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The 92-year-old civic warrior

Kamakshi Paatti, a sprightly nonagenarian, has the Chennai civic corporation on its toes. IMAGE: Kamakshi Paatti. Photograph: A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com   Kamakshi Paatti (grandma in Tamil),......

Sai's Take: Masood over Maoism

'As casualties go, Maoism has been exacting a heavy price, and with a sickening regularity.''Yet, it is the other threat that hog all the limelight, the headlines and the TV studio debates,' says......

Indian woman rescued from captors in Afghanistan, returns home

Judith D'Souza, an Indian aid worker who was abducted in Kabul last month by suspected militants, returned in New Delhi on Saturday after being rescued. Judith called on Prime Minister Narendra......

The Amazing R K Laxman: A Friend Remembers

'It was amazing to see the speed with which the lines flowed from his pen!' remembers Ambassador Placido P D'Souza. In the early 1950s, when I was in college in Pune, my daily nourishment in terms......

All The Best, Signed Barack!

Placido P D'Souza is a man of many talents: India's former high commissioner to Kenya is a fine thinker, a skilled writer, a talented artist.A few years ago, Ambassador D'Souza, who now lives in......

Why Brands Are Chasing Olympic Medalists

'There's significant interest from both existing and new sponsors who recognise the value of associating with Olympic athletes.' IMAGE: Bronze medallists Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh with their......

Kashmir post: From KFC to Toyota, global firms scramble for damage control

Besides Hyundai, distributors and franchisees of Japanese auto brands including Toyota, Suzuki Motor Corp, Isuzu and Chinese truck brand Faw Trucks also faced a backlash for similar messages posted......

How Mondelez plans to take on Nestle

The snacking giant ropes in a new brand endorser to create buzz as Nestle's wafer-chocolate brands, KitKat and Munch, grow Like Preity Zinta and Genelia D'souza before her, actor Alia Bhatt will......

GM, Chrysler fall may cost 250,000 jobs

Bankruptcies of automakers General Motors and Chrysler could cost as many as quarter million people their jobs over the next year and a half, a media report says. According to a report in......

'Aamir Khan is the highest-paid brand ambassador'

A host of companies signed up cricketers to endorse their brands just before the Indian Premier League season kicked off on April 18. Shuchi Bansal caught up with Manish Porwal, advertising......

Nushrratt In Classic Mode

Alia's Gucci style... Kriti finds wisdom...Dia visits a forest...   Photograph: Kind courtesy Nushrratt Bharuccha/Instagram 'You can never go wrong with the classics,' says Nushrratt......

Sara Sends A Postcard From Istanbul

Sushmita and her thoughts... Malaika-Gauri get together... Divyanka's ode to summer... Please click on the images for a look at the stars.   IMAGE: Where is Sara Ali Khan right......

PIX: Shraddha, Alia, Dimple's day out

Wherever Bollywood celebs go, the cameras follow. Shoots, promotions, events... Bollyfolk get snapped everywhere. So what were they doing on Tuesday?   Shraddha Kapoor carries out her......

Taapsee, Shraddha earn more than Saif!

Some surprises here! The Forbes Celebrity India 2018 list of the highest earning celebrities was released last week. While Salman Khan retained the top spot for the third consecutive time, there......

Shriya Saran's life in pictures!

Happy birthday, Shriya Saran! One of South cinema's most beautiful actresses, Shriya Saran has tasted success in India and abroad. We celebrate her glamorous life on her birthday on September 11,......

Visually impaired Wanyoike set for Mumbai run

Loss of sight after suffering a paralytic stroke more than a decade ago has not dimmed the enthusiasm of Kenyan long distance runner Henry Wanyoike. In fact, hehas overcome enormous odds to live......

Tendulkar wants top spot for India to mark 20 years

Sachin Tendulkar is hoping he can mark his 20 years in international cricket by leading India to become the world's top ranked one-day team. The premier batsman made his India debut as a......

Bollywood stars for hockey exhibition match

Aiming to cash in on the success of the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Chak De India, the Indian Hockey Federation is organising two exhibition matches, featuring top players from India and Pakistan and a......

Dwyer, Freixa win top awards

Disappointment came India's hand as Australia's Jamie Dwyerand Spain's Santiago Freixabagged the International Hockey Federation's 'Player of the Year' and 'Young Player of the Year' awards......

Readers wishes for John Wright

Name:jagdish shah Message:Hi John Many many happy returns of the day Thanks for working indian cricket team Jagdish Name:Hitendra Message:Wish you a very happy birthday. I hope that you will guide......

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