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Maharashtra asks Centre to raise non-creamy layer ceiling to Rs 15 lakh

The Maharashtra cabinet on Thursday decided to request the Union government to increase the income limit to qualify for 'non-creamy layer' to Rs 15 lakh per year from the current Rs 8 lakh. IMAGE:......

Tiger! Tiger! Swimming Deep!

A tiger decided to beat the heat at Mumbai's zoo this way: A classical dive that would earn applause at the Paris Olympics. All photographs: Sahil Salvi Ooooo... that feels so good.......

When Will This Heat Wave End?

Sweltering conditions prevail across the land. IMAGE: People cover themselves to protect from the heat on a hot summer day, in Surat, here and below. Photograph: ANI Photo ......

Scores watch as jilted lover rains 18 blows on woman near Mumbai

A jilted lover struck 18 blows on the head of his girlfriend on a road in Vasai, near Mumbai, on Friday, even as scores of people watched the gory spectacle, the police said. IMAGE: CCTV footage......

Cyclone Nisarga: Mumbai zoo animals shifted to safer places

In the wake of the cyclonic storm 'Nisarga', all carnivorous animals in Mumbai zoo have been shifted to holding areas in their enclosures to keep them safe from rain and strong winds, an......

The secret to being memorable!

Engage, don't entice, advises advertising guru Sandeep Goyal. As an advertising professional of 30 years, I tend to believe that I am largely immune to the lures and promises of commercials.......

Mumbai's first 5-D cinema: Be a child again

Taking 3-D a few steps further is Mumbai's, and India's, first 5-D cinema screen that has opened as part of a themed family entertainment centre. It begins before you can say 'Good Heavens'. Your......

Want to invest? Know your zoology first!

'All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.' -- George Orwell, Animal FarmA zoo is a place we typically visit only during two phases of our life: one when we are kids, other......

Confused about the Budget proposals? Please read this

Extends fiscal deficit reduction roadmap by one year to 2017-18 Raises services tax, to implement GST by April 2016 and cut corporation tax from 2016-17 to 25% by 2020 The Government has presented......

McDonald's is loving it in Asia

Make that a Big Mac, fries, and a quart of motor oil, please. If executives at McDonald's and China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., better known as Sinopec, get their way, mainland consumers may be......

16 shows to watch during the lockdown

Nikita Puri lists the best shows and films to watch online as you ace social distancing. Be it videos of penguins being taken for walks around the zoo or cats playing games with their humans, the......

Ang Lee: Masala chai is so wonderful!

"Indian culture is very inspiring," says Academy Award winning filmmaker Ang Lee, with a warm smile. The Taiwanese-born American director is in India to kick-start the promotions of his forthcoming......

'I want to do a Bollywood film'

'I did not go for the Oscars because I was not invited. I felt bad but I watched the show on television. I had never watched the Oscars before this, it was my first time.' Lion actor Abhishek......

How about Alia and Bhumi together in a movie?

Savouring Spielberg's fierce, fine, movie; salivating over MAMI 2017's line-up; gobbling a Shrek cake; visualising a desi Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants with Alia, Bhumi and more in Sukanya......

Review: Akshay Kumar dazzles, Singh is Bliing does not!

Singh is Bliing proves all that glitters is not gold, says Sukanya Verma. As conflicting as it sounds, a lousy movie can say a lot about an actor’s capabilities. Like for how long Akshay......

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