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Siddaramaiah leads protest in Delhi against Centre's 'injustice'

Top Congress leaders from Karnataka led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday held a protest in Delhi against the Centre over alleged injustice to the southern state in devolution of taxes,......

'Sam Loved Chhole Bature'

'I am grateful that this film has happened, it makes me so proud of the country and of the Indian Army.'Brandy Batliwala, Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw's eldest grandchild, on the man behind the......

Maha govt demands probe in 'AU' twist in Sushant Rajput case

Members of the ruling coalition in Maharashtra staged a demonstration in the legislature complex in Nagpur on Thursday and demanded an inquiry into Lok Sabha member Rahul Shewale's claim of several......

The art of fine dining

'A hangover of the Raj, there's no one quite like the desi butler who knows the order in which a meal must be served, and will not be distracted from his watch by modern memsahibs and their......

Who did you vote for? Why?

In the crazily complex cauldron that is India, where caste, community, class and cash are just the primary ingredients, no one has yet come up with a fool-proof method to ascertain how voters make......

Microcredit: A billion bootstraps

Microenterprises are small-scale versions of the same types of businesses found in developed countries. Twenty hens and a coop constructed from scrap material become a poultry enterprise. A produce......

Indian art market valued at $350 million

So much has happened in Indian art in the last four years. Values have changed completely; Indian art has been noticed globally. It is said that there is a $350 million-art market now in India,......

Saudi Vellakka: Every Face Counts

I thought Saudi Vellakka a glancing, loving depiction of the judicial system as a pageantry filled with performers trying to do right by everyone, do everything by the book, and failing despite......

'Heroines flocked to him, but...'

'... their love was jinxed.''His celluloid path to his partner's heart was seldom smooth; it had to contend with greedy relatives and indecisive sweethearts, who were more ready to sacrifice than......

Review: Newton isn't a movie of answers, but tough questions

While filled with startling insights and questions, and buoyed by terrific performances throughout, Newton suffers from a lack of end-to-end clarity.It is a near-great film, but one that for some......

Remembering Rahim Murga

A July afternoon. Crawford market. The chicken bazaar. We walk in, camera in hand, and get instantly recognised by the chicken-choppers as the couple of upstarts that have come and shot 'halaal'......

Hockey World Cup: India's long wait for medal continues

German resilience triumphs in high-quality World Cup IMAGE: This was India's fifth worst placing in all the 15th editions of the World Cup the country has participated in. Photograph: Hockey......

WC Preview: France out to end Messi's World Cup dreams

'Lots of teams who went on to be champions started poorly and then recovered and moved on' IMAGE: Argentina's Lionel Messi during training. Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters After......

WADA is just 'fox guarding hen house'

Speaking to Reuters during a WADA meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tygart said as long as sports bodies were represented on WADA, the anti-doping organisation could not deliver on its promise to......

Ferrari prefer Vettel to Hamilton

Triple Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel would be Ferrari's first choice should they ever need to replace Fernando Alonso, president Luca di Montezemolo said. The Red Bull driver has been......

Massa stays at Ferrari for 2013

Felipe Massa will stay at Ferrari for the 2013 season in an unchanged lineup with Fernando Alonso, the Italian Formula One team said in a statement on Tuesday. The Brazilian has struggled for form......

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