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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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Opinion: What Nidhi Razdan phishing case and Arnab Goswami chats tell us about Indian media today
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‘Please don’t follow me now’: Actor Rhea Chakraborty asks paparazzi when spotted in Mumbai
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Saba Naqvi: Does ‘Mirzapur’ defame UP? If you’d met the dons I have, you’d know how bad it really is
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‘Threat to democracy if judiciary, CBI, ED do not act independently,’ says Bombay HC
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When did Bhishma die? A reading of the Mahabharata reveals a startling possibility
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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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‘Check out my official regal merch’: Watch this amusing parody of The Queen from ‘Death to 2020’
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Eco India, Episode 96: Is environmentally-friendly food-for-all still a distant dream?
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Watch: The arduous journey of a lorry driver struggling with endless delays due to Brexit
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Watch: Hilarious video of Soviet soldiers supposedly dancing to Nirvana's ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
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‘You should check your phone’: Funny chat between man and his ‘brain’ keeping him awake all night
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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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‘Metro Park 2’ trailer: The NRI Patels from New Jersey is back
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‘Madam Chief Minister’ review: A woman rises to power and falls while trying to hold on to it
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‘The White Tiger’ review: A driver murders his way up the food chain
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‘Aapkey Kamrey Mein Koi Rehta Hai’ review: A ghost teaches a bunch of bachelors a lesson
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‘Jeet Ki Zid’ review: A tribute to a soldier’s bravery and persistence
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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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Second Test: James Anderson’s six-for keeps England in the hunt against Sri Lanka on day two
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Watch: Ajinkya Rahane hails India’s collective effort in speech after win in Brisbane
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Ligue 1: Kylian Mbappe says he is still unsure about committing his long-term future to PSG
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Sri Lanka vs England: Pacer James Anderson bags 30th five-wicket haul in Tests
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Women’s hockey: India suffer first defeat on Argentina tour, go down 1-2 against ‘B’ side