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Deep State And Beyond: The Rise of Conspiracy Theories

From bhikshus of Ashokan 3rd century BC and medieval Sufis to Oxfam, Omidyar and Soros now, non-State actors have any real power only when they work in conjunction with a real State, asserts......

'No Doctor Opens A Hospital These Days'

'Healthcare is not an industry.''The government is only encouraging insurance as they are not able to provide healthcare to people.''Opening new medical colleges is not what is needed.''You have to......

'They snatched her away from us'

'I want the country to know what's happening to our daughter.' IMAGE: Hadiya alias Akhila Ashokan. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff Archives For K M Ashokan, known to the world as 'Hadiya's......

India clarifies over 'Akhand Bharat' mural in new Parliament

India on Friday downplayed the issue of a mural in the new Parliament building that has triggered some concerns in Nepal and Pakistan. IMAGE: A mural in the new Parliament building. Photograph:......

Modi to unveil new Indian Navy ensign, put an end to colonial past

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil a new ensign of the Indian Navy during the commissioning of the country's first indigenously-built aircraft carrier -- INS Vikrant on September 2, the PMO......

'If you wish to start an IT company, India is the best place to be in'

'High service tax will hit Indian start-ups quite badly'. 'We have to think globally and behave globally'. 'India is finally moving beyond IT services destination'. Image: Anand Chandrasekharan......

Firecracker output down 20% : Sivakasi units

The firecracker industry in Sivakasi, in interior Tamil Nadu, from where 95 per cent of the Indian output comes from, has said production has declined 20 per cent this year. The industry says this......

Bromance Review: Mindless, Loud Comedy That Entertains

Bromance is a fun film that doesn't take itself too seriously, observes Arjun Menon. In a relatively short career, Arun D Jose has made a name for himself as the go-to man for multiplex comedies......

Bramayugam: Movie Love or Masochism?

You will appreciate the Mammootty of this movie better if you do not take the servile reviews to heart, for this is a grand, broad, almost proudly comic performance, assures Sreehari Nair. Since......

Bramayugam Review: Mammootty is Terrifying

Mammootty is towering as the unflinching enigma that prevents Bramayugam from being a middling genre exercise, observes Arjun Menon. Bramayugam is the third directorial feature by Rahul Sadasivan......

10 Classic Malayalam Films On OTT

There's a peevish quality to all the films on this list, which is fitting, because peevishness is the defining characteristic of most Malayalis. These films, even at their saddest, darkest and......

Mammootty Gets Off A Bus; Goes Down A Rabbit Hole

Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam is a masterpiece, and like most masterpieces of the cinema, it's a great act of folly, observes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Mammootty in Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam. In Nanpakal......

Mohun Bagan in Durand Cup final

Striker Felix Ibrebru missed twice from the spot as defending champions Salgaocar went down 4-5 on penalties to Mohun Bagan in the first semifinal of the Durand Cup football tournament in New Delhi......

Miranda nets winner for Dempo

A 'red card' to captain Stanley Colaco at the end of the first half could not prevent Dempo Sports Club from beating cellar team Indian Bank 1-0 in a National Football league match in Chennai on......

Salgaocar beat Tollygunge

Durand Cup winners Salgaocar continued their winning ways as they carved out a 2-0 win over spirited Tollygunge Agragami in the eighth National Football League match played at Nehru stadium at......

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