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A NOT-SO-SENSITIVE Guide to Badhaai Do

Badhaai Do carries its audience on the wave of those little farces that come with being queer in India, a land where masculinity still has some say, observes Sreehari Nair.




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When Pathaan's Villain Made You Think

Let us get high on Pathaan and his simple-minded antics, sure, but let us also take a moment to think about Jim who, with that one cunning piece of dialogue, goes on to boldly state that patriotism is a many-hued thing, observes Sreehari Nair.




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PS:2: So Who Killed Aditha Karikalan?

The question 'Who was/were behind Aditha Karikalan's killing?' will continue to remain a historic mystery despite Mani Ratnam setting out to unravel it in his own way, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.




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Gadar 2: A Love Letter To Sunny Deol

When the movie started, the crowd went wild.They cheered for Sunny Deol and booed the villains.They laughed at the jokes, cried at the emotional scenes and whistled and cheered at all the action.Rajesh Karkera records the audience reactions at a screening of Gadar 2.




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Gulzar's Madhur Dosti With R D Burman

None of R D Burman's collaborations was as rewarding and resplendent as with Gulzar, who turns 89 today, August 18, 2023, says Subhash K Jha.




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You Know What's Sadder Than National Film Awards?

We are back to being a country that talks about box office numbers as the measure for what an audience's real feelings about a movie are, laments Sreehari Nair.




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Our Biopics Are Bad, But There's Hope

I do have a dream biopic. It has as its subject Renu Saluja, the cosmically gifted editor, with a special focus on the Vidhu Vinod Chopra-Saluja-Sudhir Mishra love story, says Sreehari Nair.




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Remembering Dhoom Director Sanjay Gadhvi

Sanjay Gadhvi once revealed to Subhash K Jha that he never wanted to make Dhoom.




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A General Reviews Sam Bahadur

For someone like me who studied Sam so intently, if a lump could form in the throat during the emotive scenes, I think the cast did a superb job, notes Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).




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What Made Yesudas' Voice So Divine

As Yesudas turns 84 on January 10, Subhash K Jha salutes the legend.




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Lazy Loading Images for Flexslider

Flexslider is one of the most used sliders, for good reason. This snippet helps lazy load your images. In order to create a perceived performance for users, we as authors shouldn’t allow the loading of every single image at once for sliders or carousels. In this snippet we only load the first and second image on init window load. This ... Read more

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Load a Different Header in WordPress

This little snippet can come in handy when you need to serve a different header on a per page basis. All you need to do is create a new header file – header-yourfilename.php and then put in some logic in your desired template file. In my case I have a header file called header-home.php and in my homepage template I ... Read more

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Add Class To Body If JavaScript Is Enabled

This snippet is super small but is super handy. It detects to see if JavaScript is enabled on the users browser. If yes, a class will be added to the <body> tag Adds the class yourClassName to <body> tag if Javascript is enabled.

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Backstory Radio Presents: The American Indian Story

In October 2010, the hosts of Backstory visited Colonial Williamsburg's Kimball Theatre to perform a live show.




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Disability, the environment, and colonialism [electronic resource] / edited by Tatiana Konrad.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2024.




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Leading Indian woman scientist is International Brain Research Organisation’s president-elect

The first scientist from a developing country to be appointed to the top position of IBRO, Shubha Tole is currently the dean of graduate studies at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai




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Canadian climate lawsuit by young people could sway global cases

The lawsuit, launched against Ontario by seven people aged 16 to 28 as of this summer, contends the province's greenhouse-gas-emissions target is inadequate and violates the young people's rights




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Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Ada Lovelace

This week’s Sci-five quiz is on Ada Lovelace.




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First brown dwarf ever found throws up surprise three decades later

Brown dwarfs are neither a star nor a planet, but something in between




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Major Boeing-made communications satellite disintegrates in orbit

While Intelsat 33e had a history of issues while in orbit, its unexpected disintegration has heightened concerns about space junk




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Insulin’s new upgrade: Can it truly prevent blood sugar lows?

Preclinical studies of an insulin candidate named NNC2215 have shown promise; this smart insulin can alter its own activity in response to glucose concentration in the body




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ISRO's analogue space mission kicks off at Ladakh's Leh

The mission will simulate life in an interplanetary habitat to tackle the challenges of a base station beyond the earth




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First science result from Aditya-L1 mission is out

As the maximum phase of the current solar cycle approaches, continuously monitoring the Sun with Aditya’s VELC payload is expected to provide valuable scientific data




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India must create ‘leading’ space firms, not just service companies: ISRO chief

India has 450 companies making components to build and launch satellites, but ISRO’s vision requires new players, young talent, a thriving start-up ecosystem and large-scale investment from government and private sector




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If tardigrades crowd-sourced their remarkable genes, can humans?

Tardigrades can survive hazardous radiation, extreme heat and cold, and can go for long periods without water; researchers are wondering if these abilities can be ‘transferred’




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Why were the Spain floods so deadly?

Flash floods in Spain devastate communities, leaving thousands displaced and authorities scrambling to provide relief and assistance.




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Mpox clade Ia has evolved to jump from humans to humans: new study

Researchers have found a surge in the prevalence of mutations that can be attributed to a protein family in the human body called APOBEC




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COP16: Will financial roadblocks continue to hinder conservation efforts? | Explained

While the highlight of COP16 was the engagement of Indigenous people and local communities, the event also raised red flags




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Chamarajanagar varsity to host Kannada Science Congress

The conference has been organised since 2005 by the Swadeshi Vijnana Andolana by joining hands with universities, and research and development institutions in Karnataka




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How job-ready are you?

How can graduates successfully project themselves to employers in India on completion of their studies in the U.K.?




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Australian universities to get tough with admissions




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Twin advantage at University of Southampton

Hemanth Iyappa Guddanda writes about his exciting stints at the university's Malaysia and the U.K. campuses.




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Engineering spot admissions from August 6




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The idea of ‘bread labour’

With book-learning displacing life-learning, physical labour seems to have lost the respectability it once commanded.




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Tamil Nadu engineering counselling for general category to be held after NEET results, says Higher Education Minister Ponmudi

The decision will help to prevent seats going vacant, says Mr. Ponmudy




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CUET-UG not to make board exams redundant, says UGC Chairman Jagadesh Kumar

UGC Chairman Jagadesh Kumar emphasises that board exams are not likely to be made irrelevant in light of the decline in pass percentage in CBSE class 12 exams this year




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Jack of all trades

Selvaraj Suthagar on how Abdul Kalam fired his imagination




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The Rope ladder

About 1,000 rural artisans find hope in Rope that has empowered them to face contemporary challenges



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A 'Tee' kadai!

It's now cool to wear Tamil on your sleeve. Brand Thamizha is here




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United Flavours: Giving ad-men a dash of pepper



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Lady with the lamp

Smita Ramani, who works in a telecom company, literally moonlights as she hand-paints and customises recycled bottles, cookie jars and lanterns




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Animated adventures

P. Jayakumar, CEO of Toonz Animation India, is in tune with the times




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Money laundering laws will now cover cryptocurrency trade

Indian cryptocurrency exchanges will have to report suspicious activity to the Financial Intelligence Unit India




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Sunita Williams Bids Adieu To Boeing's Starliner; Spacecraft Left Space Station For Earth

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft has left the International Space Station (ISS) and is on its way back to Earth. 




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Kala Pahada: Play par excellence

Oriya play ‘Kala Pahada’ enthralled audience in Vizag with the histrionic talent of its actors.




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It's showtime, Hyderabad!

The Hindu Theatre Fest, which opens in Hyderabad on August 19, promises a line up of unique stories




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Bhaktha Prahlada: Purana comes alive

The unique appeal of Pouranic verse drama came alive in the staging of ‘Bhaktha Prahlada’.




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The road to emancipation

Vandichodai by Koothuppattarai was all about deep philosophy and questioning societal norms




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Stickler for tradition

Music is not a separate identity in Kathakali, says ace Kathakali musician Kalanilayam Rajeevan.