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Forever Young At 97: The Enduring World Of Tintin

Tintin Stays Timeless. Indeed. From his earliest appearances to the extraordinary stories that followed, Tintin's journey is one of imagination and curiosity. Not to forget daring. As Hergé’s......

'The Greater Crisis -- That Of A Planet In Distress -- Is Still Gathering'

'The pandemic has led to an immense disruption in the world's political, financial, military and geopolitical situation. The pandemic was a warning.' Photograph: Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff Key......

Chaos in Bengal assembly; 5 BJP MLAs suspended

Uproarious scenes on the concluding day of the special session on Thursday turned the West Bengal Assembly into a cauldron of chaos, as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's speech was repeatedly......

The Master Of The Slide Guitar

One of Debashish Bhattacharya's most remarkable contributions is that he has taken the scope and foundation of the slide guitar, improvised it again and again, thereby designing and creating four......

Puri is the only Jagannath Dham: Odisha objects to Bengal's temple naming

A section of devotees of Lord Jagannath and priests in Odisha has taken umbrage over the West Bengal government's portrayal of the newly inaugurated Digha temple as 'Jagannath Dham', contending......

The Machine That Saved Tanishq

Stories are legion about the Karatmeter's use at that time.Hundreds of people standing in queue for testing, customers breaking down after discovering the actual purity of their jewellery and then......

How Vicks Vaporub Become A Blockbuster

Within six months, outlets carrying Vicks jumped from 60,000 pharmacies to 750,000 general stores.The trade boycott collapsed. Consumers were happy, finding Vicks now at every street corner. A......

Discovering India, Discovery style

The network is strengthening its India footprint and finding a global audience for its shows made locallyTwenty years after it came to the country, Discovery India, the Indian arm of the American......

Top 10 Arijit Singh Songs

As Arijit Singh announces his retirement from playback singing, we list his most popular Hindi film songs. IMAGE: Tripti Dimri and Shahid Kapoor in the song Hum To Tere Hi Liye The from O' Romeo.......

Ranveer Singh's Top 10 Films

Ranveer Singh has risen to superstar status with Dhurandhar's blockbuster success. Before that, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, with a four-film collaboration, had a big role in Ranveer's remarkable career.......

The Salil Chowdhury You Never Knew

'At a time when there was little awareness of world music, playing western tunes on eastern instruments like the flute and the dholak, blending vocal polyphony with Indian folk and contemporary......

'Fans Threaten Me And Say...'

'...and say that if I don't wear a sari, they will unfollow me.''Today, if I have 2.9 million followers on Instagram, out of that, the majority is from the South.''Telugu has given me the most fame......

How Don Got Its Breathless Pace

'While shooting the Don song, Chandra Barot ordered 30-40 paans and insisted Amitabh Bachchan eat them all.' IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan in Don. Chandra Barot, the director of the cult film Don,......