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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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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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BJP Karnataka candidates Tejasvi Surya and K Sudhakar booked for electoral offences: EC
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Yamini Aiyer interview: With jobless growth, welfare has become a ‘compensation’, not a public right
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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: 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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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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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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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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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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