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Coca-Cola, Vodafone, others kick-start the season with discounts and offers

The common themes used by brands for their campaigns this year are sustainability, harmony and environmental awareness

Jonty Rhodes to promote Isuzu Motors India's utility vehicle 'V-Cross'

According to the SIAM, 0.92 million SUVs were sold in 2017-18 compared to 0.76 million a year ago

After demerging its MDF biz, Greenply may cut costs and time to market

MDF is a high volume and low value product, so the cost of freight plays an important role in determining the profitability of the business

How Volkswagen's iconic Beetle became a symbol of pop culture worldwide

As Volkswagen announces the end of the Bug's journey, Amrita Singh goes down a nostalgic road

Schools for scandal

Despite a slew of tough laws against rape, why do we repeatedly encounter an institutional reluctance to call it out?

Nandita Das's Manto celebrates Urdu writer and poet in all his flawed glory

For the uninitiated, the chills may be slightly lukewarm, especially when the film depicts Manto's short stories and afsaane as part of the script

'Indecent' exposures

When we think of Bengali literature these days, we tend to consider works produced mostly in Kolkata or Dhaka

Time to train: Keeping fit involves much more than cardiovascular workouts

Because your muscles and bones are inextricably linked, when you lose muscle you're at greater risk of osteoporosis, arthritis, chronic back pain, frailty and fractures

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad wants to make his fight more inclusive

Azad's rise hasn't gone down well with UP's most powerful Dalit leader, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati, who has snubbed his overtures

Cirque du Soleil debuts in India with a spectacular tribute to the circus

For the first time in its history, Cirque du Soleil is premiering its new show, Bazzar, outside Canada - first in Mumbai and then Delhi

With greater variety and availability, biryani is the new delivery staple

Godavari chicken biryani, Bohri biryani, jackfruit biryani and even diet biryani - available in many avatars, the wholesome rice dish has become a staple choice

Floods now behind it, Kerala opens doors to tourists with hope, resilience

Travel across the state and it's only in the interiors that you find evidence of the floods

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The World Juniors turned into a triumph for Parham Maghsoodloo who won with 9.5 points from 11 and an Elo 2800-plus performance

Rana Haddad's debut novel shows a feminist literary voice from West Asia

Some have likened the novel's plot twists to a Shakespearean comedy but Indian readers may find this story of lost-and-found siblings and family feuds closer to Bollywood

Delhi govt's doorstep public service plan needs more than just home visits

The project is yet to make the final strides towards completely eliminating the need for a visit to government offices

Naz Foundation is trying to sensitise workplaces towards the LGBT community

Naz's trainers facilitate the participants to understand how to co-exist with LGBT individuals in the workplace

A fitting tribute

What makes him compelling is his ability to cut directly through and address the banality and the ordinariness of hatred

Acceptance after verdict

Civil society will have a tougher time convincing people of the importance of granting rights to sexual minorities, since it is not clear that a homosexual lifestyle can work in the Indian context

DU fake degree row: ABVP's Ankiv Baisoya says he studied several subjects

Despite his shaky media interview, where he could not elaborate on the "several subjects" he had studied, Baisoya repeatedly said that his focus was on subjects that improve "skill"

Shades of fundraising

Not only have artists contributed works of better quality, they have also ensured that values are lower than their market value to ensure that the transactions take place