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What The 'Titli' Poster Tells You About The Film And Its Characters
Most movie posters typically don't aim to tell you much. In the case of most commercial films, the poster usually focuses just on the film's lead (or leads) embellished with some neat graphic design...
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My Reply To Maharashtra CM
This is the latest in an exchange between journalist Rajdeep Sardesai and Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. Read the previous open letter by Rajdeep Sardesai here and Devendra Fadnavis'...
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Tribal School Teacher Campaigns To Erase Chattisgarh's Textbook Nonsense On...
NEW DELHI -- Soumya Garg, a school teacher in the tribal village of Kansabel in Chhattisgarh, was stunned when she came across a paragraph in the government-issued Social Studies textbook, which says...
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The RBI's Blind-Friendly Notes Are Helpful But Lack Vision
The Reserve Bank of India on Sunday announced a new series of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 bank notes that would make it easier for the visually impaired to differentiate between various denominations. Very...
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Bihar Polls: Nitish Kumar Announces Names Of 242 Candidates Of Grand Alliance
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday announced the names of 242 candidates of the Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) for the five-phase Bihar assembly polls scheduled to be held between October...
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WATCH: Here's What The Older Generation Thinks About Tinder, Selfies And Bae
"Is it for a phone? Is it a game?," asked an innocent Ruby Irani when she was asked to define 'Tinder'. We don't need years to describe the generation gap. Words like Tinder, bae and selfie — which are...
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Goa Chief Minister Rules Out Banning Sanatan Sanstha
NEW DELHI -- In the midst of polarising opinions over the fate of Sanatan Sanstha, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said today that although a member of the group is a suspect in the killing of...
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Here's How A Raghu Dixit Concert Will Connect To PM Modi's Upcoming UN Speech
NEW DELHI—On Thursday, the Purana Quila in Delhi will come alive with the ‘Light The Way’ event, where crowds will gather to listen to musician Raghu Dixit. The same day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
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Army Officer Killed In Pokhran During Training Exercise
An officer was reportedly killed in an unfortunate firing accident in Rajasthan on Tuesday night. Major Dhruv Yadav was reportedly hit by a splinter from a misfired round or an artillery shell,...
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Couple With Ten-Month Old Baby Jump Off Train After Drunk Men Molest Wife
ALIPURDUAR, West Bengal -- A couple along with their baby suffered serious injuries when they jumped off a train near Dima station, after the wife was allegedly molested and an attempt was made to rape...
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'Court' Is India's Official Entry To The Oscars, But Let's Wait To Celebrate
And there you have it: multilingual courtroom dramedy Court will be India's entry to the Oscars this year. The multiple-award-winning film, directed by first-time filmmaker Chaitanya Tamhane, was...
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BJP's Subramanian Swamy Tapped To Become Next JNU Vice Chancellor: Report
NEW DELHI -- In a move that is bound to unleash waves of protests in the national capital, the government has reportedly offered the position of the vice chancellor of famously left-leaning Jawaharlal...
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Why Did It Take Arvind Kejriwal So Long To Find Somnath Bharti 'Embarrassing'?
The very day Somnath Bharti shot to limelight, he set himself up to become a synonym for embarrassment too. What else would be a suitable moniker for a man who made it to the headlines for conducting a...
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Fortis Co-Founder Shivinder Singh To Step Down To Do 'Seva' At Radha Soami...
NEW DELHI -- Co-founder of Fortis Healthcare Shivinder Mohan Singh has decided to step down from his role as Executive Vice-Chairman of the multi-crore enterprise he owns with his older brother...
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Rahul Rawail Resigns From Oscar Selection Jury Citing Differences With Amol...
MUMBAI -- Filmmaker Rahul Rawail, who was a part of the selection jury that chose "Court" as India's official entry for Oscars on Wednesday, has resigned from his post citing differences with...
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This Tamil Magazine Believes Women Who Wear Leggings Deserve To Be Shamed
You may not have known this, but a rather dangerous variety of leggings has hit the country and is upsetting the decent and morally upright who prefer their women conformist. Before these...
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How India And Nepal Are Paving The Way For Greater Regional Integration
Development practitioners often paint two faces of South Asia. One South Asia is dynamic, growing, urbanising and globalising. The other South Asia is still predominantly agricultural, stiflingly...
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Muzaffarnagar Riots Report Sparks Political Blame Game Before It Goes Public
NEW DELHI -- Even before its findings have been made public, a blame game over a report on the Muzaffarnagar riots in September, 2013, escalated on Thursday, revealing how the deadly religious violence...
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Haj Stampede: Death Toll Rises To 717, Says Saudi Civil Defense
DUBAI -- At least 717 pilgrims were killed on Thursday in a stampede outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi authorities said, the worst disaster to strike the annual haj pilgrimage in 25 years....
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No Pardon For Actor Sanjay Dutt, Maharashtra Governer Rejects Plea
MUMBAI -- Maharashtra Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao has rejected a plea to waive off the remaining jail term of actor Sanjay Dutt, convicted in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. "While turning down the...
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