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'It is very difficult to see my mother like this'

'The only way to kill time in prison is to read and she can't even do that properly any more.''Her knees, too, are in terrible shape. I could see how she was trying to hide her pain every time she......

'Omicron produces less severe illness'

'Perhaps Covid will stay with us for another a year or two before becoming a milder version.' IMAGE: Health workers walk past passengers waiting in a queue during COVID-19 testing at the Katra......

Living on a prayer in Kashmir

For the first time in nearly two years, tourism has been on the rise in Kashmir. But what does that mean for the average Kashmiri, ponders Abhishek Mande Bhot after a recent visit to the......

This is for Meenal and the Mirror

Saturday will be the last time the Mumbai Mirror will hit newsstands as a daily.Two Saturdays ago, its owners, the Times of India group, shocked the city by deciding to convert the Mirror into a......

Coronavirus leaves Ravana effigy business on last legs

It's a day before Dussehra and Karan 'Ravan Wala' looks disconsolately at the empty stretch of pavement, the handful of in-the-works effigies underscoring the despair of a festive season that is......

The Strange Death Of India's Pen King

If there is a morality tale here, it is that debt and death spare no king. IMAGE: Vikram Kothari. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Vikram Kothari had two coronations, first as the Gutkha......

Rotomac owner Vikram Kothari dies in freak accident

Multi-core loan default accused and promoter of Rotomac Group 73-year-old Vikram Kothari died in a freak accident at his Kanpur residence on Tuesday morning. According to reports, the erstwhile......

Lambretta rides into the Indian sunset along with Scooters India

With Scooters India shutting down, the brand that launched the PSU in India finally rides into the sunset. IMAGE: The 1966 Lambretta Model Li 125 Special in Metallic Blue. Photographs: Kind......

Pan masala, pens and a failed forex deal

Vikram Kothari’s Rotomac stares at a loan default of Rs 369 crore Frederick W Smith, the founder of courier company Fedex Corp, was once reportedly down to $5,000 soon after starting the......

Zeenat Aman's Shalimar Moment...

Photograph: Kind courtesy Zeenat Aman/Instagram Zeenat Aman has become quite the Instagram star. She often takes to social media to look back at her career, and give us interesting insights about......

Pyaar Fundas, Bollywood Style

From aadmi to andas, Bollywood songs dispense gyaan for every occasion. But nothing beats its obsession with pyaar. In the latest chartbuster from Ranbir Kapoor's rom-com, Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar,......

What Arbaaz-Helen Chat REVEALED

Arbaaz Khan's interview with Helen in The Invincibles series is revealing. Helen looked radiant but reluctant to reveal too much about her past. Arbaaz did a good job of making her feel......

When Gina Lollobrigida Almost Did An Indian Film

IMAGE: Gina Lollobrigida is honoured with a star on The Hollywood Walk Of Fame in 2018 in Los Angeles. Photograph: JB Lacroix/ WireImage Italian movie legend Gina Lollobrigida, who passed away at......

Gold Review: Confused Crime Caper

Once you are done paying your respect to God and Grasshoppers, you circle back to the human beings in Gold, and that's when things become progressively more and more muddled, observes Sreehari......

Sri Lanka cricketers suspended for bio-bubble breach in England

IMAGE: Niroshan Dickwella (in picture) and Kusal Mendis were seen roaming the streets in Durham on Sunday after the final T20 international against England. Photograph: Alex Davidson/Getty Images......

No point discussing IPL in Sri Lanka right now: BCCI official

'The BCCI will not be in a position to say anything when the world is closed.' IMAGE: The IPL Trophy. Photograph: BCCI Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is keen to host the currently-suspended IPL but the......

It's official: IPL suspended 'until further notice'; Sri Lanka offers to host

This year's Indian Premier League (IPL) was officially postponed until further notice because of the COVID-19 pandemic, on Thursday, but the Indian cricket board believes it can find a 'safe'......

Why Sri Lanka could refuse to travel to Pakistan for Tests

'It's not easy. Process of going and coming is long. These were short games just five days. We can’t go and play a Test without a practice game.' IMAGE: Sri Lanka's players on their arrival......

Playing in Pakistan will depend on availability of senior players: SLC

IMAGE: The toss being held for the 2nd ODI between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Karachi on Monday. Photograph: SLC/Twitter Satisfied with the security cover during the ongoing limited-overs......

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