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Modi conspired to instigate Hindus post Godhra: Zakia's lawyer

Zakia Jafri's lawyer on Friday alleged before a court in Ahemedabad that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi had conspired to instigate Vishwa Hindu Parishad workers and other members of......

Tribute to dad: A life spent fighting injustice

Aseem Chhabra pays tribute to his father Hari Sharan Chhabra, possibly India's foremost expert on Africa. Last week after a memorial service for my father, his younger sister and her husband sat......

Power, politics dazzle Obama's state dinner

Scores of Indian American politicians, administration officials, media personalities and activists were among the 320 guests at the first state dinner of the Barack Obama presidency in honour of......

The man who lived on a train

I decided to read Jaideep Varma's debut novel Local on, well, a Mumbai local. It seemed like a logical thing to do, considering the story lent itself to such an option. I managed to complete it......

'God have mercy on Mumbaikars'

Weasked readers about how they coped with the torrential rain in Mumbai and this is what the early responses said, verbatim:I was returning from Kalwa to my home in Prabhadevi by company bus. The......

Smartphone sales: Samsung leads in top 30 cities

The top 5 cities of India made up about 60 per cent of the online smartphone sales in India. Top 30 cities of the country made up for 51 per cent of the entire smartphone market in the fourth......

Apple's India test: How to gain volume and meet aspiration

For years, India has been a low priority for Apple as spending power is weaker than in China With only a tiny share of the world's fastest-growing major smartphone market, Apple Inc is stepping up......

Budget: What's cheaper, what's costlier?

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget in Parliament on Thursday. What has been the impact of this Budget on your daily life? Find out what's cheaper and what's costlier after the......

Information Technology: Light at the end of the tunnel

For the quarter ended September 2013, most Indian and offshore-centric IT services companies reported better-than-expected growth, led by the North American market, which accounted for about 60 per......

Proposals worth Rs 5,000 cr stuck in bureaucratic indecisiveness

Estimates suggest subsidy outgo on these proposals would be at least Rs 1,000 crore Despite the government’s keenness to promote electronic manufacturing, about Rs 5,000 crore (Rs 50 billion)......

Why can't we create a Big Bang Theory?

'Where are the funny writers on Indian television and OTT platforms?''Where are the sitcoms?' asks Vanita Kohli Khandekar. IMAGE: The The Big Bang Theory cast. It has been a lackadaisical summer......

'Pataal Lok is political'

'We wanted to explore the divisions in India -- be it class, caste, language, religion or gender.' IMAGE: Jaideep Ahlawat's performance as Inspector Hathiram Chaudhary in Paatal Lok is truly......

Hail the actors in Pataal Lok!

Paatal Lok is definitely a must watch show.The credit for its success goes to the writers who enthralled us with their unique characters, but also to the wonderful band of actors who grabbed the......

When Lovebirds Win...

Some winners of this year's Filmfare awards: Photograph: Kind courtesy Neetu Kapoor/Instagram Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor won the awards for Best Actress and Best Actor for Raazi and Sanju......

The Best Indian Films of 2018

Sreehari Nair picks his top 10 movies of 2018. There are no 'progressive' films on this list because, as I see it, for a film-maker with a good college education or a decent liberal arts education,......

Bowled over by Karachi crowds

Vishal Mavani had reason to fear.To wear an Indian flag when you're seated amongst 32,000 frenzied Pakistani fans in Pakistan isn't the smartest thing to do.An electronics dealer from Dadar in......

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