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The Peeli-Peelis of Kolkata

As Kolkata marches towards modernity, it is hard to imagine its streets without these cabs, notes Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd). IMAGE: Kolkata's famous Ambassador taxis. Photograph: Debadyuti......

The UFO At Rashtrapati Bhavan!

One would have expected Rashtrapati Bhavan and not the Delhi police to settle the Unidentified Feline Object issue. In its absence, the four legged-visitor spanned in imagined identity, anything......

Antilia bomb scare case: NIA arrests ex-encounter specialist

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested former 'encounter specialist' police officer Pradeep Sharma in the case of Antilia bomb scare and Mansukh Hian murder, claiming that......

Op Silent Viper: How a rapist was caught after 22 years

'When a criminal assumes a new identity he think everybody knows them by that name only.''Criminals forget that the police are always hunting for them to put them in jail.' IMAGE: Dr Sudhanshu......

Will Prateek challenge elder bro Akhilesh?

Although Mulayam Singh has made public his preference for Akhilesh as his successor, younger son Prateek's presence in the rival camp hasn't gone unnoticed, report Virendra Singh Rawat and Archis......

Can Kirana Stores Beat The Q-Com Threat?

Indian kiranas are agile enough to face the q-com challenge, but it's going to be a tough fight, notes marketing guru Ambi Parameswaran. IMAGE: A view of a kirana store in New Delhi. Photograph:......

Age-defying chemistry of the Khans & the cola fizz

Pepsi and Coca-Cola’s target audience is in the 20s, or younger. Brand experts debate whether the last of cinema’s ‘superheros’ transcend the age gap. Akshara Srivastava......

2nd year running, brands take a backseat for Ganeshotsav amid curbs

With a cap on the size of idols, ban on processions and restrictions on devotees visiting pandals, celebrations are toned down for the second year in a row. IMAGE: A priest wearing a protective......

COVID fallout: Markets crowded, but malls empty

What can malls do to entice customers? Brand coach Ambi Parameswaran has a few suggestions. IMAGE: An employee applies a social distancing sticker inside a shop in a mall after it reopened......

Rana Kapoor: Banker gone Rogue

'The book captures Rana Kapoor's hunger for real estate leading to bungalows in Delhi, Mumbai, London and other cities; the multiple companies -- over 100 -- to fund his family's various ventures;......

Ambi: Audithya can't save it

Ambi is a different film, its director Nagendra Prasad often claimed.How different is it? Well, the film is about ahardened criminalturning over a new leaf! Audithya, the hero, played an innocent......

Ali Fazal gets ready for Fast & Furious 7

Khamoshiyan actor Ali Fazal is going international. He will be soon seen in the seven installment of Fast & Furious, that is set foran April 3 release worldwide. Ali will share the......

Boman Irani: I love the smell of petrol

'I recently visited Farah Khan’s house and it smelled really nice. Rajkumar Hirani is very particular about how his house looks and smells.' Boman Irani discusses the fragrances in his......

Ramya episode: All's well that ends well

With the conflict between reigning actress Ramya and her Dandam Dashagunam producer Ganesh having ended, it's back to business in the Kannada industry. The issue that had sent the 'mute' Karnataka......

Seetha Kalyanam disappoints

You can easily guess the state of the film industry when a film of a leading actor like Jayaram remains in the cans for nearly half a decade, which is a cause for disappointment indeed. Then we......

Ranji: Uttarakhand top group after draw with Bengal

A round-up of Ranji Trophy matches played on Friday. IMAGE: Uttar Pradesh's Priyam Garg top-scored with 64 in the first innings against Haryana. Photograph: BCCI/Domestic Abhimanyu Easwaran......

Ranji round-up: Dominant Saurashtra thrash Delhi

A summary of Thursday's action in the Ranji Trophy group stage matches. IMAGE: Saurashtra bowled out Delhi for 227 in their second innings to win the Ranji Trophy match by an innings and 214 runs,......

Ranji Trophy: Bengal in command over Uttarakhand; Avesh takes 5

A summary of all the action from Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday. IMAGE: Madhya Pradesh and India pacer Avesh Khan picked 5 wickets against Vidarbha on Wednesday. Photograph: Windies......

Unadkat makes Ranji history after first-over hat-trick

A summary of Tuesday's action in the Ranji Trophy group stage matches. IMAGE: Saurashtra’s Jaydev Unadkat took wickets off the third, fourth and fifth deliveries against Delhi to achieve the......

This Mumbai teenager is world's youngest Ironman

18-year-old Aditya Choudhary successfully completed the Ironman 70.3 triathlon in six hours and five minutes. IMAGE: Despite undergoing two surgeries due to respiratory issues, Aditya Choudhary,......

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