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'Centre can't abdicate its responsibility'

 'The Centre and state need to take a unified approach and take concerted action before this matter assumes menacing proportions because unemployment, the drug trade and the levels of frustration......

When Putin Took A Bath In Blood

 Glimpses of political satire floats at the Rosenmontag carnival parade in Duesseldorf, Germany.   IMAGE: Vladimir Putin takes a bath in blood. All photographs: Thilo Schmuelgen/Reuters  ......

BJP sees Modi's face in Kerala carnival effigy, organisers change image

 Organisers of the popular Cochin Carnival, a highly spirited annual gala fete being organised in this port city on the occasion of every new year, on Wednesday agreed to recreate the face of......

Christmas celebrated with fervour after 2 yrs of subdued festivities

 After two years of muted festivities due to COVID-19, crowds thronged churches across the country this Christmas on Sunday for special prayers as people celebrated the birth of Jesus Christ.......

Kolkata's Durga Puja gets Unesco's heritage tag, Bengal ecstatic

 Unesco on Wednesday accorded heritage status to Kolkata's Durga puja festival, bringing glory to the country, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lauding the move.......

How The Pandemic Affected Puja

 The estimated size of the Durga Puja economy could be about Rs 2.75 trillion in 2021 had there been no pandemic, points out Atanu Biswas. IMAGE: A restricted access Durga Puja pandal. Photograph:......

Cloud kitchens: The future of India's food biz

 The cloud kitchen market in India will hit $1.05 billion by 2023.Just 13% of the total market has been utilised so far.Veer Arjun Singh and Dhruv Munjal report. IMAGE: A waiter with a protective......

Durga Puja economy is worth Rs 1 lakh cr!

 If the Puja as a brand can be marketed more effectively outside Bengal, even overseas, it might do wonders for the economy, says Atanu Biswas. IMAGE: Maha Panchami Puja at the Sarbojanin Durga......

Ganpati, Durga, Lakshmi to the rescue of India Inc!

 Brands in India are finding newer, more innovative ways to engage with a wider audience during festivals. But they still have a long way to go before they match global campaigns. T E Narasimhan and......

Indians eye exotic destinations

 That there is a growing Indian populace with disposable income is well known. Disposable incomes have been growing for the last few years and people are using a growing part of it to travel. Your......

1001 Nunakal Review: When Confessions Go Wrong

 Though the lies hardly go beyond extramarital affairs and conception problems, they are laid out by arresting storytellers who raise the stakes while speaking in tongues not wiped clean to make......

Colour Blind Casting or Cultural Appropriation?

 'Acting, by definition, is a portrayal of a character other than oneself.''If every role is to be played only by someone answering to that precise description, most professional actors -- of all......

Why Lisa Ray quit Bollywood

 'I wasn't interested in shackling my freedom to a Bollywood actor.'A fascinating excerpt from Lisa Ray's memoir Close To The Bone. IMAGE: Lisa Ray and John Abraham in Water. I was still being......

Can Mumbai's landmark theatres survive?

 'If we keep losing such institutions, we will soon become a city and culture of short-term memory.''Nothing to remind us of the years gone by and eventually with nothing to remember.'Ranjita......

Review: Mirzapur is *not* a Gangster Drama...

 ...But a comedy about Class Wars. Sreehari Nair tells us why. IMAGE: Pankaj Tripathi, Rasika Duggal and Dibyendu Sharma in Mirzapur. There is a lot of gun toting, backstabbing, and killing in......

Asian Games: Colourful closing ceremony brings curtains down in Hangzhou

 IMAGE: Curtains dropped on another successful edition of the multi-nation extravaganza. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters The curtains were brought down on a memorable Asian Games with the......

T20 World Cup 2024: ICC shortlists seven venues in the Carribbean

 IMAGE: ICC named seven venues for next year’s T20 World Cup. Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters The ICC on Friday said seven venues in the Caribbean and three cities of USA will......

PHOTOS: Brazilian fans bring carnival to Moscow square

 IMAGE: Brazil soccer team fans sing and dance near the Bolshoi Theatre in central Moscow on Tuesday. Photograph: Tatyana Makeyeva/Reuters Around 300 Brazilian soccer fans took over a central......

PHOTOS: ISL 3 off to colourful, star-studded start

 IMAGE: Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan, cricket legend, Sachin Tendulkar, cricketer Mahender Singh Dhoni and actor and owner of North East United Football team John Abraham at inaugural ceremony......

Brazil fans ask: What now for women's football?

 IMAGE: Brazil’s Rafaelle, left, and Erika, right, console team-mate Marta after losing the game against Sweden. Photograph: Bruno Kelly /Reuters. Brazil's Olympic women's football team was......

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