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‘MY GOAL IS ALL-ROUND GROWTH FOR JHARKHAND’

For the first time in its history, Jharkhand elected a government with a clear majority when voters handed a sweeping victory to the BJP-AJSU...

‘Attempts to divide Syrian rebellion will fail’

The think tank associated with Tony Blair’s Faith Foundation, the Centre on Religion and Geopolitics (CRG), has released a report entitled “If the Castle...

Manish Arora dazzles with his new collection for Indian

Invitees at the French embassy recently were witness to Manish Arora’s new collection for Indian, inspired from military motifs and feminist history. The designer...

Delicious Christmas cakes and where to find them

Christmas, like other festivals, has become synonymous to the food and beverage associated to it, especially for non-christens. Not to undermine the importance of...

Minimalist chic for the modern Indian woman

Finding the studios of Anomaly in the maze-like lanes of Shahpur Jat is quite a task, but so is finding a classic piece of...

These five cars changed the game for others in 2015

This year was an action packed year for the Indian Auto Industry. It saw close to 50 new product launches through the year which...

Head to the GrogHead for a booze filled meal

This New Year has so much to bring in when it comes to delectable cuisines that looks vibrant and colourful, and will make your...

Movie Review: The new Andersson film can relieve you of your ennui

On the face of it, the films of Swedish director Roy Andersson are the sort of thing people generally accuse critics of liking just...

‘I’ve always liked these big historical epics as films’

Kabir Bedi speaks to Guardian 20 on his upcoming release Sandukan, acting with Shah Rukh Khan in Dilwale, and his vast spanning career as...

Website of the week: Understand how things function with GIFs

If you have ever wondered how things like a loudspeaker, a camera or a jet engine works, then Animagraffs is the website to go...

October: A band creating ripples across cities with their music

When you scroll through people’s profiles on Facebook or any other social networking sites, you come across so many boys and girls, men and...

The dead often return to ensure justice is served

The Hema Upadhaya-Harish Bhambani murder case has been in the news recently and before that the Sheena Bora-Indrani Mukherjee case dominated the news for...

Philately remains the king of hobbies in the webbed world

Even as 2015 draws to a close, its passage is being recorded on a nearly obsolete thumb-size piece of paper, which was once an...

Italian architect’s exhibition captures India’s transition since 1947

Pietro Ruffo’s first solo exhibition in New Delhi called Terra Incognito would seem ordinary at first. His ideas require one to analyse his works...

Re-reading Hemingway: His literary finesse remains unmatched

The literary world is flooded with novels, memoirs and short stories today, with more number of men and women trying their hands in writing...

Songs that caught people’s imagination in 2015

Video killed the radio and internet killed cable TV. For we don’t sit in front of the television any more waiting for MTV to...

Book Review: Lest we forget the 1984 Sikh riots

Sikhs: The Untold Agony of 1984Nilanjan MukhopadhyayWestland Ltd, 2015Pages: 176Price: Rs 262 After his critically acclaimed best seller Narendra Modi: The Times, The Man, Nilanjan...

The most popular books of 2015

2015 was a good year for books. In this list of five best fiction and non-fiction novels I have left out some great works....

And the party is at…

New year is around and the city’s popular hubs are all decked up to tell you the excitement it brings to everybody. People everywhere...

Two-wheelers to be exempt from odd-even formula

Officials from the Delhi government on Wednesday said that two-wheelers in Delhi NCR will not be included in the restrictions of the odd-even formula, even as...

Snake charmers protect President from king cobras in Hyderabad

About a dozen snake charmers, who are doubling up as snake catchers, are guarding President Pranab Mukherjee during his two-week long stay in Hyderabad....

BSF uses smart laser fences to ward off infiltration from Pak

The Border Security Force is using laser sensors along the International Border (IB) in Jammu region, to apprehend militants who may try to sneak...

70 years on, Netaji still a war criminal in UN records

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s name is still a part of the Indian war criminals’ list in the United Nations, and no Indian government has...

J&K in a fix over Food Security Act

Following the implementation of the National Food Security Act, protests have swelled across Kashmir valley, especially in Srinagar as people fear their rice quota,...

Mufti miffed with police’s inability to track disappeared civilians in Kupwara

Miffed by the way J&K police has been handling public protests and other related matters, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has reportedly not given...

Court stops illegal construction in Gulmarg resort

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has given orders to stop construction activities in the health resort in Gulmarg, as media and political parties...

Jagan’s MLA will move court to revoke suspension

YSR Congress MLA R.K. Roja who was suspended from the Andhra Pradesh Assembly for a year on Friday told the media that she would...

Battle over Hyderabad leaves Congress jitterry

As the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) flexes its muscles to wrest Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), which goes to the polls in January,...

More doctors use tech to avoid errors

The health sector is witnessing a major revamp in the country with doctors and hospitals turning towards Information Technology (IT) for getting expert advice...

Beloved’s letter rescues Haryana man

Over two decades after he was convicted of raping and murdering his beloved, a letter (treated as a suicide note) written by the girl...

No new trains in next Rail budget

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu is likely to pursue his policy of not announcing any new train in the railway budget scheduled to be presented...

Hema’s family will move court

Murdered installation artist Hema Upadhyay’s family is likely to move the Bombay High Court soon to seek charges being pressed against her estranged husband...

MoD will indigenise defence equipment

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is pushing hard to indigenise defence equipment to reduce imports. At present, India is the largest arms importer in...

Automakers not keen on tech upgrade to check pollution

With cities in India reaching alarming levels of air pollution, there is a heightened demand from government authorities, environmentalists and the general public to...

1.4 lakh children missing since 2011 untraced

Over 3.22 lakh children were reported missing across the country since 2011 till April this year, out of which 1.41 lakh have remained untraced.As...

Protest site Jantar Mantar is where hope springs eternal

Jantar Mantar, the equinoctial sundial in Delhi, has long become a hotspot for dharnas that brim with propaganda, politics, people, pleas and some misplaced...

Anti-discrimination bill sees many roadblocks ahead

The Delhi Anti-Discrimination Bill, currently under consideration of the Arvind Kejriwal-led state government, is facing many social, legal and political challenges. Drafted by Tarunabh...

Gandhis granted bail in National Herald case

Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party vice-president Rahul Gandhi were granted bail in the National Herald case on Saturday. The two, along with others,...

TAPI will help India reduce pollution

The recent launch of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline, an 1,800 km pipeline bringing natural gas from the Turkmenistan to India, is seen as...

Indian markets shrug off Fed rate hike

The Federal Reserve’s expected decision to raise the interest rates by 0.25% on Thursday did not unsettle the Indian stock markets to the extent...

Indian tent pegging team create rare history in Abu Dhabi event

In a major achievement, the Indian Tent pegging team emerged champions in the second round of the World Cup qualifiers in Abu Dhabi earlier...

Yuvraj, Nehra recalled for series against Australia

In a major surprise move, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday recalled veterans Yuvraj Singh and Ashish Nehra in...

Haryana edge past UP to share lead

Haryana Hammers rode on a superb performance from their captain and icon player Yogeshwar Dutt to overpower Uttar Pradesh Warriors (UPW) 4-3 to register...

‘UK arms sale to Saudi Arabia breach of Arms Trade Treaty’

Just as the Yemen ceasefire is on the brink of collapse, Amnesty International, in conjunction with Saferworld, has released a report accusing the British...

Vidarbha to BJP: Give separate state or else prepare for trouble

“Does the Centre want to see a violent agitation here for it to heed to the demand of a separate state? Does it want...

Pak pal China now on jihadi radar

ISIS, the world’s most violent Islamist terrorist outfit, for the first time specifically put China on notice last weekend when it released a four-minute...