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These 'clownselors' heal patients one smile at a time

Volunteers dressed as clowns visit hospitals and old-age homes to spread cheer and dispel the gloom of ill health and old age. IMAGE: A clownselor entertains a child-patient at the cancer ward of......

David Lynch to attend Mahesh Yogi's funeral

Leading Hollywood film-maker David Lynch is among the many foreign followers of spiritual guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who have arrived in Allahabad to attend the funeral of the globalicon of......

'ISI is rarely questioned in Pakistan'

'But India, increasingly, is not that far behind, which is a story I never expected to tell.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com None of Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-Clark's previous......

Getting ready for Covid-19

'Infectious disease is a given of humankind. There will always be another around the corner.'Rahul Jacob listens in. IMAGE: A municipal worker sprays disinfectant on a street, amid coronavirus......

Prof Ramakrishnan receives Chemistry Nobel

Indian-American Venkatraman Ramakrishnan received the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry at the Concert Hall in Stockholm on Thursday. Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf presented the highest honour in the......

'World economy has shifted from West to East'

A senior public policy advisor has predicted that India and China are going to propel the economic growth of the world in the 21st century. Releasing his book, An Asian Century Manifesto- Global......

Foreign films, made in India

It's a Rs 3,000 crore industry and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 50 per cent. It comprises around 300 studios, employs 12,000 professionals and has been involved in Hollywood blockbusters such......

The who's who of corruption in India

Politicians voted most corrupt Political parties are perceived to be the most corrupt institution by Indians, according to 2009 Global Corruption Barometer. The Barometer, a global public opinion......

How Modi can solve India's Poverty Problem

'Just as the BJP has been harnessing the power of religion for political purposes, Modi needs to harness the power of religious and corporate institutions for poverty alleviation,' says T C A......

Hollywood studios to use Indian patented tech

Hollywood is all set to use Indian technology for the first time. An erstwhile incubatee at the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship, at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad,......

Leo's 50 Today: His 10 Best Movies!

Can you believe it? Leonardo DiCaprio is 50 today, November 11. Namrata Thakker celebrates the big day by listing her 10 must watch Leo movies and where you can catch them on OTT. Shutter......

Review: Vettaiyan Is Massy And How!

Despite its minor flaws, lack of logic, and lecture-style moral narrative, Vettaiyan should be enjoyed in a theatre amid Rajini fans and their wolf whistles, endorses Divya Nair. Gone are the......

Helming a Hollywood film in India

Sohan Roy is a mariner and the CEO of Aries Group, a consortium of ten firms based in Dubai, Sharjah, Kochi and Singapore. He is also the director of Dam 999, a Hollywood movie with 16......

Another Honour For The Amazing Julie Andrews

Many of us in India have watched Sound Of Music many times and loved its story and music, so it is wonderful to see its star Julie Andrews honoured at the American Film Institute with its Life......

Your most romantic film of all time?

February 14 is drawing near. And with it comes the inevitable romance. Romance in cinema has always been larger than life. The American Film Institute recently declared the 1943 Hollywood film,......

Video: Woman fan tries to kiss Irfan Pathan

Irfan Pathan's form may have deserted him, but his charm radiates. The handsome Baroda pacer barely avoided embarrassment on Monday when a female fan in Kolkata tried to kiss him in......

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