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A Rogue Wave Rising In The North

While people voted in a fifth round that will set the tone as this election rounds into the straight, and while Modi on the stump chews the cud of personal grievances and hackneyed promises that......

How To Prevent Terror On The High Seas

The world needs to wake up to this new dimension of war at sea and be prepared to face the 'unknown enemy' who have the advantage of attacking at their choice of location and time, cautions......

Farmers to intensify anti-govt protest, to continue stir during LS polls

Thousands of farmers on Thursday participated in the "Kisan Mazdoor Mahapanchayat" at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan where a resolution was passed to intensify the protest against the Centre's policies......

The Woes Of Wayanad Continue

Away from the distraction of its new high-profile politics, Wayanad's worries seemed very down to earth, discovers Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on......

India battling climate change and it is getting worse, warn experts

The experts said that climate change is not only raising temperatures and making India's heatwaves hotter, but also changing weather patterns that further drive dangerous weather extremes. IMAGE:......

4 mn garments. 300 stores. Rs 6.8 bn. The Anita Dongre story

'Fashion changes fast and if you are not keeping up you're getting left behind,' design diva Anita Dongre tells Pavan Lall. IMAGE: At the lounge in her office Photograph: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com......

Kodiaq, Skoda's 1st 7-seater SUV, hits Indian roads

Skoda's latest offering will compete with the likes of Toyota Fortuner, Ford Endeavour and Isuzu MU-X as well as Volkswagen Tigua. Photographs: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com. The Kodiaq is......

Tata Nexon is a crossover in the true sense

At an expected price tag of Rs 600,000 to Rs 900,000, it does spell trouble for the contenders in the sub-4-metre SUV space. The Tata Nexon is the latest entrant in the highly popular sub-compact......

The dancing legends wowing India

Bharata Natyam legends Shanta and V P Dhananjayan discover they are a national sentation after their Vodafone ads.Nikita Puri encounters a couple who believe in breaking moulds. IMAGE: Shanta and......

2nd innings: Yuvraj Singh bats for startups

Yuvraj Singh has set aside Rs 50 crore (Rs 500 million) to fund startups. Dhruv Munjal finds out how the cricketer became an angel investorIn early April last year, Yuvraj Singh strode out to......

Navratri: Bollywood Says Yay To Yellow

And the fourth and fabulous shade on the Navratri colour time table after orange, white, red and royal blue is... The colour of joy -- bright, bouncy and jolly yellow. Sukanya Verma notes its nine......

A Beginner's Guide To K-Drama

It's addictive. It's entertaining. It's gorgeous. Once bitten by the K-drama bug, there's no going back. A binge worthy mix of style and substance, South Korea's small-screen wave, which hit......

Jubilee Review: Amazing Winner!

Jubilee's irresistible celebration of cinema and all its good, bad, ugly ways lives up to its title, applauds Sukanya Verma. Cinema's indelible quality can make memories made on screen memories of......

When Bollywood Played Holi With Titles

Bollywood has a vibrant equation with Holi. But the love for the Festival of Colours is not restricted to just songs and moments in the movies. The various hues of colours are used in film titles......

The Best Vishal Bhardwaj Movie? VOTE!

Versatile not just in thought but talent too, Vishal Bhardwaj's prowess at composing melodies, singing sublime tunes, writing scripts along with masterful direction makes him one of the most......

Tottenham sign off from the Lane in a blaze of glory

It is their best finish for 54 years, since the glory days of the 1960s when the club was setting new standards in English football under Bill Nicholson. IMAGE: Tottenham's players celebrate after......

PHOTOS: Sun shines on City's victory parade

Even the sun shone for Manchester City as the Premier League champions celebrated their long-awaited and dramatic title win with a euphoric victory parade on Monday.Twelve months ago Manchester......

Spotted: Mahesh Bhupathi and Sitaram Sudarwa at the US Open

Reader Radhakrishna Gowrishankara spotted Mahesh Bhupathi and Sitaram Sudarwa at the US Open. 'I am Radhakrishna and work in Boston. Had gone to see the US Open with my wife Ramya Gopalakrishnan.......

Spotted: Bhajji and Dhoni at Mumbai airport

Reader Puranmal Agarwal sent us this photograph from the Mumbai airport. 'I met Dhoni and Bhajji at the Mumbai airport an hour ago today,' writes Puran. Thank you, Puran, for sharing this......

The best footballer ever: Pele or Maradona?

It seems Diego Maradona can never stop entertaining. If it was his sublime skills on the soccer field that amazed millions worldwide during his playing days, he stills attracts a lot of attention......

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