In the late 1990s, Malayalam cinema entered an era of prudent prurience—when adult films starring C. Shakeela Begum aka Shakeela outperformed even the formidable box-office draws of megastars Mammootty and Mohanlal. Shakeela did not conform to the conventional taxonomy of adult entertainment luminaries. She was neither a Jenna Jameson nor a Nina Hartley; she was
The Delhi High Court granted two-day custody parole to Baramulla MP Rashid Engineer on Monday. He is an accused in a terror funding case. He was granted custody parole to attend the ongoing parliament session on February 11 and 13. Rashid Engineer was lodged in Tihar Jail, Delhi, in connection with the terror funding case.
A Kochi metro train leaves its station at Vyttila mobility hub. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The story so far: In 2015, the NDA government positioned urban development as a key pillar of its growth strategy as cities contribute nearly 67% to the GDP. However, in the government’s vision for a “Viksit Bharat,” cities seem
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Cadbury 5 Star, in collaboration with Ogilvy, has again outdone itself with an audacious and hilarious take on Valentine’s Day. Building on its “Eat 5 Star, Do Nothing” philosophy, the brand takes its anti-Valentine’s Day stance to the next level by introducing an unexpected disruptor—uncles. The campaign taps into a cultural truth: once older generations
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More than 1,500 products will be brought under stringent quality standards by the end of the current financial year under the watchful eye of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the people cited above said on condition of anonymity. Currently, 761 products are regulated by so-called quality control orders (QCOs), a form of non-tariff barrier
Power play: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Delhi Lt. Governor V.K. Saxena during the foundation stone laying and inauguration ceremony of various development projects, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar In the first week of January, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) campaign for the Delhi Assembly election started with Prime Minister
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Garbage strewn along a road at Sikkander Chavadi in Madurai. | Photo Credit: R. ASHOK The rapidly growing population alongside rapid industrialisation has been generating tonnes of waste every single day in major cities across the country. But the mechanism and a proper system to deal with the waste still lack. Madurai city, as per
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Writer S.G. Siddaramaiah, among other dignitaries, releasing literary works at V.G. Women’s College in Kalaburagi on Sunday. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI Endorsing the criticisms that are often made by writers and cultural activists from North Karnataka, especially Kalyana Karnataka region, about them being discriminated against in recognition of services and selection for awards, writer
The BJP’s comeback in Delhi after nearly three decades of exile from power (since 1998) is a reaffirmation of the saffron party’s election-winning prowess and puts paid to the theory that the party only wins States where the Congress is the main challenger. After it vanquished the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the regional tiger in
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Delhi New CM Announcement LIVE: Who will be Delhi’s new Chief Minister? All eyes are on the next chief minister of Delhi after the Bharatiya Janata BJP ousted the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) from power in the national capital. Amid speculations, five names have emerged for the top post. These include Parvesh Verma, who defeated
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