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BJD fields 33% women candidates, 38% turncoats in LS polls

The Biju Janata Dalhas fielded 33 percent women candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in the state. IMAGE: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik during the distribution of the Biju......

Schools reopen in Manipur after more than 2 months

After remaining shut for over a couple of months because of ethnic clashes, schools reopened across Manipur on Wednesday. IMAGE: Women holding placards in violence-hit Manipur.......

How Floyd Cardoz redefined Indian cuisine

A month ago, on March 25, Floyd Cardoz, chef extraordinaire, passed into the ages, a victim of coronavirus.Ranjita Ganesan remembers the culinary genius. Photograph: Kind courtesy Floyd......

Has anyone seen Mumbai as Sudhir Patwardhan has?

It is impossible for Mumbaikars not to glimpse themselves or someone they know in Sudhir Patwardhan's paintings, notes Ranjita Ganesan. In Sudhir Patwardhan's Paying the Bill (2005), a woman......

Journalist sentenced to 1 yr in detention for comments on Manipur govt

A journalist, who had criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party-led governments at the Centre and in Manipur on social media, has been sentenced to one year in detention by a local court, according to......

How 'working in office' will never be the same again

Fear of the disease has affected the way employees commute, the number of coffee breaks they take, and even their conversations with colleagues. Does a restricted environment affect the spirit of......

She's taking the fight to the tobacco companies

'Imagine the message it sends to people. They will think tobacco cannot be a killer because LIC is investing in it.''The so-called rakshak (protector) has become a bhakshak (destroyer).'Ranjita......

'The need for a no-fly list is critical'

'The DGCA may require airlines to install CCTV cameras on all flights and retain the footage in case of unruly behaviour.''Else, it would be left to individual interpretation of the involved......

What happens in a Mumbai high-flyers club...

Ranjita Ganesan visits The Indus Club, which is not just another old boys' club. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Groucho Marx, the Hollywood comedian, quipped famously that he did not want......

Indians may spend Rs 250 billion on Diwali shopping

A buoyant economic mood and tempting discounts, both online and offline, are fuelling a shopping frenzy this Diwali, discovers Dhruv Munjal. Rajiv Suri refuses to call himself much of a shopper.......

How KBC is now shot

'We are very protective of him.''People can't go close to him and take pictures like before.'Ranjita Ganesan reports. Youthful elbow bumps have replaced the old hugs and handshakes as the chosen......

Why you want to cheer for this Delhi cop

Despite the Delhi police's tarnished reputation in recent months, viewers find themselves rooting for Inspector Hathiram Chaudhary because he displays both vulnerability and remorse, observes......

Bong Joon Ho: Master of Unsubtle Symbolism

Only Bong Joon Ho -- whose film Parasite won the Oscars for Best Film, Best Director, Best International Feature -- knows how to work with a heavy hand and still get respectable results, says......

Why film-makers like barbershops

'For the film-maker, as for the photographer, barbershops with their many moments of interest -- wall-to-wall mirrors, shiny accoutrements, beaded curtains -- provide ample scope for mis-en-scene,'......

Raj Kapoor and Bollywood find a place in Iranian hearts

Indian films, and Raj Kapoor in particular, have a special place in Iranian cinephilia or cinemadoosti, Ranjita Ganesan discovers on a visit to Iran. IMAGE: Raj Kapoor in Shree 420. A Party in......

Former Mumbai player Ranjita Rane dies after battling cancer

IMAGE: Another cricketer Prabhubhai Parmar, who had represented Saurashtra in domestic cricket, died due to COVID-19 on Tuesday. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images Former Mumbai player and......

The 12-year-old goalie who will represent India in Russia

Sujal Kahar is all set to represent India at the Football for Friendship tournament in Russia.Ranjita Ganesan meets the energetic goalie. It is summer holidays at the Educo Saibaba Path Mumbai......

Ravi Shastri, Indian Cricket's Mr Indispensable

'In the merry-go-round of Indian cricket, amid abhorrent match-fixing scandals and incessant politicking, Ravi Shastri is a multifaceted personality who, when called upon, can don any hat with......

Player doesn't regret allegations against Kaushik

She is fed up with the controversy and wants an end to it but hockey player T S Ranjitha Devi, who sensationally accused former coach M K Kaushik of sexual harassment last year, continues to stand......

Hock: 34 probables for Women's Champions Challenge

Hockey India on Thursday selected 34 probables for the seventh FIH Women's Champions Challenge I tournament at Dublin, Ireland after a two-day selection trials at the Major Dhyan Chand National......

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