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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......

Will Miss World Raise Telangana's Profile?

Many states are realising that hosting mega events puts the spotlight on them and raises their profile. IMAGE: Miss World 2024 Krystyna Pyszkova speaks at the Miss World press conference in......

Maha Kumbh ends with 65 cr attendees, controversies, politics

The Maha Kumbh, billed to be the world's largest gathering, ends on Wednesday as it began 45 days ago, with lakhs of devotees surging towards the waters of the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganga,......

Symbolic fast in Bengal for junior docs as hunger strike enters Day 9

The hunger strike by junior doctors of West Bengal to press for their demands following the RG Kar hospital incident entered the ninth day on Sunday, when people are holding a "symbolic fast" at......

SEE: Ayodhya Ram Mandir, with Donald Trump in New York

People in large numbers participated in the India Day Parade held in New York, United States. IMAGE: A float depicting Ram Temple of Ayodhya is seen during the annual India Day Parade in......

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:......

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......

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......

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......

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......

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......

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......

Why Court is a solid choice for the Oscars

'Good luck, Chaitanya Tamhane. May the jury system prove better for you than the bench trial did for your protagonist.' Raja Sen on Court, India's entry for the 2016 Oscars. Were Twitter to be......

Khelo India Brings First-Ever Water Sports to Kashmir

IMAGE: Srinagar’s Dal Lake to host India’s first Khelo Water Sports. Photograph and video: J&K Sports Council/Instagram The first-ever Khelo India Water Sports Festival is all set to reveal......

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......

Brazil catches World Cup fever at Carnival

Brazil officially kicked off World Cup fever on Sunday in Carnival frenzy, unveiling the national soccer team's new away jersey at one of the biggest street parties on the planet. With the World......

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......

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......