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Game, Set & The Crown! But Who

Come September 30, 2019, Novak Djokovic will surpass Ivan Lendl to begin his 271st week as the World No. One in Tennis. Novak, however, will be placed 3rd in the all-time list of the best in the game. Roger Federer with 310 weeks and Pete…

‘Khati’, The Odisha Commune

Do you think that Raj Mahal Khati in Bhubaneswar can have a GI tag? Why not if we build a case, because there is a case. I have seen a lot of Khati in places I had not expected - Greece, Spain, Estonia. Small groups (mostly men) milling…

Civil Services Main Exam To Begin Tomorrow

New Delhi: The Civil Services (main) exam will be held from September 20 till September 29. The exam, which is the second phase of the Civil Services selection process, would assess the candidate's general awareness of a variety of…

Claiming The Streets, Reclaiming Art

For today’s generation of digital natives, selfies, Instagram accounts or filters to enhance photos is the norm, if not an obsession. So it is not quite easy for those born after say, 2000 to imagine a time when families would actually…

Remembering Rumi At Konark

The other day I was at Konark and I did both, moon bathing and sun bathing. Moon bathing under the clear blue sky, next to Konark, the epitome of tantra. I realised I am a nothing. Not a thing at all. I keep changing all the time and this…

Xiaomi Launches Its Biggest TV In India

Xiaomi on Tuesday launched its biggest TV - 65-inch Mi TV 4X at its Smarter Living 2020 event in Bengaluru. Currently the highest seller on Smart TVs in India, it has priced the 65-inch TV at Rs 54,999. In comparison, the recently-launched…