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PIX: Preity Zinta's South African holiday

Stars go on the loveliest holidays -- exotic locations with a lot of adventure thrown in.We bring you their travels in a special series.







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Want to watch Nidhhi Agerwal's HOT new song?

Dimaark kharaab looks like a winner already!




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South stars we would LOVE to see in Bollywood

Janhvi Kapoor revealed on Koffee With Karan that she would love to work with the superhot Vijay Deverakonda.






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He Married South Cinema With Bollywood

'In 1983, my father T Rama Rao made Andha Kanoon with Rajinikanth.''Amitabh Bachchan was reluctant to come on board as a guest star, as Rajinikanth was a southern star.''But when my father pitched it to him, he came on board.''The movie ran for 200 days.'




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'There was so much warmth about Pratap Pothen'

'I will always remember him for his innocent smile, twinkling eyes, and kind words.'




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Bollywood's SUPER SOUTH DEBUTS

The success of south films like KGF: Chapter 2, RRR and Pushpa: The Rise has resulted in audiences getting more and more receptive towards watching stars from this industry in Hindi films.




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Another South Film BEATS Bollywood!

Karthikeya 2 seems to have arrived out of nowhere and is turning out to be the top performing film of the weekend, and that too, in its second week of release.




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'Don't ascribe to tags like South Indian or Bollywood'

'The cross-pollination between the states has always been happening.''It's only over the past one or two years that all this talk about South versus Bollywood has been happening.'




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Will South Defeat Bollywood in 2023 Too?

Calendar 2022 will go down as a year when the real star was the Next Big Idea.




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Why There's So Much Global Love For RRR

Like Slumdog Millionaire, RRR will remain a one-time phenomenon until another big, larger-than-life, Indian film connects with the critics in the West, predicts Aseem Chhabra.




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South Movies To Watch Out For In 2023

Will 2023 bring back the magic?




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The Reason Why Adipurush Got Postponed

Om Raut's ambitious take on the Ramayana, Adipurush, is all set for a June 16 release.




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South Directors, Bollywood Blockbusters

Joginder Tuteja looks at southern directors who started with a big bang in Bollywood.




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2023's 7 Jewels From The South

Subhash K Jha picks his favourite films of 2023 from south India.




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The Best South Songs of 2023

Arjun Menon lists some of the popular songs from the South Indian movies in 2023.




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Will These South Movies Be Blockbusters?

Will these 2024 releases -- bookended by Rajinikanth no less -- make a dhamaka at the box office?




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Bramayugam: Movie Love or Masochism?

You will appreciate the Mammootty of this movie better if you do not take the servile reviews to heart, for this is a grand, broad, almost proudly comic performance, assures Sreehari Nair.




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How Well Has Akshay Remade South Movies?

From the 'khiladi' brand of movies rocking his boat to a love for starring in biopics and scripts inspired by true stories to headlining endless remakes of South Indian hits, there's a pattern to the man and his methods.




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Sobhita-Naga Chaitanya Get Engaged

Chaitanya's father and Telugu superstar Nagarjuna shared the news on his official X page and said that he was 'overjoyed' to welcome Sobhita into the family.




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How Sobhita-Naga Chaitanya Fell In Love

Telugu actor Naga Chaitanya and Bollywood actress Sobhita Dhulipala were engaged on August 8 in Hyderabad.




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Pictures From Sobhita-Chay's Engagement

Sobhita Dhulipala shared pictures of her engagement with Naga Chaitanya on social media, and the couple sure looked magical and totally in love.




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A Jacobite miscellany : eight original papers on the rising of 1745-1746 / edited, with an introduction and notes, by Henrietta Tayler, F.R.Hist.Soc.

Oxford : Printed for the Roxburgh Club by Charles Batey at the University Press, MCMXLVIII [1948]




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Papers of the Edinburgh Bibliographical Society : 1890-95.

Edinburgh : Printed for the Society, MDCCCXCVI [1896]




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Report on the present state of the agriculture of Scotland : arranged under the auspices of the Highland and Agricultural Society. To be presented at the International Agricultural Congress at Paris in June 1878.

Edinburgh : William Blackwood & Sons, 45 George Street, and 37 Paternoster Row, London, 1878.




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Sing a new song : a one act Scots play for eight women / by Agnes Adam.

Glasgow : Brown, Son & Ferguson, Ltd., publishers 52-58 Darnley Street, [ca. 1960?]




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The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians. Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians. / by Mr Rollin, Sometime Principal of the University of Paris, afterwards Professor of Eloquence in the Royal College, and Member o

Edinburgh : Printed for Hamilton and Balfour, Kincaid and Donaldson, and W. Gray., MDCCLVIII. [1758]




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Hyderabad: Weavers design the Sonthanga collection with locally sourced organic cotton

An initiative of Malkha Commons brings farmers, spinners and weavers together on a common platform



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Arish John Andrews designs and makes bespoke ornaments from natural materials such as seeds, clay, bamboo and so on

Arish John Andrews designs and makes bespoke ornaments from natural materials such as seeds, clay and bamboo



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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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Sobhita Dhulipala adds glitz to Qbik Hyderabad launch

Sobhita Dhulipala on her soft corner for Indian crafts and textiles and what dictates her partnership choices with fashion labels




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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



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Designers Abraham and Thakore bring their black and white design philosophy to Hyderabad

Slow, responsible and fashion that lasts seasons are beliefs that A&T hold dear




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Lay’s X Huemn just dropped. It brings to life the vibrant colours associated with these packets of chips

Bright and quirky, the tees, hoodies, and shirts are named after the chips. Choose from Classic Salted, Cream and Onion and more



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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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A community of Chinese women successfully run some of Chennai’s oldest beauty parlours

By 1968, a group of women of Chinese descent began arriving in Chennai, shaping not just eyebrows but also the beauty standards ofor an entire generation in the city. Today, with good fuk (luck in Chinese) and a slew of regular customers, they hope that business continues to boom, all while holding onto their oriental roots




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Needles meet mirrors this festive season, with NEEDLEDUST X Abhinav Mishra edit of bags and footwear

An ode to maximalism, NEEDLEDUST X Abhinav Mishra’s new drop, Fehroza ’24, explores embroideries and mirror work in four different edits




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81-year-old South Korean falls short in a bid to become oldest Miss Universe contestant

The silver-haired Choi Soon-hwa strutted across the stage and performed in a singing contest.




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This festive season, gifting is all about innovation, utility, and being thoughtful

With Navaratri having begun and Deepavali not too far away, people and brands are coming up with creative gifting ideas, and delving into all things handmade, customisable, and artistic



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‘Shocking’: Ananya Panday, Sonam Kapoor, Manish Malhotra, mourn demise of fashion designer Rohit Bal

From Bollywood actors to designer Manish Malhotra, many took to social media to pay their respects to Rohit Bal, affectionately known as 'Gudda' by his admirers




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Every home can be a resort

If resort architecture can create an ambience for good living, why cannot we adopt such ideas for every building, wonders Sathya Prakash Varanashi




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For some festive cheer

Colours are integral to home décor and add bring spaces to life, says Teja Lele Desai




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Coping with the monsoon in Chennai

Having dealt with yet another severe monsoon, the city is limping back to normal. Nidhi Adlakha writes about the impact on buildings and what went wrong.




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Sportsmen have a platform — some use it well, others waste it

In a country of a billion and a half, you can’t make a statement without millions finding fault with it. Social media trolls are a menace, so players keep out of their way.