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On Ravana's Trail

There is definitely much more to the mythical king than his ten heads and his abduction of Sita. Kindly note the image has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind......

Social media has become 'weapon of mass distraction': HC judge

Social media or mass media have become weapons of mass distraction, but there are no concerted efforts yet to tackle them, Justice Mahesh Sonak of the Goa bench of the Bombay high court said on......

Owe a duty to country to show zero tolerance to corruption, says SC

Unsatiated greed for wealth has facilitated corruption to develop like cancer and the constitutional courts owe a duty to the people of the country to show zero tolerance to corruption and come......

Kashmiri Pandit ATM guard shot dead by terrorists in JK

Terrorists on Sunday shot dead a 40-year-old Kashmiri Pandit man in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district while he was on his way to a local market, in yet another targeted killing of a minority......

Did Nehru write mercy plea to get out of jail?

Social media posts and articles falsely suggest that Jawaharlal Nehru 'signed a bond' or 'used his father's influence' to escape from serving a prison term in Nabha in 1923. Utkarsh Mishra reveals......

How The Heat Wave Will Affect Your Kitchen

Apart from the human body, human food will bear direct repercussions. From staples such as wheat, to coffee, dairy, and even the great Hilsa face the threat of reduced supply due to the extreme......

'Do 81 crore Indians deserve highly subsidised food grains?'

'The decision to supply free food grains is not an economically sound decision because the government will find it very difficult in future to charge anything for food grains.' Kindly note the......

'We had surplus wheat stocks till last year, where has it gone?'

'All imaginary figures are pushed by government bureaucrats.''They never showed that the production of wheat was less this time.' IMAGE: A worker sifts wheat at the market yard of the Agriculture......

How music label Snafu uses AI to decode if a song will be a hit

With a team of 20-odd people, Snafu tries to unearth the rough diamonds from millions of songs. Can AI help look for a needle in a haystack? Ritwik Sharma finds out. *IMAGE: The music label......

Sitharaman wanted me out: ex-finance secretary Garg

Subhash Chandra Garg, the former finance secretary who was shunted out of the finance ministry within three weeks of Modi-2.0 government's first budget last year, on Saturday alleged that the "new"......

Like Disha's HOT Blingy Avatar?

Disha Patani, who will be seen in this week's release Yodha, always gets her fashion game on point. Her Instagram feed is probably among the hottest there is, as she regularly sets it on fire by......

Is He India's Finest Director Of Romcoms?

Girish AD doesn't make romantic comedies so much as he elevates the genre, observes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Mamitha Baiju and Naslen in Premalu. I consider Thanneer Mathan Dinangal and Super......

Kaala Review: Muddled Mess

The harum-scarum-ness of Kaala is astounding, exclaims Deepa Gahlot. There have been at least two recent Web shows that made money trails interesting: Scam 1992 and Scam 2003. Bejoy Nambiar picks......

10 Political Dramas To Watch On OTT

There is so much political drama going on in our country that even the most imaginative scriptwriter would not be able to match reality. Still, the shenanigans of our political leaders find their......

'I'm a nicer version of Jekyll and Hyde'

'I'm usually pretty chilled and cool, but there are random moments when the brain doesn't compute and I don't stop to think.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rinzing Denzongpa/Instagram He's a one-man......

Paris Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Day 6

IMAGE: Swapnil Kusale earned India its first-ever Olympic medal in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions shooting at the Paris Games on Thursday. Photograph: ANI Little-known shooter Swapnil Kusale did well......

Olympics: Check out India's schedule on August 1, 2024

Photograph: Kind courtesy Nikhat Zareen/Instagram The spotlight will be on India's boxing sensation, Nikhat Zareen, as she faces a formidable opponent in her quest for an Olympic medal. The......

Shooting: Doubly difficult in windy conditions at Paris

IMAGE: Indian shooters at a practice session at the Chateauroux range. Photograph: NRAI/X The windy conditions at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre are making the task doubly difficult for the......

Olympics: Onus on young Indian shooters to end medal drought

The national shooting federation NRAI chose current form over pedigree to pick the squad for the mega event and it will be hoping they hit the bullseye at the National Shooting Centre in......

India at Paris 2024: Your Complete Guide

Photograph: Paris Olympics 2024/X Get ready to cheer on a record-breaking Indian contingent at the 2024 Paris Olympics! With 117 athletes competing across 16 sports and 69 medal events,......

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