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The Ganpati Story

How did Lord Ganesha get his elephant head? The myth is part of Indian folk lore—Shiva came home one day and a little boy prevented him from entering the house becaus...

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Bollywood

Amitabh Bachchan Appointed WHO Hepatitis Ambassador In Southeast Asia

WHO announced in a statement that the veteran actor has been brought on board to boost awareness and intensify action to arrest the Hepatitis epidemic. Bollywood actor Amit...

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Alternative Entertainment

'The Scratch & Smell Book Of Weed' Is More Serious Than You Think

It's not just about novelty, it's about knowledge.
It sounds like something a couple of stoners would dream up in a late-night toke fest, but The Scratch & Sniff B...

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Health

India, Neighbours, Push For Leprosy, Kala Azar Elimination By 2020

Countries in the WHO South-East Asian Region including India today resolved to fast-track efforts to eradicate and eliminate neglected tropical diseases (NTD) such as lepro...

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Gender

Woman Who Debated With Buddha

Neelakesi proved that anybody can be a rishi, irrespective of birth A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a fascinating character, who serves as the focal point for a now lo...

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Human Rights

Caught In The Crossfire

The wanton killings never seem to stop. A bomb attack recently on refugees inside their own homeland in Syria led to the ghastly deaths of 68 children in Aleppo. There were...

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Alternative Entertainment

How One Creature Haunts Our Thoughts

A newly-christened species of giant spider was unveiled this week. Kelly Grovier looks at why these creepy-crawlies have long crouched in the dark corners of our imaginatio...

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Bollywood

Bollywood Is An Ideal Secular Structure, Says Raveena Tandon

The mast mast girl of Bollywood, Raveena Tandon, was in the capital recently, but unlike her usual happy-go-lucky self, this time she was in a pensive mood, talking about r...

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Kaleidoscope

Bollywood Then And Now


Vijay Tendulkar had some sharp observations about life in Mumbai, which included the underbelly of the film industry, that is the murky world of strugglers and unpaid...

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Hollywood

Watch The MTV Soap Opera That Is Secretly Teaching Sex Ed

When Emmanuel Ikubese first saw the show MTV Shuga, he was a university student and an aspiring actor. Like many fans, he was hooked. There's a lot to like about the show: ...

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