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No Gandhis in Amethi fray for first time in 25 years

The last time a non-Gandhi was in the fray from the constituency was in 1998, when Satish Sharma, a close aide of Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, contested the polls but lost to the BJP's Sanjaya......

The Most FANTASTIC Pix You Will See!

The World Photography Organisation has revealed the winners for the Sony World Photography Awards 2024. Here are the winning entries: A Colourful Dream by Bibek Kunwar I took this in a felt......

Parliament breach: Retired DSP's techie son held from Karnataka

The Delhi police have taken into custody a youth from Bagalkote in Karnataka and questioned another man from Mysuru in connection with the security breach in Parliament, official sources said on......

MP man shoots dead 2 persons after argument over pet dogs

A man and his brother-in-law were killed and six others, including a pregnant woman, were injured when a person who works as a bank security guard opened fire on them from his double-barrel gun......

Taliban Bans Beauty Salons

Ahead of the second anniversary of its grabbing power in Afghanistan, the Taliban has banned women's beauty salons in the country. Beauty salons were where Afghan women -- who were forced out of......

Emami has built itself through acquisition, but...

Two young men jostle in a rickshaw as it clatters along a narrow, bustling lane of North Kolkata, each with a leg dangling over the side of the vehicle, a bulging sack of cosmetics nestled between......

Kinetic Luna back after 2 decades, in e-avatar

Kinetic on Wednesday relaunched the iconic two-wheeler Luna in an electric avatar, addressing the demand for affordable electric vehicles (EVs), more than two decades after its initial......

Shoppers need not stop: Dynamics of in-store payments is being rewritten

In March this year, Worldline India launched Vabox (Voice Alert Box): merchants will now get instant audio alerts on the settlement of UPI (Unified Payments Interface) payments via QR codes in......

Lakme turns 70: Secret behind the age-defying glow

Lakme, India’s first make-up and beauty brand, turned 70 this year and is also present in Hindustan Unilever’s club of brands with a turnover of over Rs 1,000 crore. Over the past......

Urban Company tries to soothe frayed nerves of women partners

Women partners on the platform protested demanding better layouts and safer work conditions; firm responds by cutting the commissions it charges on beauty products. Urban Company, the home......

The Most Memorable Goodbye Turns 50

'Garm Hava understands that the scorching, hate-filled, doubt-filled affair between Hindus and Muslims is our national love affair.' Sreehari Nair revisits M S Sathyu's classic film, featuring the......

Sunny Goes All Pink!

Mumbai's heavy rains didn't keep film folk from going about their day. Here's how they spent their Tuesday. Sunny Leone goes all pink as she promotes her show, MTV Splitsvilla X5. Bhumi......

Maamla Legal Hai Review: A Gem!

Another season of these legal antics would be welcome, applauds Deepa Gahlot. The legal system in India is mostly a farce, so it is just waiting to be turned into a comedy or satire. The......

Priscilla to Poor Things On OTT This Week

There's a spate of book-to-screen adaptations dominating OTT streaming this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations. PriscillaWhere to watch? MubiLanguage: English Sofia Coppola's......

Killer Soup Review: Manoj, Konkona Are Star Ingredients, But...

Killer Soup's plots grow too convoluted and the strain of keeping the momentum going shows when its shrewd and surreal visuals lose steam, observes Sukanya Verma. Against the stillness of lush......

Talash slips Taliban's shackles to break-dance at Olympics

Then 18, Talash crossed the border into Pakistan after Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 before settling in Spain as a refugee the following year. The International Olympics Committee......

Irfan Pathan's Make-Up Man Drowns In West Indies

IMAGE: Irfan Pathan with Faiyaz Ansari. Photograph: Faiyaz Ansari/Instagram Irfan Pathan's personal make-up artist Faiyaz Ansari died after drowning in a swimming pool in the West Indies,......

From IPL glam to Mumbai slums: Justin Langer's journey

Photograph: BCCI Lucknow Super Giants head coach Justin Langer has revealed that he was left humbled during this year's IPL after visiting his team's physiotherapist Rajesh Chandrashekhar's......

Nadal would've 'probably not' played any other Slam with injury

IMAGE: Rafael Nadal poses with the Musketeers trophy after winning his 14th Roland Garros Grand Chelem tournament on Alexander the 3rd bridge in Paris, France, on Monday. Photograph: Aurelien......

How 5-yr-old internet sensation trained with Tendulkar

IMAGE: Shahid with Sachin Tendulkar after training. Photograph: SK Shahid/Twitter A practice video that his parents uploaded on social media led to a life-changing experience for five-year-old S K......

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