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Electoral bonds: Firm that built Zojila tunnel is 2nd-largest donor

Megha Engineering and Infrastructure, the little-known Hyderabad-based firm that in recent years won the prestigious Zojila tunnel deal among other projects, forayed into city gas and acquired a......

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......

Freebies, pre-poll guarantees galore as BJP, Congress woo MP voters

A fierce competition among parties to offer freebies and guarantees, a scramble for tribal, OBC, women votes and a touch of Hindutva -- all have combined to make the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls a......

For Yamuna displaced persons, future remains tense

Puja Devi (47) visited the area along the Yamuna river multiple times in the past 15 days in the hope that the water that inundated her home will have receded. IMAGE: A view of the old bridge over......

'I can't believe I survived that nightmare'

'The buildings all around had caved in or were damaged. The trees were all uprooted. Things were very scary.' IMAGE: Ruslaan Mumtaz in Manali, with the raging Beas behind him. Photographs: Kind......

Chennai witnessing one of the worst droughts in over 70 years

Lush agricultural lands have turned parch as groundwater levels deplete to new lows, and wells and water reservoirs go dry.While the administration points to deficient rainfall as a reason, experts......

Goa dreams: Why HNIs are moving into beach paradise

With organic kitchen gardens, Goa’s luxury holiday homes are raising the bar. The ease of reaching the destination, the mix of party culture and quietude are some of the reasons why......

More Indians get on board cruise tourism

On an average, booking cruise holidays overseas witness 40% growth rate Indians are slowly warming up to cruise tourism, particularly in outbound circuits. Back home, the government is gearing up......

Look How The Bollywood Saas Has Changed!

Homi Adajania jumps on the OTT bandwagon with the Web series, Saas Bahu Aur Flamingo. It stars Adajania regular Dimple Kapadia as a badass matriarch running a drug cartel in the guise of a herbs......

'My parents don't know I am famous'

'They (my parents) have no inkling that people across the country know me now.''Recently, a fan turned up at my parents' home with gifts for them and my annoyed father called to ask me why I had......

The BEST Indian Films of 2021

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021. Aseem's Best International Films of 2021 In the second year of the pandemic when movie theatres remained closed for an extended period of......

10 Films that Amazed Me at Cannes

The 74th Cannes Film Festival ended with the jury -- headed by Spike Lee -- handing out awards to a number of international films from France, Iran, Finland, Israel, Norway, Japan and the US. But......

'Covid loves me so much, it has come back again'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Babul Supriyo/Instagram Politician-singer Babul Supriyo is currently quarantined in Kolkata after contracting COVID for the second time. The first time Babul......

All you must know about second Ashes Test

Factbox on the second Test match between Australia and England, which starts on Saturday: IMAGE: All eyes on the Adelaide Oval for the second Ashes Test match. Photograph: CA/Twitter WHERE? ......

Is India ready for a Poker Sports League?

Come May, the Deltin Royale, which boasts of the country's largest poker room, will play host to India's first Poker Sports League, reports Veenu Sandhu. IMAGE: Season 1 final of the Poker Sports......

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