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RSS won't celebrate centenary next year because ...

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh will not celebrate its centenary year in 2025 since it doesn't intend to indulge in chest-thumping over its achievements, the organisation's chief Mohan Bhagwat said......

Celebrated author and Naveen Patnaik's sister Gita Mehta passes away at 80

Eminent author and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's elder sister Gita Mehta died at her Delhi residence due to old age ailments. IMAGE: Eminent author Gita Mehta (left) and her brother Prem......

'Goli bahut bhayanak chal rahi hai'

'Bola nikal jao. Sala firing karte hai Russi.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Bombs are spitting down from the frosty winter sky in Kyiv. But Mahadev Sahay* sounds rather cheerful.......

Conversion row: CBI probe ordered into TN girl's suicide

The Madras high court bench in Madurai on Monday directed transferring the probe into the death by suicide of a 17-year-old girl, allegedly coerced to convert to Christianity, to the Central Bureau......

India's 3rd Covid wave likely to peak on Jan 23: IIT prof

The third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India may peak on January 23 with daily cases likely to remain below the four lakh mark, according to a scientist at the Indian Institute of......

How Saudi money is changing India's Banarasi hub

With many handlooms temporarily closed, weavers and their families who work on them earning a pittance have been forced to seek employment elsewhere. Sai Manish reports from Azamgarh. Photograph:......

With a stake in Meesho, Facebook makes 1st start-up investment in India

Founded in 2015, Meesho is one of the country's fastest growing social commerce platforms, and provides small and independent entrepreneurs with products and tools to start, maintain, and grow......

Chocolate mithais to attract 5% GST, Centre clarifies

The clarification comes amid reports that sweet shops have discontinued chocolate barfis and chocolate sandesh. Sandesh, with or without chocolate, will be taxed at 5 per cent, the government......

How Modi can ensure that Bharat indeed become Swachh

Swachh Bharat Mission could focus on using technological innovation to eradicate the problem of open defecation, says R Gopalakrishnan. To illustrate that innovation is possible even with a......

Stock markets' slump: What should investors do now?

Investors should now be looking at trimming their portfolio and making prudent investment decisions With the S&P BSE Sensex benchmark index falling over 20 per cent from its highs of January 2015,......

OMG 2 Review: Goes Round In Circles

Akshay Kumar looks cool in that trippy get-up and adds his charisma to the film that is otherwise a lot of verbiage, observes Deepa Gahlot. The play Kanji Viruddh Kanji by Bhavesh Mandalia,......

'Ours is called the land of Kama Sutra, but what happened?'

'Where did that go?' IMAGE: Priyanka Bose and Mohit Agarwal in Kanu Behl's Agra. Kanu Behl's first film as director, Titli, a gritty family drama, premiered at Cannes in 2014 and was released in......

25 Years Ago in Bollywood...

1996, recapped. 25 years ago, Madras became Chennai, Dolly the sheep was successfully cloned, Doordarshan combatted aggressive satellite cable networking, Indian politicians engaged in a crazy game......

Zoya Akhtar's AMAZING Movies

The Zoya Factor in Indian cinema. Photograph: Kind courtesy Zoya Akhtar /Instagram Zoya Akhtar had us at the opening titles. When the credits for Luck By Chance rolled, they opened up to a world......

Amjad Khan's 10 Most Memorable Films

Saluting Amjad Khan. There’s a striking dichotomy to Amjad Khan’s personality. His piercing gaze could wreak havoc yet the same eyes conveyed volumes of vulnerability. The bullying......

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