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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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The British government is offering farmers a lump sum payment to quit agriculture
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19th-century letters between two sisters reveal early records of avian life in Madras
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Amid the Ukraine war, India is replicating what it did when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan
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How India missed the bus – and why we must catch up now
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The India Fix: Marathi or Hindutva? Shiv Sena’s weakness stems from its lack of coherent ideology
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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: A new rendition of Moonlight Sonata, arranged by musician AR Rahman
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‘No democracy’: Feminist activist Gloria Steinem on the overturning of Roe v Wade in the US
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Watch: Comedian Kapil Sharma honours Deep Sidhu, KK, Sidhu Moose Wala at Vancouver show
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Watch: Protests in Kolkata and Bengaluru against arrests of Teesta Setalvad and RB Sreekumar
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‘Bare-chested horseback riding display’: Prime Ministers of Canada and UK mock Putin at G7 summit
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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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Start the week with a film: ‘So Long, My Son’ and China’s warped development
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A mysterious threesome in ‘Haraamkhor’ director’s new film
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Watch: Ranveer Singh tests his survival skills with Bear Grylls in Serbia
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Did a Marathi film released in May predict the current political crisis in Maharashtra?
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‘Shamshera’ trailer: Ranbir Kapoor plays a rebellious bandit in period drama
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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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