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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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‘Not pro-life, just anti-women’: George Carlin’s 1996 set resurfaces as US overturns abortion rights
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Gujarat Police take Mumbai activist Teesta Setalvad into custody for alleged forgery
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Long before chickens were domesticated for food, they were regarded as exotica
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Arrested IAS officer’s son dies of bullet wounds, family alleges foul play
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Watch: Shah Rukh Khan as an anchor on a 1980s Doordarshan music programme
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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: All through Pride Month, a museum in Mexico is highlighting queer community’s role in history
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‘She wants to go to ‘Howarts’’: Comedian Shraddha as ‘Mrs Kulkarni’, mother of a class three student
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Eco India, Episode 188: How to tackle waste, which is hidden in plain sight
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‘Plastic is forever’: Actor Pierce Brosnan and his son bring attention to plastic waste management
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Watch: Shah Rukh Khan as an anchor on a 1980s Doordarshan music programme
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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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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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‘The Girl From Plainville’ review: A cautionary tale of the power of suggestion
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‘Forensic’: A fleet thriller with a head-scratching twist
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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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Ranji Trophy final, Day 4: Rajat Patidar’s ton puts MP in command, Mumbai left hoping for a miracle
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Watch: Virat Kohli upper cuts Jasprit Bumrah for six in warm-up match ahead of Test in England
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Second T20I: Harmanpreet Kaur shines as visitors defeat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets to clinch series 2-0
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Hockey: Dodge them like Navneet Kaur
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Watch: Archery World Cup – Jyothi wins compound individual silver, mixed team gold with Abhishek