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Shubhra Dixit
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The good, bad and ugly flag moments in the movies
The fluttering heart of India, between the sublime and the cringe-worthy.
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Documentary ‘Glide’ takes the top-angle view on paragliding culture in a Himachal village
Novita Singh’s film explores the impact of the adrenaline-pumping sport on the local community.
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Watch: The short, strange history of how vibrators came into being
It was born out of a “medical” necessity.
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Trending
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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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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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Watch: Pokémon GO is about to take over you life, though it will mean walking around the city
A mobile phone game that requires actual mobility has taken the world by storm. And it's only been days.
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Watch: Who are the millennials? Are they really as spoilt and entitled as popularly imagined?
Different aspects of the conversation around this annoying demographic group.
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Is 'Lord of the Rings' greater than 'Game of Thrones'? Watch the epic rap battle between the writers
Middle Earth vs Westeros. 'I'm No. 1 and 2, you're under 50 Shades of Grey.'
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Video
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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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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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Watch the ad that has shaken racists by using DNA tests to reveal people's mixed origins
But the science behind the tests may not be foolproof.
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Watch the making of the Google doodle tribute to animator Lotte Reiniger
The pioneering German artist worked with silhouettes made out of paper and directed the first feature-length animated movie.
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‘Art before commerce’: A video essay on ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ and what made the comic strip so special
Bill Watterson, the creator of the timeless and much loved comic strip, refuses to commercialise it.
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The Reel
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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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Watch: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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This video for Google’s lego-like Ara phone offers a glimpse of what life with it could be like
The technology will be available in phones for the public in 2017, the company announced.
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Is that Bob Dylan singing... Frank Sinatra in his new album ‘Fallen Angels’?
Back-to-back albums of American classics stripped off their drama in Dylan’s wry style.
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A 1965 British video smugly traces the ‘surprising’ origins of chic cashmere to 'primitive Kashmir'
‘Srinagar – capital of Kashmir and the last place you'd expect to find on a fashion map.’
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The Field
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go
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Hockey: Salima Tete 2.0 – a speedster who is adding confidence and creativity to her improving game
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar, bowlers help Mumbai Indians seal thriller against Punjab Kings
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Cricket: Meg Lanning opens up about struggle with food and exercise that led to her early retirement