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Dating In The Gay World: The Part-Time Actor
A stormy July night. The clouds are heavier than a Naipaul novel. It's almost 11 pm. And he's almost here. I am sitting at my favourite coffee shop; only this time, we are living another day, another...
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Five Phrases Worse Than Saying Nothing
This article is from The Swaddle. We've all been there - you're hanging out with someone who has a great career/wonderful husband/adorable child/perfect life, and she (usually she) can't help but offer...
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Here's The Dirt On The Diwali 'Virus' No One Really Talks About
There is a certain virus in the air. It has taken India by storm. No, it is not a consequence of nature's fury in the form of incessant rains or cyclones. It is not due to the smog that starts...
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Flipkart To Invest Over $500 Million In Nationwide Fulfilment Network
Flipkart, India's biggest online marketplace, is planning to build a solid fulfillment network across the country and has said that it was planning to invest more than $500 million for the same. The...
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MAMI Day 1: Glitches, Confusion, And Disappointment
The Mumbai Film Festival isn’t something cinephiles take lightly. For many, it’s an annual pilgrimage. On the first day, like every year, I met and spoke to people who had taken leave from work to...
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India Offers To Airlift Aviation Turbine Fuel To Nepal
NEW DELHI -- In the wake of China agreeing to supply oil to Nepal, India on Friday offered to airlift Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) to the Himalayan country to beat the ongoing blockade on the border...
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Shiv Sena Threatens To Pull Out Of Alliance With 'Arrogant' BJP In Maharashtra
A municipal corporation poll may be the undoing of the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance in Maharashtra. The strained relationship between the two parties ran into more trouble yesterday after Sena chief Uddhav...
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Decoding Govt's Doublespeak On UGC's Non-NET Research Fellowships
While students in South African universities were protesting against rising fees for higher education, events at home have not been very different. The past week has seen an unprecedented student...
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Man Who Set Himself On Fire To Protest Denial Of Special Category Status To...
RAJAHMUNDRY, Andhra Pradesh -- A 50-year-old man who set himself ablaze in August to protest denial of special category status to Andhra Pradesh today died in a hospital at Eluru in adjoining West...
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BJP Chief Amit Shah Defends 'Firecrackers In Pakistan' Remark, Says It Isn't...
BJP president Amit Shah defended his 'firecrackers in Pakistan' comment by saying it was not 'communal'. On 29 October, while addressing a rally in Bihar's East Champaran district, Shah had said that...
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After Writer Sudheendra Kulkarni, Shiv Sena Workers Now Blacken Face Of RTI...
MUMBAI -- Shiv Sena workers on Friday assaulted and blackened the face of a Right to Information activist at Latur in Maharashtra's Marathwada region, after he "exposed" an illegal construction case....
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Madhya Pradesh Minister Kusum Mehdele Denies Kicking Young Boy
BHOPAL -- Under flak for allegedly kicking a boy, Madhya Pradesh minister Kusum Mehdele today denied the incident saying it was actually a "drunk youth" who tripped on and fell on her feet, even as...
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RSS Says Jawaharlal Nehru University Is Home To 'Anti-National' Elements
NEW DELHI -- RSS mouthpiece Panchjanya has alleged that Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is home to "a huge anti-national block which has the aim of disintegrating India." Claiming that pro-Naxal...
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2 Army Jawans Killed In Yet Another Ceasefire Violation In Jammu-Kashmir
SRINAGAR -- Two army jawans were killed in firing by the Pakistan Rangers at Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Gurez sector of north Kashmir's Bandipora district on Monday. The firing...
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Jacqueline Fernandez's Debut English Film To Open Delhi Film Festival
NEW DELHI -- Kick (2014) actress Jacqueline Fernandez's debut English film Definition of Fear will open the fourth Delhi International Film Festival on December 5. Definition of Fear revolves around...
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Punjabi Has Become The Third Language In Parliament Of Canada
TORONTO -- Four years after Punjabi became Canada's third most common language, it has now attained the same status in the country's new Parliament after English and French following the election of 20...
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No Right To Ancestral Property For Daughters If Father Died Before 2005,...
NEW DELHI --In a major setback for many women across the country, the Supreme Court has said that a daughter's right to ancestral property does not arise if the father died before the amendment to...
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Madhesi Protests: India Voices Concern Over Death Of Indian Amid Firing By...
NEW DELHI -- Expressing India's concern over killing of its citizen in the Nepal Police firing, Ministry of External Affairs Official Spokesperson Vikas Swarup on Monday said India is deeply concerned...
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Don't Give APJ Kalam's House To Mahesh Sharma, Says Public Petition
NEW DELHI -- Would you mind if Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma moves into former President A.P.J Abdul Kalam's house on 10, Rajaji Marg? It is a by-the book decision on part of the central...
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MAMI Day 4: Kaufman Saves The Day
It pays to be organised. This is as true at this year’s Mumbai Film Festival as it is anywhere else. I’m not nearly organised enough. It’s day 4 and I haven’t watched any of the biggies I recommended...
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