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Good God! Thou ate beef?

'If policy-makers hold the lives of animals to be more significant than the welfare of a human populace, I can't believe that they're likely to do anything progressive for India.' Almost 17 years......

Let's talk about Baluchistan!

Since Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in his infinite wisdom put Baluchistan on the Indo-Pak agenda along with Kashmir, let's now not shy away from talking about it. The Pakistani case for Kashmir no......

Cops issue look out notice for Goa minister's son

Notwithstanding the political activities surrounding the alleged rape case, the Goa police on Thursday issued a lookout notice against Rohit, the 21-year-old son of Goa's Education Minister......

The white woman and India

The spectacle on the night of May 18, of all these Congress leaders, many of them intelligent men and women, debasing themselves in front of Sonia Gandhi, pleading with her to lead the country,......

Sajid Bhombal: It is not about Saddam anymore

Thiswar is about liberation of the Iraqi people. This war is about introducing democracy not only in Iraq but also in the entire Arab world. This war is about getting rid of Weapons of Mass......

The IPL's capitalist ideology

IPL is a metaphor for a new India - crass, brash and razzmatazz - but it is in big trouble, says Gurcharan Das. The recently concluded IPL has been a non-stop party that lasted for six weeks, to......

India's new export: video games

With multiple limbs and each hand wielding a different weapon, the fearsome Indian warrior-goddess Kali is a natural video-game character. And next year, Kali will be coming to game consoles, PCs,......

Now a pen phone with dictaphone!

Chinese home appliances major, Haier, has launched P7 -- a pen phone that comes with a camera and a dictaphone. Priced at Rs 14,940, P7 has a 300-pixel camera, a dictaphone, in-built speakers and a......

Are You Ready For Avatar 2?

The next 12 months will see many world cinema heavyweights unveiling exciting new films. IMAGE: A scene from Avatar. In 2021, ending a year-and-a-half of pandemic-induced delays and disruptions,......

Can you watch 425 films in a year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020. IMAGE: Danesh Razvi and Tanya Maniktala in A Suitable Boy. It was the year of staying at home and watching films......

10 Shows To Watch During Lockdown

Binge watching television shows on streaming services has become the new way for us to be entertained at home. And that is not surprising since many of these shows are far better than the films we......

When movie theatres no longer exist...

Aseem Chhabra imagines a time, 20 years from now, when movie-watching in theatres will be long gone, thanks to the coronavirus, and pens a letter to his grandchild, explaining the magic of the......

Ghoul makes it terrifying to be a Muslim

'Any Muslim who shows even the slightest hint of revolutionary thought is marked as 'infected'.''At that point, he is taken to the nearest Detention Centre where a procedure called Reconditioning......

Post Hughes' demise, Martin Crowe recalls near misses during career

New Zealand Test cricket legend Martin Crowe has recalled all the near misses he experienced during his career that included 77 Test matches in light of the passing of Australian batsman Phillip......

Sammy promises "fearless" display against India

West Indies captain Darren Sammy on Saturday promised a "fearless" display in the three-Test series against India, which he labelled as his team's biggest challenge to date. Barring Shivnarine......

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