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Hamlet chosen Shakespeare's best play

Hamlet has been voted Shakespeare's finest play in a poll conducted by the Royal Shakespeare Company among its actors and actresses.The play beat King Lear into second place and Antony and......

Why Mamatadi must own up Saradha responsibility

Insensitive utterances like 'Whatever lost is lost' (as Mamata Banerjee was heard telling the media) or 'The government did not ask these people to put their money in Saradha' (as stated by one of......

Was Bard's 'Dark Lady' a prostitute named Lucy Negro?

The Dark Lady who inspired some of William Shakespeare's romantic sonnets may have had a rather unladylike profession, as experts suggest that she may have been a notorious prostitute called 'Lucy......

What a monster Steve Jobs could be!

Are the great always good? Few of his associates would use the adjective 'good' for Steve Jobs. The circuitry and the code that runs an individual is more complex than that which runs a computer.......

Scintillating parade marks 62nd Republic Day

Colourful tableaux depicting the myriad hues of country's diversity, a vibrant performance by students and armed forces in full battle regalia -- the Republic Day parade on Wednesday had......

B-school grads dump PSUs, eye big pay in pvt firms

Public sector undertakings, which helped business schools ensure good placements in the last two years, are getting a raw treatment this year. PSUs say with the economy back on track, the......

Still no clearnace for Posco project

Orissa's mega steel project Posco has slipped into a situation of Shakespeare's 'To be, or not to be' with the Union environment minister putting a halt to forest clearance.Though Chief Minister......

India's infrastructure: What needs to be done

It is time infrastructure managers started adopting the best practices in project execution, says Vinayak Chatterjee.For the last two decades, the Indian manufacturing sector has strived, and......

Global brands in India Inc's kitty

India Inc's love for global brands has got bigger and better over the years...Making strong inroads in the global acquisition arena, Indian companies have won many big ticket deals and......

Want to invest? Build a savings cushion first

Under normal circumstances you should not seriously consider investing, and certainly not in the stock market, unless you satisfy at least one of the three following conditions:You have at least......

Review: 10 ml Love is silly but sweet

Raja Sen feels 10 Ml Love has enough to offer for a good time.Things only start warming up with the cuckold. 10 Ml Love, a modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream set......

From Satyajit to Shakespeare, Soumitra still rules

So belatedly are national honours conferred in our country that it is rare to see a Dadasaheb Phalke awardee still in action. Soumitra Chatterjee -Satyajit Ray's actor-muse, longtime doyen of......

'It is very difficult to do Shakespeare in Gujarati'

Shakespeare in Gujarati, to be performed at the Globe Theatre in London where most of the Bard's plays were staged some 400 years ago, is not a midsummer night's dream, but a fact. Mumbai-based......

Rahman's biography launched

The story of music maestro A R Rahman's life the official version was out this week, released at one of those functions where celebrities cluster like moths about a particularly bright lamp.It was......

A dancer with Olympic dreams!

Pooja Kanwal is fast becoming a rising star on television. Her show Palampur Express, a daily show on Sony Entertainment Television, is becoming quite popular, thanks to its unique story of a......

Income Tax raids on offices of IPL franchisees

In nation-wide raids on Wednesday, Income Tax sleuths swooped down on offices of Indian Premier League franchisees Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings, Deccan Chargers and Kings XI, and......

'On form pick Yuvi ahead of Sourav'

In the first of a series of weekly chats on cricket, Prem Panicker appeared on the rediff Chat at 1300 EDT/1000 PDT. Following is a transcript of the chat.Also see Prem's blog:......

Happy, yet disappointed

The 'enemy' camp is not really hostile.As the Indian batsmen succumbed one by one to the pace and control of Australia's bowlers in the post-lunch session, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation......

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QNA

Q. name the two plays performed in Hindi and Gujarati in the Royal Shakespeare Company's World Shakespeare Festival that saw 37 plays performed in 37 different languages as part of his birthday celebrations ?
Stalin: A. more

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Q. Why is Entertainment necessary. How do you think life would be in the absence of it?
Stalin: A. Hi , Entertainment is the way to rejoice.After a whole day\'s hard work, people wish for some leisure activities to relax their mind and body. It...... more

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Q. celebrity riddle - Who was voted to play Romeo in the survey conducted by The Royal Shakespeare Company against Keira Knightley who was voted to play Juliet?
Anu: A. James Masters more

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Q. What is the meaning of - IRONY ?What are three types of IRONY ?
Seema Arora: A. Irony is defined as the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; a statement or situation where the meaning is contradicted by...... more

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Elderly are Not Acting Their Age in Japan

Many elderly people in Japan still act like they are in the prime of their youth. When amateur actress Etsuko Shigemoto walks out in front of a... ...

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A really serious playwright

Late last year, after spending six months on numerous drafts and rewrites, Girish Karnad's new play in Kannada, Benda Kalu on Toast, was ready. The... ...

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The TimeOut Mint Planner, 17 May 2013

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