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Anuvab Pal
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Why are West Indies cricketers acting like characters in a 1980s Bollywood movie?
Plus, everyone's buying a football team.
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Why should India know Kailash Satyarthi? We have cleavage debates to worry about
Plus, Mark Zukerberg inspires India's headline writers.
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What did Modi actually say to the US President after he was asked, 'Kem cho?'
Plus, why was an Indian farmer with a cow knocking on the door of a Victorian club in an American newspaper?
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Trending
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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Instant ‘gate-cane’ weddings in parched Marathwada supply desperate labour to sugar industry
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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Attention, world: India has arrived on Mars
Also featuring: Federer Photoshopped and dhoklas in DC.
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If you think Xi is difficult to pronounce, try saying Ahmadinejad
And then, there's Shinzou Abe.
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The sovereign, socialist, secular iPhone republic
A list of the things humans did in the age before cell phones. So that we never forget.
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Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Next Teachers' Day, forget the roses. Give your teacher a bottle of whisky
Enough of the cultural displays and floral tributes.
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Uber the top: The apps that will rule the world
The sharing revolution will sweep the 21st century. But where will it all end?
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What do you get when you cross mud wrestling with a saas-bahu serial? Pro Kabbadi!
India finally has an alternative to cricket, which seems to be a sport where we travel to England and Australia only to look physically inferior.
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The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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For lessons on how to treat RJs who ridicule MPs, let's turn to Europe in the Dark Ages
MPs work hard for the people. Why should they have to deal with jokes about them too?
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With Donald Trump's entry, Mumbai's unreal-estate market becomes even more surreal
His buildings are many things, shiny, golden, mirrored, like a mall in Dubai. Which is why it is a bit of a shock that it took this long for this story to come to Mumbai.
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And in the red corner, the heavyweight champion of the world…the bookseller
Flipkart has got a zillion dollars. But will Indians read more books?
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The Field
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Harshit Kumar wins hammer throw gold as India’s medal tally increases
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Indian compound archers sweep all three team event gold medals
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IPL 2024: Jonny Bairtsow shines as Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders in record-breaking match
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IPL 2024: ‘Save the bowlers’ – Reactions as Punjab chase down record total against Kolkata
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Paris Olympics 2024: Nethra Kumanan secures India’s second quota in sailing