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Why I want to be flown by Captain Mateti

'There are many among us who will feel content and proud if occasion rises for us to hear his name on a flight announcement,' says Nikita Puri. IMAGE: Standup comic Kunal Kamra, banned by four......

Tauba! Tauba! The state of TV news!

'Chest-thumping on-air theatrics on television are no consolation for families who've been forced to embrace the price of war,' notes Nikita Puri.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com What: The......

'How else could I be with Santosh?'

Colonel Santosh Mahadik died during an operation in Kupwara last year.His wife Swati says joining the Indian Army allows her to keep his memory alive.Nikita Puri reports. IMAGE: Swati Mahadik has......

Captain Radhika Menon who saved 7 lives at sea

'I just did my duty,' says the captain, who will become the first woman in history to receive the International Maritime Organisation Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea for her dramatic......

This tough cop has rescued 90 women and chases bad guys for a living

She’s been flung from a building, but for police inspector R Susheela she’s exactly where she wants to, reports Nikita Puri At the headquarters of the Criminal......

Bharat floorings: The floor beneath India's feet for 95 years!

Nikita Puri finds out what makes the company, which has tiled palaces, homes, restaurants and even railway stations, relevant for millenials, too. IMAGE: Besides places like Mumbai's Bhau Daji Lad......

Have you seen a car collection like this?!

Dr Ravi Prakash's 250 vintage car collection includes J R D Tata's 1940 Buick Limousine and a Sunbeam-Talbot used by Lord Mountbatten.Nikita Puri reports. All Photographs: Kind courtesy Classic......

How an auto driver impressed Anand Mahindra

Sunil Kumar PS had modified the back of his three-wheeler to look like a Scorpio, the popular Mahindra & Mahindra SUV. Anand Mahindra applauded this innovation by gifting him a Supro......

Taneira: A home for India's saree traditions

Nikita Puri visits Titan's latest offering, which brings handloom sarees under one roof. Fabulous ways to rock the sari style IMAGE: The idea behind Taneira, Titan's flagship apparel store, is......

No carcinogen in our daily bread please!

'Government must strictly ban use of potassium bromate, a known carcinogen.' It has been a rattling week for bread lovers after a study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) found over......

Is Ananya Praying For Aditya?

On Anant Chaturdashi, the 10-day long Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations come to a end. But not without one last party! Production house T-Series invited film folk over for Ganpati darshan, and they......

Will goddess Kali appear among American Gods?

It remains to be seen if all the gods in the Neil Gaiman book make an appearance in the televised adaptation, but at its core the show, which is streaming in India on Amazon Prime, is more......

Good Omens to Leila, series to watch

From a dystopian world set in 2047 to one of the most publicised crime trials in America, Nikita Puri brings you top 5 binge-worthy series Leila IMAGE: Huma Qureshi in Leila. Incarcerated in a......

Will Mudbound get Netflix an Oscar nomination?

Even as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decide if a film backed by a streaming service qualifies for a 'regular' feature nomination, both critics and audiences hope Mudbound makes......

'James Bond has come of age'

'It's not old men playing Bond and going out with young women anymore.' Dominic McAllister, the new British deputy high commissioner for Bengaluru, who first visited India in 1971 as a child,......

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