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For 2nd year, Thrissur Pooram to be held without people's participation

Kerala's iconic Thrissur Pooram, considered as the festival of festivals in the state, will be held this week without people's participation, considering the surge in Covid-19 cases in the southern......

Kerala cancels grand elephant festival Thrissur Pooram

The annual Thrissur Pooram, billed as the mother of all temple festivals in Kerala, will not be held this year in the wake of the nationwide lockdown, the Kerala government said on......

Some countries exporting terror amid Covid: India at UN

The COVID-19 pandemic has not prevented some countries from supporting cross-border terrorism and spreading religious hatred, India has said at the United Nations, in an apparent reference to......

'Maharaja of Travancore was a living saint'

'What a saint he was. What a godly person he was.' IMAGE: Sree Chithira Thirunal, the last Maharaja of Travancore. All photographs: Kind courtesy History Liberated: The Sree Chithra Saga/Konark......

The king who shunned glamour

'Simplicity was very much a hallmark of the Kerala lifestyle those days.' IMAGE: The last maharaja of Travancore as the chief scout. All photographs: Kind courtesy History Liberated: The Sree......

In Kerala, chit funds are Rs 700-billion strong

From modest beginnings in Thrissur in the 1800s to provide loans to traders and merchants to tide over financial problems, chits funds or kuri companies have grown by leaps and bounds in Kerala,......

2 NRI entrepreneurs win UK awards

NRI entrepreneurs Moni Varma, founder of the Veetee brand basmati rice and Rami Ranger, founder-chairman of Sun Oil Ltd, have won the Asian of the Year and Asian Leadership in Europe Awards for......

Calamitous confessions

In the hamlet of Garagaparru, about eight hours' drive towards the Bay of Bengal from the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, a farmer washes his water buffaloes in a muddy canal near a bridge. One......

When Shatru Shaved Off His Moochi

IMAGE: Shatrughan Sinha in Rakht Charitra. Ram Gopal Varma's Rakht Charitra released on October 22, 2010. It was the first and last film for which Shatrughan Sinha was persuaded to shave off his......

Political Movies Surge before Lok Sabha Polls

'Elections and audience interest in specific movies are often independent factors.' IMAGE: Randeep Hooda as Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in Swatantrya Veer Savarkar. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Will These South Movies Be Blockbusters?

2023 was not a great year for southern movies trying to make a mark on a pan India level. The only film that managed some sort of business was Prabhas' Salaar. Will these 2024 releases -- bookended......

30 RD Burman Gems You May Not Have Heard

Rahul Dev Burman made enough music to last a million lifetimes. As it happens in the case of every prolific artist, some of his work received more love than others. When one thinks of RD classics,......

90 UNFORGETTABLE Asha Bhosle Songs

Sukanya Verma celebrates the singing legend who turns 90 on September 8. IMAGE: Asha Bhosle in Mumbai, August 9, 2023. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Her voice reminds me of tiramisu.......

Ramu wins Bangalore marathon

Services' runner K C Ramu stole the lime-light by winning the men's full marathon title leaving behind the fancied Ethiopians in the inaugural Bangalore International Marathon on Sunday.Ramu from......

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