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Rains claim 27 lives in 3 western Maharashtra districts

At least 27 people have died in rain-related incidents in Solapur, Sangli and Pune districts of Western Maharashtra, officials said on Thursday. IMAGE: A bus moves through waterlogged......

In jolt to Pawar, govt stops dam water diversion to Baramati

The Maharashtra government has decided to stop diversion of water from a dam to Pune's Baramati area, the bastion of Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar, and move the......

2G scam: ED questions Nira Radia for 7 hours

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday questioned corporate lobbyist Nira Radia for about seven hours regarding financial transactions and shareholding patterns of her firms as part of its probe......

'Cash for Vote' sting rocks TN assembly, Stalin detained

Waving currency notes, opposition Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MLAs led by M K Stalin on Wednesday staged noisy protests in the Tamil Nadu assembly after their demand for a debate on......

Cracking your iPhone, piercing your privacy

Sadly, governments and their agencies can’t be trusted to use private data, or decryption methods responsibly, says Devangshu Dutta. What happens when an irresistible force meets......

Your WhatsApp messages are encrypted but are they safe?

Apart from physical access to handsets, metadata and backups are two common ways in which private communications can be broken, says Devangshu Datta. *IMAGE: WhatsApp messages are encrypted......

What makes Ratan Tata regret

Tata group Chairman Ratan Tata says he has not been able to make the conglomerate a 'truly open, flat, transparent organisation'. "Perhaps internally, I have not been able to create the truly......

Why Ratan Tata remains the king of India's corporate world

Even after his retirement, Tata leads a super-active life as head of the Tata trusts and with his investments in many start-ups, apart from pursuing his other passions such as flying, says Shyamal......

Jubilant acquires DRAXIS for $225 mn

Leading contract drug maker Jubilant Organosys on Friday announced the acquisition of Canadian speciality drug company DRAXIS Health for $255 million (around Rs 1020 crore). The board of DRAXIS......

Tatas buy 7.5% in SpiceJet

In its first investment in the aviation sector, the Tata group has picked up a 7.5 per cent stake in Delhi-based budget carrier SpiceJet for less than Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion). The stake is......

'Shyam Had The Answer To Every 'Why' Under The Sun'

'I find his sense of history astounding, not just history of film, but of life in general.'Another fascinating excerpt from Sangeeta Datta's book Shyam Benegal. PART I: 'Smita Didn't Want Anything......

Paying Homage To Shyam Babu

Actors, directors and admirers mourned legendary filmmaker Shyam Benegal who passed into the ages on December 23 at the age of 90 at the Y B Chavan centre in south Mumbai on Saturday evening.......

'Shyambabu Made You Work Hard But...'

'Each of us will have a beautiful story about him because he went beyond work and touched our lives. That's a rarity in this industry.' IMAGE: Divya Dutta with Shyam Benegal. Photograph: Kind......

'He was always very indulgent towards me, a bit like a father to a wayward son'

'Satyadev Dubey left without writing the dialogues for the end of Mandi. So there would be brainstorming sessions before every scene.' 'One particular scene needed a dramatic opening line and no......

Shyam Benegal, Movie Legend, Dies At 90

'If there is one thing Shyam Benegal expressed best: It was the Poetry of the ordinary face and ordinary lives.' Photograph: Rediff Archives Shyam Benegal, who heralded the Indian parallel cinema......

Silly Point: Watch out for pink-haired demolisher!

Manu Shankar and Abhishek Mande cheer for Ireland and look forward to the India-Ireland match. How has the England-Ireland match changed the rules of the India-Ireland game this......

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