'Let us stand together in displaying our utter and complete lack of spine, in safeguarding our hundreds of crore rupees of income and in supporting this military-style mobilisation against the very masses who have practically treated us as gods and to whom we owe everything we enjoy.'
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The Olympic flame returned to Australia for the first leg of a six-week global relay leading up to the Athens Games.
Yuri Bilonog won the men's shot put gold for Ukraine with his sixth and final attempt of the competition.
The Olympic torch arrived at its final Asian destination with New Delhi becoming the sixth city to receive the flame on its world tour.
A cold snap in Europe and parts of America has caused chaos and crippled the lives of thousands. There have been over 20 weather-related deaths across Europe -- with snow continuing to fall across the continent. In America, Washington was blanketed in white after the US capital was hit by its first snow of the year. Here are glimpses from the snow bomb.
Prominent international celebrities and activists on Wednesday joined American pop star Rihanna to extend support to the farmers' protests here and garner international attention on the protracted stir but their remarks were slammed by India as 'neither accurate nor responsible'.
'With doctors going up against a seemingly invincible enemy, often at immense risk to their lives, the myths reveal an interesting relationship between the men of medicine and the rest of humankind,' notes Arundhuti Dasgupta.
The film leaves much to be desired, writes Nishi Tiwari.
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh also asked the RBI to make public details of FDI inflows from Cayman islands since demonetisation.
Alone makes for comfortable listening even though it has no chartbusters, says Joginder Tuteja.
'Even among scientists and technology mavens -- typically communities that tend to view the world through the lens of logos or reason and not mythos, there is a shiny-eyed enthusiasm for the mythical world,' says Arundhuti Dasgupta.
The ancient Jordanian city and its immense faades were lost for almost 1,000 years!
Arundhuti Dasgupta finds herself surrounded by Greek legends and fables in the mythical centre of the world.
Fake news, much like the golden deer in the Ramayana, is leading the world into chaos, says Arundhuti Dasgupta.
'After being a housewife for 13 years and a mother of three, I was put on stage with Shah Rukh Khan! I was trembling on stage and did not know what to do. From singing bhajans with Anup Jalota, I was doing hip-hop and item songs!' Baby Doll singer Kanika Kapoor tells us her inspirational story.
The composers of Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon know its audience well, says Aelina Kapoor.
The music of Ek Paheli Leela has a good mix of party and romantic numbers, writes Joginder Tuteja.
The Goa-based designer fields rapid-fire questions!
'I sang Kala Chashma more than 20 years ago. I was not paid for it; I was a new and young singer then. It is a big thing for me that my song has been used in a Hindi film. This is my first song that has been used in a Bollywood film.' Meet Kala Chashma singer Amar Arshi.
In Wonder Woman, Gal Gadot showcases her badass combat skills. But what is she like in real life?
The Happy New Year soundtrack has quite a few winners, says Joginder Tuteja/ Rediff.com.
Punjabi singer-actor Gippy Grewal gets ready for his Bollywood innings.
Bestselling author Dan Brown spoke at the Penguin Annual Lecture in Mumbai on November 12. Snapshots from the evening
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