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The Garbage Collector Whose Book Is Taught At Uni

'Not even in my wildest dreams did I think I would write a book one day.' IMAGE: S Dhanuja Kumari while collecting garbage. All photographs: Kind courtesy Dhanuja Kumari S Dhanuja Kumari's......

99-yr-old war veteran in UK raises 13 mn with garden walk

A 99-year-old army veteran, who served in India during World War II, on Thursday completed a new mission of 100 laps around his garden to raise over £13 million (Rs 124 crore) for the United......

Shivaji's slaying of Afzal Khan: Who struck first?

An illuminating excerpt from T C A Raghavan's History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh And Their Quest For India's Past. IMAGE: An early 20th century painting by Sawlaram......

Sheena Bora Trial: The Very Co-operative Witness

Devulkar had a certain abnormal vagueness about him that was unreal and defied belief.That came across in both his slightly too easy-going, extra-cooperative manner and the ragged nature of his......

Babri Masjid demolition: 'I was there'

A generation has passed and the demolition appears to be a story of an era gone by, says Sharat Pradhan, who shares his experience as a witness in court in the Babri Masjid demolition......

What money managers expect in 2007

Seven stock market experts discuss the prospects for Indian stocks in the annual roundtable organised by Capitalideasonline.com. Ramesh Damani: To start the discussion we turn to the king of the......

Cooking up a feast

It was a king-sized banquet that made it to the Guinness Book of Records. The giant cooking pots were filled with 1,250 kg of basmati rice, 550 litres of oil and the meat from 100 sheep.The result......

I was never ambitious: Nandan Nilekani

Infosys Technologies's upbeat guidance for FY05 has made analysts sit up and take notice. In an interview with The Smart Investor, Nandan Nilekani, chief executive and managing director of Infosys......

The Magical World Of Muzaffar Ali

'I somehow felt that Muzaffar Ali was in Aligarh to feel the pulse of the Muslim youth, especially in the darker and harsher times that India is passing through,' notes Mohammad Sajjad. IMAGE:......

16 shows to watch during the lockdown

Nikita Puri lists the best shows and films to watch online as you ace social distancing. Be it videos of penguins being taken for walks around the zoo or cats playing games with their humans, the......

Meet the man behind India's EPIC hit Baahubali

'My father thinks I'm not ambitious and too slow. He wants me to work in Hindi films with big superstars.' Meet Baahubali director, SS Rajamouli. Image: Prabhas in Baahubali Midway through......

'I haven't committed to any more romantic roles'

Nivin Pauly resigned from his cozy job as a software engineer at Infosys to pursue a "more creative" career in the world of movies. His debut film, Vineeth Sreenivasan's Malarvady Arts Club made......

Farah has India's biggest star for a friend!

Tell Farah Khan she is yet another woman joining the brigade of female filmmakers in India and pat comes the reply: "I am very different from them all. Women directors in India have mostly made......

'Modi running around saying he has been offered 2036 Games'

IMAGE: Manu Bhaker and P R Sreejesh -- India's flag-bearers at the Paris Olympic Games closing ceremony on Sunday. Photograph: P R Sreejesh/Instagram Against all odds, the Paris Olympics have......

Paris Opening: Of Lady Gaga, cabaret and a mystery torchbearer

IMAGE: Lady Gaga performs during the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony, on Friday. Photograph: Amanda Perobelli/Reuters Lady Gaga sang a French cabaret song near Notre-Dame cathedral, a giant......

Veteran Ghosal calls time from professional squash

Will continue to play for India in multi disciplinary events IMAGE: Saurav Ghosal remains the only Indian to reach the world's top 10, achieving the career-high ranking in April 2019 and spending......

Hamilton prouder of equality push than seventh F1 title

IMAGE: Lewis Hamilton also called for more women in motorsport after the all-female W Series announced on Thursday it will be supporting Formula One at eight grands prix next season. Photograph:......

Anderson has set the bar like Tendulkar: McGrath

'When he's swinging that ball, both ways, in control, there's no one better.' IMAGE: James Anderson, playing in his 156th match, became the first seamer to capture 600 wickets in Test cricket.......

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