the analogy of...

Mind your language: E-mailing etiquettes

Offering your seat to an elderly person or holding the door for just about anyone walking close-behind you are good manners and must be...

Tuhina’s Bagru Banjara collection is about bright colours

House of Tuhina has launched their new collection — Bagru Banjara — inspired by the banjaras, the wandering tribe of the deserts. Believed to...

Let there be light: Casio’s slick new budget projector

Ecolite XJ-V1By CasioRs 54,995 The new member of Casio Ecolite projectors uses a combination of Laser and LED to make projections on screen that are...

EBCs deserting Nitish for NDA in Bihar: Study

The Extremely Backward Castes (EBCs) that were nurtured by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, appear to be slipping away from his hold, and moving...

Skoda celebrates its 120th birthday with new Skoda Rapid

The Skoda rapid has always been a car that has stood out in a crowd. The mid-sized sedan segment is a hotly contested one...

Movie Review: Titli is a dark yet beautifully honest story set in Delhi’s suburbs

TitliDirector: Kanu BehlStarring: Shashank Arora, Ranvir Shorey, Shivani Raghuvanshi Delhi is a land of opportunities, but it is also famous as a land of crooks.Guru...

Charting the decay and the unloved heart of the Capital: Dilli 6

Amidst the hard times fallen upon it, the heart of Delhi, called Old Delhi, or Dilli 6, is still beating, if not with the...

Movie Review: The Lobster balances indie and mainstream audiences

Even the most fantastical settings need consistent internal rules. You can envision a world with three-headed dragons and six-legged goblins but as long as...

Self-guiding principles & the science of the World Wide Web

The physical world has laws of physics that govern the behaviour of objects from particle to planetary scale. The laws of physics and chemistry...

Retrospective of an enigmatic vision

Arpita Singh’s art is not easy to get under your skin. At the Vadehra Art Gallery, her sketches, spanning more than 15 years, have...

Army wife promises to take to Parrikar issues ailing forces

Last year, for the first time in the history of modern India’s defence forces, wives of 28 serving defence officers came together to petition...

The enhanting RIFF on fusion music

Over at the main stage of the festival, Yossi Fine, the celebrated Israeli bassist and producer, started off this one piece with a running...

Ratatat to play at Magnetic Fields

Magnetic Fields, the annual electronica and independent music festival held at the AlsisarMahal in Shekhawati, Rajasthan, returns for its third edition from 18-20 December....

A global campaign to save the Ganges sails forth with a rafting expedition

Rivers have always supported civilizations, and the Ganges has been a lifeline of the region it cuts across for ages. But it’s also a...

Food on the go at airports with FooGo

With the advent of festive season comes the time for celebrations, meeting and calling on people you haven’t possibly met for a long time...

Real-time writing and the spectacle of the author’s craft

Once you’ve finished reading a book or a poem that really moves you, the primary urge is to somehow get in touch with the...

The comatose adolescent’s dreams

Sloth (2006)Writer/Artist: Gilbert HernandezVertigoGilbert Hernandez is one of the legends of the comics world. Along with his brothers Jaime and Mario, he created Love...

Champai factor fails BJP in Jharkhand

SBI to compensate victim of cyber fraud

Key leaders behind NDA triumph in Maharashtra

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