Rahman’s Lawyer tells reason for divorce

New Delhi: Renowned music composer A.R. Rahman...

Canada denies media reports linking Nijjar killing to PM Modi

‘The Government of Canada has not stated,...

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Book Review: Diagnostics and the human touch

I distinctly remember clapping the day I watched Hugh Laurie diagnose somebody with lupus on the show House. Before you rush into a hasty...

Book Review: Rushdie roars back with his finest work since the 1990s

 Two Years, Eight Months and Twenty-Eight NightsSalman RushdieHamish HamiltonPages: 304Price: Rs 599 Few books have influenced Salman Rushdie’s storytelling technique as much as One Thousand...

Morality & consent in art publication

Twenty-one years after a self-inflicted gunshot wound left behind a mural of splattered remains of what Kurt Cobain used to be, we get Montage...

Shakespeare charts the Globe

Critics often say that the greatest literary joke of the last 500 years is that Shakespeare was a playwright rather than a poet. But...

What event managers can learn from Delhi’s boutique performance venues

What do you do on the day you have a gig to attend in Delhi or the NCR? You first prepare a personal checklist...

Music Review: Pioneering an oddball concoction

 DeafheavanNew BermudaANTI-If there’s one thing the world needs more of, it’s genres (right?) — and that’s why “Blackgaze” exists. It’s a left-field mutation of...

The new generation Figo is a step ahead of its predecessor

The new Ford Figo was launched late last month amidst much fanfare. It’s a car that has done well in its previous avatar in...

Vog Masks will protect you from air pollution

Air pollution levels have been spiralling out of control for some time in the city, and pollution masks may soon progress from being a...

Movie Review: Pyaar ka Punchnama 2: Modern dating and misogyny

 Pyaar ka Punchnama 2Director:  Luv RanjanStarring:  Kartik Aaryan, Nushrat Bharucha, Sonalli Sehgall  The dating game in this country (like in all countries, I’m presuming) is...

Spielberg takes us back to a world of intrigue & espionage

Bridge of Spies, Steven Spielberg’s latest, is about as characteristic of its maker as it’s possible to get. Tom Hanks’ earnest visage radiates light...

Junun: ‘No toilet, no shower, but full power, 24 hour’

Nathu Lal Solanki lies down on the floor, arms and legs outstretched, head on a pillow, while a pigeon coos at the back. Jonny...

E-learning: Moving classrooms to browsers

WizIQ, a software platform that helps organisations build e-learning platforms that suit their needs, organised a conference called EdTech.Now on 15 October. The conclave...

Canva is doing for design what Macintosh did for computers

Having been in operation for only a couple of years, Australian company Canva have got tech savant Guy Kawasaki on their board as the...

Splendo’s stick-sized shtick disappoints

 SplendoBy iBallRs 8,252 The iBall Splendo is a tiny, stick-sized computer — even smaller than three fingers held together — that plugs into your TV...

Grieving & tributes in the internet age

The debate about paying respect to the departed and grieving on social media rages on, with legitimate arguments made on both sides. If you’re...

Women may take up freemasonry in India

India may have women taking up Freemasonry soon like their counterparts elsewhere in Europe. “Such plans are afoot here too,” said Subhash Chawla, Subhash...

UNICEF forced juveniles to ‘role play’ to elicit targeted response on child abuse

 The Ministry of Women and Child Development is being misled by a prejudiced report on child abuse in India, guided by UNICEF and Save...

Paramilitary personnel’s martrydom not at par with that of the soldiers

The word “martyr” (or shaheed) has not been defined clearly by successive governments, the reason why a large number of Central Paramilitary Forces personnel...

Exercise malabar to begin on Monday

Astrategically crucial trilateral naval exercise among India, US and Japan, Exercise Malabar will kick-start in Chennai from Monday.The joint exercises will continue till 19...

INS Viraat available for Re 1, but is yet to find a taker

One of the most historic warships of the Indian Navy, INS Viraat, is set to be decommissioned by next year. But will any of...

Deficient rainfall will dampen rural demand

Rainfall deficiency of about 14% this year coupled with a moderate hike in the minimum support price for cereals would bring down discretionary spending...

Fair policies in real estate will curb black money

A huge stock of unsold houses in Delhi NCR and Mumbai can be better explained by the fact that there is less black money...

CLARIFICATION

This is with reference to a news item published in our edition dated 3 May 2015, on black money stashed away in Singapore (Singapore...

Cameron for ‘crusade’ against poverty

On the final morning of the Tory Conference in Manchester, a relaxed British Prime Minister gave the speech everyone was waiting for. After a...

‘We intend to eradicate malnutrition’

You have been re-elected as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh twice with strong majorities. To what do you attribute this success?A: I attribute...

Cosmetic procedures expose people to undue risks

The beauty and cosmetics industry has seen dizzying growth, thanks to increasing disposable income and the desire to look perfect in a selfie-obsessed culture....

Self belief is what helps yuvraj continue to play the game

Yuvraj Singh is the forgotten man of Indian cricket. The talismanic allrounder who led India to victory in the 2011 World Cup, has seen...

Priyanka-starrer Quantico is your latest guilty pleasure

In the first episode of Quantico, we see Alex Parrish (Priyanka Chopra) meeting a fellow FBI recruit Ryan Booth (Jake McLaughlin) on a plane...

Bike mods in full throttle race

Motorbike customisation is a rarefied, almost an academic field having little appeal to a layperson’s sensibilities. But so are all the classical arts. Let’s...

A bird care centre at your fingertips

The scorching heat of the Indian summer remains a constant threat to the avian species. Rising temperatures can lead to severe, even fatal cases...

The many constants and variables of Aditya Balani’s musical journey

Aditya Balani has always had that sensibility as a guitar player that’s enabled him to synthesise his virtuosity and exquisite command over technique —...

Definitive festival checklist for Delhi’s food enthusiasts

The festive season comes an excuse for  food lovers to finally, after having lived for weeks and months on a blanced diet, indulge their...

Sorkin’s portrayal of Jobs is humanising & compelling

I learned long ago to stop caring about accuracy while watching biopics. They aren’t journalism. They’re carefully selected chunks of biographical material kneaded —...

Pan delights in 3D but it’s hard to ignore the niggling race issues

 Pan (3D)Director: Joe WrightStarring:  Hugh Jackman, Rooney Mara, Levi Miller Joe Wright is right when he asks you to watch Pan in 3D; while there...

Shine on: Nirav Modi’s dynamic experiments with diamonds

Nirav Modi's fine jewellery store has, for the past year,  been an established part of Defence Colony’s burgeoning fashion presence in the capital. They...

UNICEF’s misleading report on child abuse ignores views of the juvenile

CHILDREN ARE NOT ‘STAKEHOLDERS’ ACCORDING TO THE REPORT The Report “Study on Child Abuse: India 2007” (http://wcd.nic.in/childabuse.pdf) surveys a group of so-called “stakeholders” to elicit...

Sachin Tendulkar toast of Air Force Day celebrations

Group Captain Sachin Tendulkar  was the star attraction at the 83rd Air Force Day Celebrations in Hindon on Thursday. The Master Blaster was seen sitting in...

Srini barred from future BCCI meets

In the first major fallout following Shashank Manohar taking over as the BCCI president, former board president N Srinivasan has been debarred from attending...

CPM hopes for BJP help against Mamata

In order to defeat Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal, the Left is not averse to a strategy which would see it...

Delhi’s transport offices are corruption hubs

Delhi’s transport offices are back to being what they always were — dens of rampant corruption. This is in contrast to the somewhat graft-free...

Delhi High Court will decide on charges levelled against DERC

The Delhi High Court will hear arguments on 20 October in a case filed by an RTI activist against the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission...

‘INS Kochi is proof India good at integrating different systems on one platform’

INS Kochi, which was commissioned by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar this week at Mumbai’s Naval Dockyard, signifies India’s exceptional indigenous capacity of system integration....

BJP dents Lalu’s Yadav vote base

In the Bihar Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA is all set to make a dent in Lalu Prasad Yadav’s Yadav vote-bank,...

China factor in Nepal constitution crisis cannot be ignored

The Constituent Assembly of Nepal delivered a new Constitution on 20 September this year, the eighth Constitution since 1948. It comes after seven years...

Shashank Manohar all set to become BCCI President

The stage is all set for Shashank Manohar to take over as the president of the BCCI when the special general body meeting of...

Movie Review: Matt Damon grows food on Mars, yet fails to hold our attention

Martian is the happiest Ridley Scott movie ever. For one, he has picked the hopeful theme of Mars becoming habitable. (No spoilers here, since...

TIFF 2015: Films to watch out for from the festival

The 40th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF 2015) ran from 10-20 September, an important event on every film enthusiast’s calendar, whether...

Gadget Review: Lights and sound in a tiny package

Tequila LED SpeakersBy Spider DesignsPrice: Rs 1,899 A tiny, mostly transparent glass dome accommodates the Tequila LED speaker, with the sound tunnel boasting volume levels...

The ideal electronic library for students

While libraries all across are finding it increasingly difficult to stay in business, IndiaReads is taking the business of book renting online. Their collection...

Stress therapy: So much to smash, so little time

Developer & Publisher: Tuokio Oy Platforms: Android & iOS Price: Free It’s an odd thing, but I really hate the sound of the printer. It reminds me...

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