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Health

For Teenage Smokers, Removing the Allure of the Pack

Remember teenage smoking? It’s been edged out by teenage obesity as the health concern of the moment. States are cutting programs to prevent the former while establis...

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TV

Khera, Stand Up To Be Counted

Television serial makers resort to ploys to sustain viewer ship – a new track, a new character or someone getting lost, etc. This writer hadn’t been watching Ut...

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Environment

East Antarctica melt could cause a global coastal destruction

Parts of the vast ice sheet of East Antarctica - which collectively holds enough water to raise global sea levels by 53 meters - could begin an irreversible slide into the ...

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Thought Factory

An Accidental Martyrdom

In April 2010, I returned home late evening to find a family friend had left urgent messages for me to call back. The next morning, before I could return her call, she was ...

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Movies

True Review: Kya Dilli Kya Lahore

Critics Rating:  2.STARS.

Cast: Vijay Raaz, Manu Rishi, Raj Zutshi, Vishwajeet Pradhan

Producer:  Karan ...

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Hollywood

Cannes: 15 Women Directors, Tame Dragons and Ryan Gosling’s First Time

The abysmal state of affairs for female directors in Hollywood got a tiny glimmer of hope in Paris this week, as the Cannes Film Festival announced its lineup: a group incl...

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TV

A New Order

There are a few new shows on daily prime time and the weekend too. Star Plus’ Ek Thi Haseena boasts of a cast of three actors of substance – Simone Singh, Ayub ...

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Bollywood

Bandra’s street art: Bollywood on the walls

Mumbai and Bollywood are synonymous with one another for many people. I have lost track of the number of times people have only wanted to talk about films and Bollywood wit...

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Movies

True Review: O Teri

Critic’s Rating: 0 Star.

Cast: Pulkit Samrat, Bilal Amrohi, Sarah-Jane Dias, Anupam Kher, Vijay Raaz, Mandira Bedi

Direction: Umesh Bisht
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Environment

Is climate change responsible for the hail storms and unseasonal rainfall in Maharashtra?

Is climate change responsible for the hail storms and unseasonal rainfall in parts of Maharashtra? Or is it a one-off phenomenon?

The South Asia Network on Dams, Ri...

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