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Have Climate Summits Lost The Mojo?

How the UN's flagship climate summit lost its direction and what's at stake. IMAGE: An aerial view of an area submerged in water amid heavy rainfall caused by cyclone Montha in Warangal, October......

106 'Govindas' injured in dahi handi celebrations in Mumbai

More than 100 'Govindas' or youngsters involved in forming human pyramids as part of the dahi handi celebrations were injured in Mumbai on Tuesday, with 15 admitted to various hospitals, officials......

MP: 35% quota for women in govt jobs; 50% in teaching

Madhya Pradesh government has issued a notification for providing 35 per cent reservation in recruitment to women, barring the Forest department in the state. IMAGE: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister......

Engineer suspended for trying to touch Murmu's feet

A Rajasthan government engineer has been suspended for breaching the security protocol of President Droupadi Murmu and attempting to touch her feet during an event on January 4. IMAGE: President......

Oppn supported women's reservation bill 'reluctantly': Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the Congress and its allies in the new “ghamandia” alliance supported the women's reservation bill in Parliament "reluctantly" as there was......

Sooooo Many Mercedes-Benz Cars!

What do you get when you roll out 81 supremely beautiful Mercedes-Benz gadis in one go? The tenth edition of the Mumbai Mercedes-Benz Classic Car Rally. Sooooo many classic Mercedes-Benz cars all......

Nita Ambani star at Reliance jamboree

Annual general meetings of Reliance Industries are never dull. This year was no exception. When Mukesh Ambani, dressed in a white shirt with a red and white check tie and a black coat, walked into......

To retain talent, IT firms start rewarding best techies

On a bright morning recently, the 40-acre Intel India campus in the hi-tech corridor of Outer Ring Road here set the temperature soaring with ‘Oscar like’ felicitation of its own......

Mukesh Ambani, Mahindra among those who give WEF a miss

As the WEF summit draws to a close on Saturday, a few big names from India including Mukesh Ambani and Anand Mahindra were missing in action while Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and......

Energy conservation: Only lectures won't do

There was a jamboree in town recently, a gathering of the powerful and famous, to discuss the international agreement on climate change that the world must carve out in Copenhagen this December.......

Thallumaala Won't Let You Breathe Or Blink

Friendships are not merely severed, but built over scuffles.And just about anything can stir things up -- a long-standing feud, a pointless stare, a disrupted moral stance, a fist that ricochets......

Bollywood's biggest bane isn't nepotism

'Sushant Singh Rajput, a bright young lad who had a life beyond films, was probably too good for Bollywood.''To blame his death by suicide on a gang of Bollywood bullies is stretching the point too......

Aamir blasts Censor Board, says banning content isn't right

'I am totally against banning any kind of material,' Aamir Khan speaks out. Coming down heavily on the Censor Board, which recently stoked controversy by banning some objectionable words, Aamir......

Veere Di Wedding Review: Superficial, sassy, celebration of sisterhood

'There's no real rebellion, just a consuming love for fashion and faux feminism where every zinger flying out of their mouth sounds like something you've heard on a sitcom or favourited on your......

Remembering R K Studios before it becomes history

R K Studios is not just another piece of real estate; it is part of India's movie history.Arundhati Dasgupta reports. IMAGE: Shashi Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, Prithviraj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor. Two......

FIFA mulls 64-team format for 2030 centenary World Cup?

IMAGE: The 2030 World Cup is already unique, as for the first time, six nations across three continents will host matches: Photograph: Hannah McCay/Reuters As if 48 teams in a World Cup wasn’t......

IPL: Punjab vs DC match called off, fans evacuated

IMAGE: The game started later than scheduled due to rain before the hill town went dark. Photograph: BCCI The IPL jamboree was brought to a screeching halt here on Thursday by air raid alerts in......

Taiwan, Japan, China win last golds at Asian Games

IMAGE: Chinese Taipei's Gu Shiau Shuang poses with her gold medal during the medal ceremony for the women's Kumite 50 kg at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sunday. Photograph: Kim......

Stokes back as England eye revival against South Africa

IMAGE: Ben Stokes bats during England's practice session in Mumbai on Thursday. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters England would hope to have their star all-rounder Ben Stokes back for their World......

Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Thursday, August 5

IMAGE: India's players pose with their bronze medals after the Olympics men's hockey victory ceremony, at Oi Hockey Stadium in Tokyo, on Thursday. Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images......