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Make your home senior fabulous!
Here is a checklist for fabulous senior living at home. Today’s my 65th birthday and I feel great! I am celebrating, not miserating. So, I promise, not to write anothe
‘Game Over’ is Taapsee Pannu’s next Tamil film, and it marks her return to Tamil cinema four years after Raghava Lawrence’s Kanchana 2
Nayanthara was very supportive on the sets of ‘Airaa’: Kalaiyarasan
Playing an army veteran in Airaa, actor Kalaiyarasan shares insights into the working style of ‘Lady Superstar’ Nayanthara. Also, he will soon be gro
For Radha Rathi, what started out as a profession in graphic design evolved into other disciplines under the heavy influence of the arts.Her mastery a
Letter from a concerned reader: Certificate of retirement
His bio-data was bayangaramana impressive. First class. Distinction. Certificate. Hobby. Quiz. Karate. Everything was there
Why literature needs the Nobel restoration to work
Earlier this month when the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm announced that there would be two prizes of literature announced this year, the surprise was
He is like an absentee landlord, rarely seen, taking rent periodically in the form of worship
Out, unctuous polish: People are finally speaking up, loudly, publicly
And not just in English...
In today’s fast shrinking world, due to globalization, competition and spread of technology everyone seems to have a 24-hr job. Relaxation comes in highly pressurized t
India government report card from a common man with moderate awareness
Achievements- Insolvency and Bankruptcy code Retaining the excise on petrol- Must be considered as a sin tax Infrastructure development- Roadways, Railways, Waterways, Ai
So it was Holi just a day ago. What fun! Meeting with family and friends, having festive snacks, music, dance, laughter, kids playing around bringing nostalgia for the ol
We never realise how much music is a part of lives until you go to a place where your kind of music is not available. Grew up in a middle class Kannadiga household where
Liberal policies are the only proven way to improve the lives of the poor
Poverty has been the natural state of mankind for tens of thousands of years. It is prosperity that is abnormal. In fact, the elimination of poverty requires mastery of a
Time to embrace masculine side of female athletes?
As I flipped from a fashion channel to a news channel, I was blessed by the angel appointed to look after column writers! My journey started from a virile male star claim
What do you want to be when you grow up? Dunno, the job I want doesn’t exist yet.
“It is not the most intellectual of the species that survives; it is not the strongest that survives; but the species that survives is the one that is able to adapt to
The Kerala alert: drawing attention to the littel-known West Nile Virus
There needs to be greater surveillance across India for the West Nile Virus
Her sense of friends and foes is predicated on winning back the larger Dalit spectrum
The Urdu Press: Mediation matters
Something you may never ever dream of
By Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev I first saw a calculator at the age of thirteen. I was deeply offended, wondering why on earth we were being tortured in math class when all tha
I had suggested ways to increase women’s representation in Parliament some 20 years ago. But the situation hasn’t changed and i must elaborate on those proposals now.
The emerging economy of digital labour: Steps India must take to leverage its human talent
In the last few years there has been a virtual arms race among the tech companies in machine intelligence and learning. These mega firms have been developing AI projects
UPA’s Bihar battle: The protracted haggling over seats could hurt
Ending days of uncertainty, RJD and Congress have arrived at a seat sharing deal with less than three weeks to go for the first phase of polling in Bihar. After Congress
After the air strikes on Balakot which marked a major strategic shift in the Indian state’s response to terror, political comparisons with Israel have followed. For tho
Shuck the shame: Pollachi sexual assault is a crime to be punished
The Pollachi sexual assault and blackmail case has acquired political overtones, with AIADMK and other parties fighting off associations with the criminals. It is politic
March 23, 1979, Forty Years Ago: JP Battles
Afghanistan and the Taliban: next stage in the Great Game
Defeatism will hurt India’s interests more than the Taliban’s return to Kabul could
Revolutionary ideas that live on
Bhagat Singh’s intellectual bequest should be a beacon of light to build a new India
I am a Bangalorean now and Kannadiga always. But yes, I did learn other languages like Tamil, Hindi, English and manageable Telugu and Malayalam. When I moved to Gurgaon
In India, we have fed the story that the private sector is infallible and has the answer to economic problems while it is the public sector that is t
The cartoon (OpEd page, March 22) has captured the achievements of the current regime over its five-year tenure. The biggest problem with the Prime M
The writer (Editorial page, “Beyond the ‘us-them’ binary”, March 22) has exposed the hypocrisy in the media as well as civil society on the iss
The writer (Editorial page, “When free speech is truly free”, March 22) has made many valid points. However, when those who listen to a speech take
The ‘pitchfork revolution’ is at the gates
Growth is great, of course. But as the lessons of recent history show, it is a folly to ignore ‘income inequality’
After the two recent air crashes, it is clear the DGCA needs its own aircraft evaluation system
Even water in India had a religion
The British used railways to further religious and social divisions. But Indian Railways put an end to all that
If French President De Gaulle were alive he would have thrown Britain out of the EU lock, stock and barrel long back. Britain is fooling the EU countr
Manohar Parrikar: A leader who will reside forever in our hearts
Great leaders have an abiding quality that they leave lasting memories at social & individual level apart from their vast political legacy. Manohar Parikkar was such
Researchers find proof of ancient ‘atomic war’ a great many years prior
Did our old precursors have very trend-setting innovation matching the atomic abilities of today? There is proof from remnants in India supporting that guarantee. There a
Nitish Kumar and JD(U) remains the x-factor in Bihar
The stage is set for a a battle royale between two opposition alliances in Bihar. Friends have turned foes and enemies have turned partners in this duel. In 2015, Upendra
Some parties set great store by their manifestos, some don’t seem to care
I was trying to download the BJP manifestos from previous elections from the party website when I realized that the site is still not up after a hacker attack. In some st
Military Development: India must catch up in the fighter aircraft race
Following the Balakot surgical strike by the Indian Air Force on a Jaish-e-Muhammed terror training camp, there has been talk of a new proactive Indian defence doctrine.
If the first few weeks of Priyanka Gandhi are any indication of her approach to politics, then there appears to be little to differentiate between the two Gandhi siblings
