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This Film Will Represent India At Oscars

2018: Everyone Is A Hero is India's official entry to the Academy Awards 2024.




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The Failed Promise of Indian 2

Kamal Haasan is right where he left off from the first film but there is only so much he can do to salvage an already lost cause, observes Arjun Menon.




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Will Sexual Abuse End In Film Industry?

Nothing is going to change in a hurry unless attitudes change and punishments are speedy and fair, notes Ramesh Menon.




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Block printing & book illustration in Japan / by Louise Norton Brown ; with forty-three plates (eighteen in colours). and copious indexes of titles and artists.

London : George Routledge & Sons, Ltd. ; New York : E. P. Dutton & Co., 1924.




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Report from the Select committee on import duties : together with the minutes of evidence, an appendix, and index / Ordered, by the House of Commons, to be printed, 6 August 1840: and to be reprinted, 8 February 1841.

[London] : Reprinted for the Controller of His Majesty's Stationery Office, July 1903.




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Check out edgy jewellery pieces from these contemporary Indian labels

Hair buns, rhinestone gloves, nail claws... Stepping away from traditional designs and stones, designers share how they fuse imagination and innovation to create a range of new-age jewellery



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Dyson Airstrait review: The straightener, now launched in India, promises no heat damage. Does it deliver?

Dyson returns to India with its latest no-heat damage hair styler and dryer, the Airstrait, in Delhi. Does it deliver on its promise?




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Dressed to represent India | Debating ceremonial and corporate uniforms

With National Handloom Day approaching, and in light of Team India’s official Olympic outfits attracting flak, designers weigh in on the challenges of creating ceremonial and corporate uniforms




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Chennai hosts Crafts Council of India’s textiles and accessories show on August 9 and 10

The two-day exhibition organised by Crafts Council of India will see a gamut of weaves from across the country on display



  • Life & Style

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Made from scraps and offcuts | Amit Aggarwal to Injiri - behind Indian fashion’s zero waste goals

Indian designers are fashioning jackets and quilts from cutting waste and yardage rags, meeting zero waste goals that are key today




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Why Amit Aggarwal is one of the most exciting designers at India Couture Week 2024

In the sea of wedding lehengas, heavy silk saris and Swarovski-encrusted gowns that made Couture Week, this outlier’s bold experiments with polymer and corded textiles stood tall




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Keep my outfit out of it | Why Indian politicians prefer not to talk fashion

A fashion editor’s alter ego questions why there’s no documentation of the personal style statements of politicians — from Nirmala Sitharaman’s curated handlooms to Jyotiraditya Scindia’s Nepali cap




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Ace embroiderer Annie Titus Mammen crafts an independent line of embellished pashmina stoles

Chennai-based Annie Titus Mammen, who does embroidery for Chanel, Balenciaga and Louis Vuitton, has launched Tambour’s first Independent product line of embellished pashmina stoles in Delhi




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A collection with an Italian heart and an Indian soul: Rahul Mishra X Tod’s

Made with absolute luxury of time and embroidered with intricate details, the Rahul Mishra X Tod’s edit of bags and shoes has been launched today, during London Fashion Week at Tod’s Bond Street Boutique




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With a boutique in Delhi, Franck Muller’s eyes are set on strategic expansion in India

Iconic watchmaker Franck Muller’s exclusive boutique in New Delhi is part of their strategic expansion in India




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Rhea Singha crowned Miss Universe India 2024

“I am hopeful that India will win the Miss Universe crown again this year," Urvashi Rautela told media.




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Manish Malhotra becomes the first Indian designer to showcase his fashion line, World Collection, at Harrods, London

The couturier navigates the global fashion scene through his World Collection that modernises India’s traditional textile crafts 




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A travelling photography exhibition highlights weaving traditions of India

Costume and fashion design students in the city take a tour of unique weaving traditions and stories of craftsmen, artisans and weavers at a travelling photography exhibition 



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Head over heels: Behind Christian Louboutin’s Miss Z launch at Paris Fashion Week with synchronised Olympic swimmers

In Mumbai to launch The Diwali Edit, Christian Louboutin, the inimitable shoe designer talks about getting the French Olympic artistic swimming team to perform underwater in spiky stilettos




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In conversation with the man behind Jaipur Watch Company’s new collection — Brides of Jaipur

Gaurav Mehta, the founder-designer of Jaipur Watch Company, talks about his latest collection, watches as storytelling devices, his philosophy of time, and more




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Traditional Kashmiri jewellery finds a fresh, modern twist in Ratika Kaul’s designs

A timeless piece of Kashmiri heritage, this traditional gold ornament is now finding new life in the hands of modern brides



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India’s most famous couturier Rohit Bal lived by his heart and died by it

A long-time fashion editor on the designer’s crowd-pulling persona that glossed over the empath he was 




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Why India needs universal design

A city’s design should utilise public spaces to the maximum. M. Soundariya Preetha speaks to Niels Schoenfelder of Mancini Design




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Mindless Construction

It is time to realise that we need to build with nature and not against it, and thus avoid Chennai-like tragedies.




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Between the stones, there is no binding

An architectural marvel is tucked away in the folds of forests and peaks near Panaji in Goa.




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LED, kindly light

Efficient lighting at low cost must be considered as a national priority, and it is time to tap the potential of LED. By K. Sukumaran.




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Meet Faisal Manzur: the Chennai architect behind wooden doors at The Entrance Café and Pandan Club

Faisal Manzur of Faisal Manzur Design Studio on designing the stunning wooden doors at Chennai’s The Entrance Café, Pandan Club, and why he draws inspiration from TV shows and Wes Anderson movies



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BV Doshi (1927-2023) | Pioneer of Indian modernist architecture

Indian architect BV Doshi has passed away, at the age of 95. Trained under Le Corbusier, he was the only Indian to have been awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize



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A crop of new-age schools in India now boasts of seamless designs, flexible furniture, and collaborative spaces

Meet the Indian designers doing away with cramped classrooms and dull walls and prioritising schools with flexible furniture, collaborative spaces, and interactive elements




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The Israel model, and Indian realities | Political Line

Many in India view Israel as a model for its own security and progress. They have a lot to ponder.




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Ind vs SA | Moving an event from the rare to the commonplace

A win abroad overcomes a mental barrier. The series following the one where India won in Australia for the first time, they won again. That is why it is important for India to win in South Africa.




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Ind vs Eng Tests | India’s home record is formidable; Bazball is England’s best chance

Will Bazball work in India? Theoretically, there is no reason why it shouldn’t, but in practical terms, there are two reasons. One of them is Ravichandran Ashwin and the other Ravindra Jadeja.




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Test cricket | West Indies give us a peep into the past, England into the future

If fortune favours the brave, it also tends to desert the timid, which is what India were in the Hyderabad Test




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Budget 2024 | An action-oriented Budget, with the mantra of reforming, performing and transforming India

The continued focus on increased capital investments will result in generation of employment opportunities while MSME-centric initiatives will help them compete globally; the Budget also promotes sustainable growth  




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IND vs ENG Tests | This could finish as the finest series ever played in India




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Ind vs Eng Tests | The way things fit together is the essence of good selection

Selection cannot be an exact science; there are too many variables from differing match conditions to untested mental abilities of the players. And luck, of course.




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Column | Gulkhand and a clouded mind

Not all ‘curses’ should be ignored, as Phuphee proves — this time with medical help and a bowl of ice cream




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Ind vs Eng Tests | Dreams come true when you hold on to them against the odds

Not so long ago our best players came from the cities and traditional centres: Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai. For a little over a generation now, they have emerged from the old backwaters. This continues.




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Ashwin, a modern master with a positive mindset

In many ways, Ashwin stands alone. He is constantly experimenting, constantly pushing himself, and always fighting two battles every time he steps onto the field.




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A mature Kuldeep Yadav was the quiet success of the India-England Test series

Kuldeep Yadav made his mark over a decade ago and now, as he says, he has begun to understand his bowling. Wrist spin is a difficult art, one of the toughest in the game.




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Column | Legacy of India’s courtesans

Patrons of fashion and design, tawaifs weren’t mere entertainers. Their stories still inspire, as explored in Netflix’s new series, Heeramandi




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Political Line | Siddaramaiah’s failed romance and India’s undefined borders




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Neighbourhood tests India-U.S. ties




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No global solutions for cricket, however positive, can work without India

Currently, the future of the game is not in the hands of the WCA or indeed the ICC. It is in the hands of the BCCI




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India’s emerging 150-plus bowlers need careful looking after

A bowler in the 150kmph category is a jewel, and needs to be handled with love, not a word used in sporting contexts.




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Ind vs NZ: The joys and sorrows of the high-risk game in a single frame

The high-risk style is set to continue, and whenever the Bengaluru Test situation arises again, there will be wistful talk of Cheteshwar Pujara, and even Sunil Gavaskar.




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India rely on the kindness of others as WTC final dreams fade

The recurring, and humiliating collapses of India’s batting are at least partially the responsibility of the cricket board which showed a lack of spine by not insisting that the big boys play in the national championship.




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Reliance Industries to invest ₹65,000 crore in Andhra Pradesh biogas venture

This is the largest clean energy investment by Reliance Energy in India outside of Gujarat




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Pfizer ramps up Indian R&D and manufacturing, says Meenakshi Nevatia, MD

Pfizer is shifting its oncology and chemotherapy product lines from Australia to Gujarat and aims to increase the share of local products in the Indian market.




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360 ONE Wealth launches Wealth Index

The 360 ONE Wealth Index, launched in collaboration with Crisil, reveals that ESG investing is gaining momentum