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Akhila Ranganna
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Small is beautiful: An artist in Tamil Nadu is carving miniature sculptures on pencil tips
From birds to cars and dripping taps to bookshelves, 24-year-old Kailash Babu has created a world of miniatures.
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Step aside, Swiggy and Zomato. WhatsApp is the new way to buy and sell food in Bengaluru
In India’s Silicon Valley, hyperlocal WhatsApp groups are connecting home chefs with busy office-goers who have no time to cook.
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New Year smiles: Dinosaurs dancing to a Bengali song is a ‘Jurassic Park’ sequel you didn’t ask for
Scroll staff pick videos that have tickled their funny bones.
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Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Beyond the hype: Why the BJP is eyeing Tamil Nadu’s most prosperous region
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As Bengaluru turns into a living nightmare, this app has become an irreplaceable part of it
In a city that lacks walking spaces and suffers from interminable snarls, Dunzo, a concierge services startup, offers a lifeline.
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A hunt for Bengaluru’s forgotten inscription stones is tracing the history of Kannada and the city
Two engineers’ search for historical stones with inscriptions about land, language and astronomy is inspiring others to do the same.
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Singing a different tune: After four decades in diplomacy, Nirupama Rao has released a music album
The former foreign secretary gave a concert in Delhi to mark the release of ‘Peace Is My Dream’.
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Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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A young Indian rum brand wants to be where America’s Jack Daniel’s and Ireland’s Guinness are
By deviating from the 100% molasses formula, Wild Tiger Rum hopes to change the game.
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Holy cow! Monks at a Catholic seminary in Bangalore are making divine Italian-style cheese
The Vallombrosan Benedictine Confederation supplies its products to many five-star hotels and restaurants.
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The owner of Bengaluru’s iconic restaurant Prem Koshy explains why his food is literally to die for
A patron of the restaurant actually left the hospital he was admitted in many years later, insisting he wanted to spend his last hours of life at Koshy’s.
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The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Why sculptor G Ravinder Reddy is obsessed with large, disembodied heads of women
The 61-year-old’s sculptures possess a fierce, penetrating gaze that dwarfs the viewer.
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A start-up is changing the way fish has been sold and bought in India for centuries
Freshtohome sells close to 6 tonnes of produce in a single day, from Thiruvananthapuram to Delhi.
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