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'Whether You Win Or Lose In War...'

'...It is important for you to take a stand.''It is a sin to remain silent when the basic structure of the Constitution is being attacked.' IMAGE: Arrested Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's......

Greatest Sin In Indian Politics Is Overconfidence

The BJP will enter this election, as it does every election, as if it is fighting to prevent a 2004-style defeat. This is a party that wins big because it always behaves as if its back is to the......

Caste Is Missing In Prohibition Debates

The point made by sociologist M N Srinivas, that it represented a Sanskritic act that was linked to caste, is never raised in Indian debates and the disapproval of drink is almost universal, notes......

UP Cong chief, party leaders pay obeisance at Ayodhya

Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai and other party leaders paid obeisance to Ram Lalla in Ayodhya after taking a holy dip in the Saryu river on Makar Sankranti festival on Monday. IMAGE: Uttar......

A Rainy Day Check-List for Chennaiites

If only you had thought ahead, you would have stocked snacks and biscuits, bread and cake, and vegetables suited for Amma or pondatti to make your favourite bajji and pakoda, observes N Sathiya......

Will the Tatas manage to get Air India soaring again?

The Tatas also have to decide whether to merge all the airlines in its portfolio or just leverage their synergies for the time being, and wait and watch. Surajeet Das Gupta reports. Nearly two......

Melas, rallies and the problem of unemployment

If everyone had decent meaningful jobs, the rally maidans would be largely empty and, save for the Akhara babas and curious foreigners and the devout senior citizens, not very many would spare time......

It's a double whammy for liquor industry

The rush for prohibition and the Supreme Court’s decision to ban liquor sales within 500 metres from highways have hurt companies. IMAGE: At around 65,000 licensed liquor shops across the......

Bollywood's Famous Lost And Found Tales

Dramas woven around the theme of lost and found is a iconic trope in Hindi cinema. From melodrama to mockery (remember Amar and Prem's phony separated-at-Kumbh Mela reunion in a gag of Andaz Apna......

'This film is not a political snapshot of the country'

'The idea was to show the simultaneity and coexistence of life in the city.' IMAGE: Shaunak Sen, director of the award-winning documentary All That Breathes, photographed by Stephanie Cornfield.......

Abhay 3 Review

Pinch your nerves, and trust the ghoul -- blood will be spilled; women, children, and grouchy old men will be dismembered! observes Sreehari Nair. A critic who dedicates six or seven hours of his......

'War is a real estate business'

'I am against any kind of violence.' IMAGE: A Ukrainian soldier holds a Kalashnikov AK-12 captured from Russian troops in the Kyiv region, March 31, 2022. Photograph: Serhii Nuzhnenko/Reuters......

Can You Watch 384 Films In A Year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021. IMAGE: Aditya Rao Hydari and Konkona Sensharma in Ajeeb Daastaans. Year two of the pandemic was a challenge in so many......

Las Vegas GP: Verstappen races to record-extending win

IMAGE: Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters Red Bull's Max Verstappen sang "Viva Las Vegas" after racing to a record-extending 18th victory of......

'I'll never forget the year my dream came true': Messi pens emotional New Year tribute

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Lionel Messi/Instagram Argentina skipper Lionel Messi signed off for 2022 by hailing the year when he won the World Cup as one he ‘will never be able to......

Formula 1 to debut at iconic Las Vegas Strip

IMAGE: An ariel view of the famous Las Vegas strip. Photograph: Steve Marcus / Reuters Formula One will light up the Las Vegas night sky on a Saturday in November 2023 as the streets of......

Formula 1 to debut at iconic Las Vegas Strip

IMAGE: An ariel view of the famous Las Vegas strip. Photograph: Steve Marcus / Reuters Formula One will light up the Las Vegas night sky on a Saturday in November 2023 as the streets of......

Diego Maradona: The genius who saw heaven and hell

'In our collective imagination Diego Maradona represents a certain glorious past, he's a symbol of what we might have been.' IMAGE: Diego Maradona reacts after receiving a yellow card during the......

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'Whether You Win Or Lose In War...'

Greatest Sin In Indian Politics Is Overconfidence

Caste Is Missing In Prohibition Debates

UP Cong chief, party leaders pay obeisance at Ayodhya

A Rainy Day Check-List for Chennaiites

Will the Tatas manage to get Air India soaring again?

Melas, rallies and the problem of unemployment

It's a double whammy for liquor industry

Bollywood's Famous Lost And Found Tales

'This film is not a political snapshot of the country'

Abhay 3 Review

'War is a real estate business'

Can You Watch 384 Films In A Year?

Las Vegas GP: Verstappen races to record-extending win

'I'll never forget the year my dream came true': Messi pens emotional New Year tribute

Formula 1 to debut at iconic Las Vegas Strip

Formula 1 to debut at iconic Las Vegas Strip

Diego Maradona: The genius who saw heaven and hell

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