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99 And Seven Decimal Points

'Does 99 percent guarantee character and capacity for an independent awareness of life or does it make you -- barring exceptions -- a compliant careerist beholden to governments and......

'When you tire of India, you tire of life'

Lonely Planet will always be thankful to rock n' roll legends Joe Crocker and Leon Russell. Over 27 years ago, when Tony Wheeler, one of the book's founders,sat in a movie hall watching Mad Dogs &......

Why We Are Moonstruck

Deciphering its secrets will unlock the early history of not only our planet, but also of the star system, explains Kumar Abishek. IMAGE: A Full Moon. Photograph: ANI Photo We are all......

Quake aftermath: 'For us, it is like Delhi losing Qutub Minar'

For people living in Kathmandu, the destruction of the iconic Dharhara Tower, was not just a physical loss, but also loss of the nation's tangible cultural history, robbing it of its architectural......

Want to migrate to Nithyananda's 'Kailaasa'?

'It's a moot point if Kailaasa will ever evolve beyond being a haven for a fugitive from justice,' notes Devangshu Datta. IMAGE: Swami Nithyananda. An apocryphal story features a meeting......

Lonely Planet is betting big on India

Lonely Planet, the world's leading travel information provider, is betting big on India, which it sees as its fastest growing market, besides China.On the day the company announced the launch of 10......

Planning a trip? Mumbai is the 6th best city to travel

Image: Women pose for a street photographer (not pictured) in front of Taj Mahal Hotel. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters Lonely Planet has also published a list of top 10 countries to visit......

Chennai among top 10 cities in the world to visit in 2015

Image: Kathipara Junction, Chennai. Photograph, courtesy: Pratik Gupte/Wikimedia Commons Chennai has been named among the top 10 cities to visit this year by a leading global travel guide with the......

'India can market itself better'

'India is still hierarchical, but not as much as Japan and people appreciate a flat working culture,' Charles Frump, managing director, Volvo Cars India, tells Pavan Lall. Illustration: Dominic......

The talk of US economic decline is political hot air: Obama

US President Obama claimed that though "a lot of Americans feel anxious", the current state of the American economy is not in decline. Image: President Obama's final State of the Union address.......

PHOTOS: John, Nargis, Dia, Soha at Lonely Planet Awards

Lonely Planet Magazine India Travel Awards 2013 were held on Friday at the ITC Grand Central, Parel, Mumbai. Bollywood celebrities turned up in style to take in the show and party.Murder 3 actress......

PIX: Amy Jackson, John, Sidharth attend Lonely Planet awards

Bollywood celebrities attended the Lonely Planet Travel Awards 2016, held in Mumbai recently. Daisy Shah and Amy Jackson put their best foot forward style wise, and John Abraham and Sidharth......

PIX: Neha Dhupia, Jacqueline turn heads at Lonely Planet awards

Check out the star arrivals.Several Bollywood and television folks attended the Lonely Planet Travel Awards, held in Mumbai recently. Two actresses particularly held court with their stylish turns......

Whose Wedding Is Alia Bhatt Attending?

Photograph: Kind courtesy Meghna Goel/Instagram After completing her duties at Cannes, Alia Bhatt jetted off to Costa Brava in Spain to attend a wedding. Social media has a lot of pictures of Alia......

It's All Khel Khel Mein On OTT This Week

It's an Akshay Kumar special on OTT this week. Of course, there's tons more as well. Go ahead and take your pick. Sukanya Verma gives you some interesting options. Khel Khel MeinWhere to......

Alone and cornered... Kohli had no option but to quit

The Indian team has moved beyond Virat Kohli - The Leader, it will now only be about Virat Kohli- The Batter. IMAGE: His relations with the BCCI having reached its lowest ebb, it can be safely......

T20 WC PIX: Miller, Markram steer SA to victory over India

Images from the T20 World Cup Super 12 match between South Africa and India, in Perth, on Sunday Scorecard IMAGE: Aiden Markram and David Miller made 52 and 56 runs respectively, the latter......

Abhilash Tomy Challenges The Oceans Again

'When I crossed that point where I had the accident, I felt light and that was a very physical experience. I felt something leave me.'Shyam G Menon chronicles the voyages of that incredible Indian......

Bindra lauds IOC's decision to postpone Tokyo Olympics

'I think the decision was taken timely. It is a very complicated decision which had to be taken.' IMAGE: Himself a part of the IOC's Athletes' Commission, Abhinav Bindra said the athletes around......

IPL 9: Memorable moments from week 6

Virat Kohli, with the IPL final left to play, could become the first batman in the history of T20 cricket to score 1,000 runs in a single tournament. If the Gujarat Lions, Royal Challengers......