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Thrissur Sahodaya surges ahead in CBSE State arts festival

Kochi Sahodaya is in the second position with 481 points and Malabar Sahodaya with 478 points is in the third position. Among schools, Silver Hills Public School, Kozhikode, is leading with 72 points




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Photo gallery offers glimpse into Ayurveda’s golden era




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Anchored fishing boat catches fire near Beypore in Kozhikode; close shave for two Lakshadweep fish workers

The incident, which took place near the Beypore harbour early on Sunday morning, was managed by the rescue squads using jankar-mounted foam tender




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Kozhikode police plans app for real-time traffic updates and SOS alert

Inspired by Bengaluru’s AsTraM app, Kozhikode police plan an exclusive app with real-time traffic updates, SOS alerts, and easy fine payments for improved traffic management




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BJP creating communal polarisation in Munambam, says Govindan

He says Jamat-e-Islami was the counterpart of the BJP




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Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll: BJP leaders have become disconnected from the public, says Priyanka Gandhi

Priyanka Gandhi critiques BJP’s policies and emphasises tribal rights and healthcare needs during the Wayanad bypoll campaign




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Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll: People should not be threatened in the name of Waqf claims, says Navya Haridas




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South Indian History Congress concludes




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Kannur ADM death: P.P. Divya appears before police as per bail conditions

Thalassery Sessions Court, while granting her bail, had stipulated that P.P. Divya must report to police station every Monday between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.




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Hypocrisy a trait of CPI(M), says Satheesan

Leader of the Opposition said that CPI(M) had raised objections when the Oommen Chandy government tried to introduce seaplanes




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Wayanad Lok Sabha byelection: An intense campaign comes to a peaceful end

All three fronts confident of victory. Satyan Mokeri concludes his campaigning in Kalpetta, while Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Navya Haridas wind up electioneering at Sulthan Bathery




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Campaign ends for first phase of Jharkhand polls and bypolls to 31 Assembly and one Lok Sabha seats

Among the 33 Assembly seats originally announced to go to byelection in this phase, polling would be held in only 31 as in Sikkim, the ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) has won two seats uncontested.




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Coastal residents protest against KMB’s beachfront parking project in Kozhikode

Residents raise concerns over disruption to fishermen’s work and the natural environment as KMB pushes forward with the project




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Swine flu confirmed at Kottiyoor in Kannur; pigs on three farms to be exterminated




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Hyper-nationalism is not connected to nationalism: Satheesan




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Holiday in Thiruvambady on Assembly byelection day




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‘I’d like to think that one day I’ll be Chinese’

Committed Sinophile and one of the debut filmmakers at MAMI this year, Jordan Schiele is alsoan enthusiastic Mumbaikar discovers Satya Kandala




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Crushing on candy

Witness the theatrics of customised sweet-making at the city’s newest confectionery store




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The young and the restless

With top female stars pairing up with younger heroes, Hindi cinema is showing a marked change in the age gap debate




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The seven qualities of successful male playback singers




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Curating history through cinema

The New Medium, which debuted at MAMI, showcased a history of the moving picture and its formal innovation




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When a drummer sits down to write music

Rijul Victor’s experiments with EDM led him to start a solo project, which is now releasing his debut album as an electronic music producer




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Following a seven-day cinema diet

The Mumbai Film Festival this year had themes of suffocation, alienation, personal struggle, politics, rape, morality, gender, family…and a few characters we fell in love with, says Namrata Joshi




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An ear for music, an eye for art

Much sought-after exhibition designer Mark Prime’s first Indian solo art show is a playful mix of abstract patterns




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Curtains come down on MAMI

Diamond Island,Godless,Everything Else,Lady of the LakeandThe Narrow Pathamong big winners




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A fresh wind from the desert

Elite Zexer’s film about two Bedouin women was as warmly received in Mumbai as it was at Sundance and Berlin says Satya Kandala




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The future of flashbacks




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An auteur of diverse genres

Cary Fukunaga on his favourite version ofTrue Detective, the challenges of working onBeast of Nations, and why he’s a student of history




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Food trucking through India

AfterAirlift, Raja Krishna Menon is makingChef, a road movie that explores the flavours in the country




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Telecasting a strong message

AdhaFULL , a detective drama series on Doordarshan National, seeks to address the country’s coming-of-age issues




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When imagination and real life collide

Nidhi Dalmia’sHarpbrings to the fore the real-life conflicts faced by people in ’60s India




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A khadi way of thinking

Fashion designer returns to her first love khadi for her new festive collection titled Vichar Vastra




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Incongruent to their motive

Deepa and Dilip Mehta’s latest films are well-intentioned but ineffective attempts to look at sexual crimes and the adult film industry respectively to analyse the increase in rape in the country




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Food on the go




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Spicing it up further

Chef Anees Khan’s Bandra patisserie is now a café with a must try theccha burger, small eats, galangal ice tea and thick smoothies




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Standing apart: Shivam Pradhan




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The reluctant pop star




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The feminine mystique

The Prabal Gurung label is a staple in the wardrobes of celebrities ranging from Michelle Obama to Lady Gaga. The New York-based fashion designer, who was recently in India, spoke to T. Krithika Reddy about his association with Hillary Clinton, the DNA of his design, and what it takes to turn a dream into reality




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Bollywood’s divisive Diwali

It was a close battle at the box office with a romantic drama taking a slight financial edge over an action blockbuster.




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Who is Doctor Strange?

Here’s a primer to get acquainted with the Marvel’s superhero universe’s most unique character




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Beauty and a band of brothers

The Salaam Bombay Foundation adapts old favouriteChalti Ka Naam Gaadi for stage in a modern avatar to showcasethe talent of their underprivileged students




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Finding her own path

Kathak exponent Rachana Yadav draws parallels between the universe and human life in her latest productionSwaraah




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The magical pull of the mask

It’s a dramatic weekend for Mumbaikars with the Berlin-based Familie Flöz all set to perform four shows of Hotel Paradiso




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Mr. Big of rock vocals

Eric Martin, the voice of the popular yesteryears band, will perform in the city this weekend




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Warrior prince and talking heads

The playfulness to the writing around Ravana and his ten perennially bickering heads could have made the film oddly amusing. But alas, the humour remains just a flash




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Industrial yet bespoke

Tucked away in the lanes of Ballard Estate is a roomy new restaurant that typifies the changing spaces in the city, courtesy the team that launched Indigo




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All that jazz

After being part of the Mumbai Film Festival, The Vitaliy Tkachuk Quartet would like to come back to Mumbai soon, finds Satya Kandala




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Making the raga game accessible

Sarod maestro Arnab Chakrabarty kick-starts a new series of classical music concerts that focuses on the enduring legacy of Indian classical instruments




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Rediscovering repositories of heritage

Often considered dull and uninviting, Indian museums are storehouses of history and culture, and deserve repeat visits saysShailaja Tripathi




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The Majrooh Sultanpuri of writers

Best known for musical blockbusters, legendary filmmaker Nasir Husain also wrote dialogues for his films. His words were true to the syntax of the timesthey were written in, whether it was forMunimjiorPaying Guestin the mid-1950s or forJo Jeeta Wohi Sikanderin the ’90s