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'Age Shouldn't Be A Factor When You Want To Realise A Dream'

'I was embarrassed that I was learning a martial art form at 55. I thought what will people say? I kept it a secret even from my husband.' IMAGE: Shailaja Nair. Photographs: Kind courtesy Shailaja......

GST Rate Cut Paints India's Art Landscape In Brighter Colours

'High taxes have kept away art collectors who will now embrace the new GST.' IMAGE: An exhibition of Lata Mangeshkar paintings at Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal. Photograph: ANI Photo With the revised......

Chinese man detained in J-K, searched CRPF deployments, Art 370 on phone

The mobile phone of a Chinese national, detained in Srinagar for "violation" of visa rules, has been sent for a thorough forensic examination as he had visited places of strategic importance in......

'China Wants India On A Tight Leash'

'China's basic purpose of taking the Shaksgam Valley was access to the Indian Ocean.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tianjin, China. Photograph:......

Mumbai civic polls: Mahayuti woos voters with AI, free bus travel for women

The Mahayuti alliance on Sunday unveiled a wide-ranging manifesto for the upcoming civic body elections in Mumbai, promising technology-led governance to make it a "global powerhouse", a 50 percent......

NPCI sets up unit to scale up digital infra beyond payments

Moving beyond digital payments, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the operator of Unified Payments Interface, is planning to add more muscle to the country’s digital......

When Indian Art Went Crore Crazy

Siemens Energy India net profit rises 31% to Rs 360 cr in Q2

Siemens Energy India on Tuesday posted an over 31 per cent year-on-year increase in its net profit to Rs 360 crore during July-September quarter, mainly on the back of higher revenues. Photograph:......

Digital Connexion lines up $11 bn for data centres

Digital Connexion, a joint venture between Brookfield, Reliance Industries and Digital Realty, on Wednesday announced an investment of $11 billion till 2030 for building 1 gigawatt (Gw)......

'Nothing Can Replace A Guru Or Lived Experiences That Shape An Artist's Soul'

'Social media and AI are tools; they can amplify, archive, and connect, but they cannot replace emotion, discipline, or the years of riyaaz that go into becoming a musician.' IMAGE: Durga Jasraj......

Kalamkaval Review: Mammootty Surprises Yet Again

Kalamkaval, releasing on OTT on January 16, is like any good work of art, and suggests more than it shows, applauds Arjun Menon. Mammootty's Kalamkaval releases on OTT on January 16, on SonyLIV.......

'We Suffer From A Lack Of History, Sanskar'

'Somewhere our society's collective morality is lost. There's a kind of moral confusion in our society which reflects in our films.' 'Filmmakers are hiding behind romance, ghost stories, murder......

Get Your Nail Art Right This Navratri

There are so many ways to wear the colours of Navratri -- from outfits to makeup. There's interesting nail art that you can try this festive season too. Namrata Thakker gives some interesting......

'Prashant Tamang Was In His Sleep When He Left Us'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Prashant Tamang/Instagram Prashant Tamang's wife Martha Aley shut down all speculation about his sudden death on January 11 by confirming that it was 'natural' and......

AI Cameras: RCB's Proposal To Keep IPL In Bengaluru

IMAGE: All cricket was halted at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium after 11 fans were killed in a stampede outside the venue during RCB's IPL trophy celebrations last year. Photograph: BCCI......

'Gill is young but ready for big challenges'

'This is a high-demand job; he is young. The sooner he learns the art of captaincy and team management, the better the results will be.' IMAGE: Shubman Gill replaced Rohit Sharma as India's ODI......

India vs NZ: Why Bracewell wants Jamieson to deliver

'We perhaps don't have the experience that we normally have on our side. But in saying that, we come in here with high expectations on how we're going to play. We want to gain some experience of......

England women's head coach Wiegman gets honorary damehood

Idris Elba, Torvill and Dean star in Britain's New Year honours IMAGE: Head Coach Sarina Wiegman - a Dutch national - was instrumental in the England women's football team's back-to-back Euro......

Delhi HC steps in to protect Sunil Gavaskar

IMAGE: Sunil Gavaskar approached the high court, seeking to prevent the unauthorised use of his name, images, persona and likeness by social media platforms and e-commerce websites, and to protect......