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Uyghurs ‘face fight for existence’

Uyghurs ‘face fight for existence’

15 May 2012 10:47 AM IST
Exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer said Monday her people face a fight for their very existence against Chinese repression as a conference in Japan...
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Fiji dumps controversial beauty queen

Fiji dumps controversial beauty queen

14 May 2012 9:52 AM IST
Fiji beauty queen Torika Watters, who was the target of racist criticism about her looks, has been replaced as the island nation's Miss World Pageant...
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Fair and Lovely Indians!

Fair and Lovely Indians!

5 May 2012 9:02 PM IST
Just back from a lecture tour of American universities, there is so much to write about. But what I wanted to share this time is something about which...
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World Super Bike: Rea hopes to make a podium finish in Monza

World Super Bike: Rea hopes to make a podium finish in Monza

3 May 2012 12:26 AM IST
Honda World Superbike Team's Jonathan Rea is geared up to make a podium finish for the first time in Monza during the weekend race.Despite winning...
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Wakeup call
"Celebrating Small Victories: My Journey Through Two Decades of AIDS Response" | Wakeup call

Author: J.V.R. Prasada Rao

Publisher: Notion Press

Price: 600

The book ‘Celebrating Small Victories: My Journey Through Two Decades of AIDS Response’ traces the...

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Path-breaking decisions
"The Presidential Years: 2012-2017" | Path-breaking decisions

Author: Pranab Mukherjee

Publisher: Rupa Publications

Price: 695

The internal process of decision-making varies from government to government, and PM Modi has...

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A Culinary Smorgasbord
"Vegetarian Cuisine from the Himalayan Foothills" | A Culinary Smorgasbord

Author: Veena Sharma

Publisher: Niyogi Books

Price: 750

It is not for nothing that the Garhwal region of the Himalayas is referred to as deva bhumi, the...

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Indo-China relations Soft Power conundrum
"One Mountain Two Tigers: India, China and the High Himalayas" | Indo-China relations Soft Power conundrum

Author: Shakti Sinha

Publisher: Pentagon Press LLP

Price: 795

Soft Power has moved from being an academic concept to a political buzzword, particularly in the...

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Building India’s technological edifice
"Midnight's Machines: A Political History of Technology in India" | Building India’s technological edifice

Author: Arun Mohan Sukumar

Publisher: Penguin

Price: 599

Technology has always been detrimental in a nation’s progress and its standing in the world. The...

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A walk across dynasties
"Delhi – A History, Manisha Chowdhury" | A walk across dynasties

Author: Manisha Chowdhury

Publisher: Rupa Publications

Price: 295

Dilli jo ek shahr tha, alam mein intikhab, Rehte the muntakhab hi jahan rozgar ke. Usko falak ne...

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A cutting-edge approach
"Bridgital Nation: Solving Technology's People Problem" | A cutting-edge approach

Author: N Chandrasekaran and Roopa Purushothaman.

Publisher: Penguin

Price: 799

Of late, we are witnessing a publishing trend of sorts. There is a steady number of...

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Public faith in bureaucracy
"Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Bureaucracy But Were Afraid To Ask" | Public faith in bureaucracy

Author: T.R. Raghunandan

Publisher: Penguin

Price: 399

The manner in which the recent political drama in Maharashtra unfolded may have had high...

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India’s economic wisdom
"Economic Sutra: Ancient Indian Antecedents to Economic Thought" | India’s economic wisdom

Author: Satish Y Deodhar

Publisher: Penguin

Price: 399

Thomas Macaulay famously articulated his colonial prejudice: “A single shelf of a good European...

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India’s tweakers: a legacy
"Wizards: The Story of Indian Spin Bowling" | India’s tweakers: a legacy

Author: Anindya Dutta

Publisher: Westland

Price: 599

February 7, 1999 – On a cold morning at the Ferozeshah Kotla (now Arun Jaitley Stadium), chasing 419...

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Balconies Of leadership
"Doodles on Leadership" | Balconies Of leadership

Author: R. Gopalakrishanan

Publisher: Rupa

Price: 500

The book, Doodles on Leadership is filled with rich reflections on various themes revolving around...

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Kashmirs untold story declassified
"Cleaning the mess" | Kashmir's untold story declassified

Author: Iqbal Chand Malhotra and Maroof Raza

Publisher: Bloomsbury

Price: 599

This extensively researched book opens a pandora’s box of intrigues and misdeeds of many British...

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Routine cop drama

"Spenser Confidential" | Routine cop drama

Director: Peter Berg

Star Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Winston Duke, Alan Arkin, Iliza Shlesinger

There are films that sink under the urge to be too ‘cool' with narrative structure, and Spenser...

Banal take on infidelity

"Out Of Love" | Banal take on infidelity

Director: Tigmanshu Dhulia and Aijaz Khan

Star Cast: Rasika Dugal, Purab Kohli

For a large part of its playing time, ‘Out Of Love’ looks like banal take on infidelity. Except that...

Adorable and occasionally magical

"Abominable" | Adorable and occasionally magical

Director: Jill Culton

Star Cast: Chloe Bennet, Tenszing NorgayTrainor, Albert Tsai

There is something soothing, subtle and lovable about this 3D animated film. Despite being...

A compelling film with social message

"Nakkash" | A compelling film with social message

Director: Zaigham Imam

Star Cast: Inaamulhaq, Sharib Hashmi, Kumud Mishra, Pawan Tiwari, Rajesh Sharma and Gulki Joshi

Religion often creates conflict if not preached and understood properly. Though meant to unite...

More personal than cricket

"22 Yards" | More personal than cricket

Director: Mitali Ghoshal

Star Cast: Barun Sobti, Amartya Ray, Chaiti Ghoshal, Rajit Kapoor, Panchi Bora, Geetika Tyagi, Rajeev Sharma

22 Yards is a cricket film that’s not actually about cricket. The actual game takes up less than 15...

Scrappy and tedious fare

"Amavas" | Scrappy and tedious fare

Director: Bushan Patel

Star Cast: Sachiin Joshi, Nargis Fakhri, Vivan Bhatena, Mona Singh, Ali Asgar, Navneet Kaur Dhillon

Director Bushan Patel’s Amavas will surely top the catalogue as the worst horror-action-thriller in...

Performances outshine the narrative

"Zero" | Performances outshine the narrative

Director: Anand L Rai

Star Cast: Shahrukh Khan, Anushka Sharma, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayub, Abhay Deol, Sheeba Chaddha, Bijendra Kala

Here is the sad and frustrating irony of Zero: Told in the safest (read predictable), most...

Brings the comic book to life

"Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse" | Brings the comic book to life

Director: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman; Voice

Star Cast: Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Brian Cage, Kathryn Hahn, Live Schreiber

For a series and a character that has been rebooted so many times on screen that it is almost...

Irrfan elevates this light-hearted comedy

"“Karwaan”" | Irrfan elevates this light-hearted comedy

Director: Akarsh Khurana

Star Cast: Irrfan Khan, Dulquer Salmaan, Akash Khurana, Mithila Palkar, Amala Akkineni, Kriti Kharbanda

Focusing more on the journey rather than on the goal, Karwaan is a light-hearted comedy, designed as...

Performances make the heart beat

"“Dhadak”" | Performances make the heart beat

Director: Shashank Khaitan

Star Cast: Ishaan Khatter, Janhvi, Ashutosh Rana

Director Shashank Khaitan’s Dhadak suffers from a lack of intrigue, right at the outset, as owing to...

Action-packed but lacks thrills

"“Race 3”" | Action-packed but lacks thrills

Director: Remo D’Souza

Star Cast: Anil Kapoor, Salman Khan, Bobby Deol, Jacqueline Fernandez, Saqib Saleem, Daisy Shah, Freddy Daruwalla

Race 3, as the name suggests, is the third edition of the franchise, but has no narrative connection...

A pop-culture eye candy

"‘Ready Player One’" | A pop-culture eye candy

Director: Steven Spielberg

Star Cast: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Mark Rylance, T.J. Miller, Simon Pegg, Lena Waithe, Win Morisaki, Philip Zhao, Susan Lynch, Hannah John-Kamen, Ralph Ineson, Mckenne Grace, Letitia Wright

The auteur, master of fantasy and sci-fi - Steven Spielberg’s latest offering “Ready Player One” is...

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