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Two in one: merging photoactivated chemotherapy and photodynamic therapy to fight cancer

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,17760-17780
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04608K, Perspective
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Kirill M. Kuznetsov, Kevin Cariou, Gilles Gasser
Combining photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photoactivated chemotherapy (PACT) into one single compound allows to achieve more efficient light-induced therapy.
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Porous liquids: an integrated platform for gas storage and catalysis

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,17720-17738
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04288C, Perspective
Open Access
Errui Li, Kevin M. Siniard, Zhenzhen Yang, Sheng Dai
In this perspective, recent discoveries in the integration of gas storage and catalysis by leveraging PL platforms have been summarized, highlighting the unique features different from those of traditional homogeneous or heterogeneous procedures.
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Unified enantiospecific synthesis of drimane meroterpenoids enabled by enzyme catalysis and transition metal catalysis

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06060A, Edge Article
Open Access
Yipeng You, Xue-Jie Zhang, Wen Xiao, Thittaya Kunthic, Zheng Xiang, Chen Xu
A unified synthetic strategy for drimane meroterpenoids was developed by combining heterologous biosynthesis, enzymatic oxidation, and transition metal catalysis. Six drimane meroterpenoids were synthesized in a concise and enantiospecific manner.
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Dilute nanocomposites for capacitive energy storage: progress, challenges and prospects

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05437G, Perspective
Open Access
Li Li, Wenhan Xu, Guanchun Rui, Shixian Zhang, Qiming Zhang, Qing Wang
Electrostatic capacitors (ECs) are critical components in advanced electronics and electric power systems due to their rapid charge-discharge rate and high power density. While polymers are ideal for ECs due...
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The Effect of gem-Difluorination on the Conformation and Properties of a Model Macrocyclic System

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05424E, Edge Article
Open Access
Laurent Knerr, Thomas Cogswell, Marie. Ahlqvist, Richard James Lewis, Anneli Nordqvist, Christian Sköld
Conformational control of drug candidates to engineer improved potency and ADME properties is an ongoing area of research. Macrocyclic rings tend to offer a greater degree of rigidity than non-cyclised...
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The photo-isomerization of the cyclononatetraenyl ligand and related rare earth complexes

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04767B, Edge Article
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Lucie Pedussaut, Nolwenn Mahieu, Camille Chartier, Thayalan Rajeshkumar, Maxime Tricoire, Iskander Douair, Nicolas Casaretto, Laurent Maron, Grégory Danoun, Grégory Nocton
Reversible light isomerization in organometallic complexes of lanthanides: the low-energy wavelengths favor the cis isomer, and the high-energy wavelengths favor the trans isomer.
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Photo-triggered NO release of nitrosyl complexes bearing first-row transition metals and therapeutic applications

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06820C, Review Article
Open Access
Seungwon Sun, Jisu Choe, Jaeheung Cho
In biological systems, nitric oxide (NO) is a crucial signaling molecule that regulates a wide range of physiological and pathological processes. Given the significance of NO, there has been considerable...
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Pd(II)-Catalyzed Enantioselective C-H Olefination and Photoregulation of Sterically-Hindered Diarylethenes

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05375C, Edge Article
Open Access
Guanlun Zhang, Xu Wu, Shiyu Mao, Mengqi Li, Honglong Hu, Bing-Feng Shi, Weihong Zhu
Sterically-hindered diarylethenes with intrinsic chirality have shown great potential in chiral signal regulation, light-controlled liquid crystals (LCs), etc. Their unique enantiospecific phototransformation between axial chirality of ring-open isomer and central...
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Probing water adsorption and stability under steam flow of Zr-based metal-organic frameworks using 91Zr solid-state NMR spectroscopy

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04589K, Edge Article
Open Access
Athulya Nadol, Florian Venel, Raynald Giovine, Maeva Leloire, Christophe Volkringer, Thierry Loiseau, Christel Gervais, Caroline Mellot-Draznieks, Bertrand Doumert, Julien Trébosc, Olivier Lafon, Frédérique Pourpoint
The stability of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) in the presence of water is crucial for a wide range of applications, including the production of freshwater, desiccation, humidity control, heat pumps/chillers and...
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Phenacylselenoesters allow facile selenium transfer and hydrogen selenide generation

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05788K, Edge Article
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Utsav Dey Sarkar, Mahima Rana, Harinath Chakrapani
A new series of phenacylselenoesters that generate hydrogen selenide in the presence of esterase and a biological thiol under ambient conditions is reported.
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Enhanced efficiency in plastic waste upcycling: the role of mesoporosity and acidity in zeolites

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05121A, Edge Article
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Saideep Singh, Joaquín Martínez-Ortigosa, Nuria Ortuño, Vivek Polshettiwar, Javier García-Martínez
By optimizing zeolite pore confinement, polymer diffusion and up-cycling efficiency in hierarchical catalysts are significantly enhanced, reducing plastic degradation temperatures and providing a suitable route to sustainable plastic-to-fuel pathways.
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M12L24 nanospheres as supramolecular templates for the controlled synthesis of Ir-nanoclusters and their use in the chemo-selective hydrogenation of nitro styrene

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06324D, Edge Article
Open Access
Lotte L. Metz, Rens Ham, Eduard Bobylev, Kelly J. H. Brouwer, Alfons van Blaaderen, Rim van de Poll, Victor Drozhzhin, Emiel J. M. Hensen, Joost N. H. Reek
Controlled preparation of ultrafine metal nanoclusters (<2 nm) is challenging, yet important as the properties of these clusters are inherently linked to their size and local microenvironment. In the present...
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Large second harmonic generation and birefringence from extended octupolar π-conjugated structures

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05756B, Edge Article
Open Access
Danyang Dou, Bingbing Zhang, Daqing Yang, Ying Wang
By adopting an extended octupolar π-conjugation strategy, two excellent optical functional materials with a strong SHG response and large birefringence were prepared.
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Three in one: engineering MOF channels via coordinated water arrays for regulated separation of alkanes and alkenes

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05286B, Edge Article
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Lu-Lu Ma, Pavel N. Zolotarev, Kang Zhou, Xin Zhou, Jiaqi Liu, Jiafeng Miao, Shenfang Li, Guo-Ping Yang, Yao-Yu Wang, Davide M. Proserpio, Jing Li, Hao Wang
Regulated adsorptive separation of alkane/alkenes has been achieved through engineering the coordinated water arrays in MOF channels.
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Zinc borylation and reduction by a diborane(4) species via B–O bond formation

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06389A, Edge Article
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Liam P. Griffin, Simon Aldridge
Zinc boryl and metal–metal bonded Zn(I) complexes can be accessed from a common Zn(II) iodide precursor and bis(pinacolaton)diboron(4).
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Merging nucleophilic phosphine catalysis and photocatalysis for the rapid assembly of 2-oxabicyclo-[2.1.1]hexane scaffolds from feedstock allyl alcohols

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06684G, Edge Article
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David M. Whalley, Luca Carlino, Okky Dwichandra Putra, Niall A. Anderson, Susannah C. Coote, Olivier Lorthioir
A synthesis of 2-oxabicyclo-[2.1.1]hexanes from readily available allyl alcohols and electron-poor arylalkynes. The transformation utilises phosphine catalysis and energy transfer catalysis for rapid assembly of these diverse scaffolds.
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Structural constraint at a P–P bond: phosphinophosphination of alkenes, alkynes, and carbonyls by a concerted mechanism

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06581F, Edge Article
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Lijun You, Daniel Roth, Lutz Greb
A structural constraint approach at a P–P bond is presented that enables the phosphinophosphination of alkynes, alkenes, and carbonyls with high regio- and diastereoselectivity. The apolar nature of the P–P bond facilitates a concerted mechanism.
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Bridge Editing of Spin-Flip Emitters gives Insight into Excited State Energies and Dynamics

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05860G, Edge Article
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Florian Reichenauer, Robert Naumann, Christoph Förster, Winald Robert Robert Kitzmann, Antti-Pekka M. Reponen, Sascha Feldmann, Katja Heinze
Six-coordinate chromium(III) complexes with high spin-flip (SF) photoluminescence quantum yields and lifetimes (molecular rubies) have attracted huge interest in the past years due to their applicability in sensing, photocatalysis or...
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Resonance Plasmonic Coupling: Selective Enhancement of Band Edge Emission over Trap State Emission of CdSe Quantum Dots

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04960H, Edge Article
Open Access
Livin Paul, Elizabeth Mariam Thomas, Akshaya Chemmangat, Stephen Gray, K. George Thomas
The photoluminescence properties of quantum dots (QDs) are often enhanced by eliminating surface trap states through chemical methods. Alternatively, a physical approach is presented here for improving photoluminescence purity in...
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Ligand Cross-Links as a Design Element in Oligo- and PolyMOFs

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06109H, Edge Article
Open Access
Debobroto Sensharma, Seth M Cohen
Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) constructed using cross-linked oligomeric or polymeric ligands (OligoMOFs and PolyMOFs respectively) have so far relied on a handful of canonical structural blueprints, in which the cross-links have...
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Understanding ketone hydrogenation catalysis with anionic iridium(III) complexes: The crucial role of counterion and solvation

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04629C, Edge Article
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Paven Kisten, Sandrine Vincendeau, Eric Manoury, Jason Martin Lynam, John M. Slattery, Simon B Duckett, Agusti Lledos, Rinaldo Poli
The catalytic asymmetric hydrogenation of ketones reflect an important way to prepare valuable chiral alcohols. Understanding how transition metals promote these reactions is key to the rational design of more...
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Simultaneous generation of hydroxyl and hydrogen radicals from H+/OH− pairs caused by water–solid contact electrification

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06227B, Edge Article
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Fengjie Chen, Jingde Wu, Dou Wang, Yu Xia, Qingyuan Song, Ying Liang, Pu Wang, Bolei Chen, Yong Liang, Yongguang Yin, Yawei Wang, Maoyong Song, Guibin Jiang
Water–solid contact electrification is a common physical phenomenon involving interfacial electron and ion transfer, recently discovered to trigger unique redox reactions.
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Understanding the Formation of Nitrate from Nitrogen at the Interface of Gas-Water Microbubbles

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06989G, Edge Article
Open Access
Sandeep Bose, Yu Xia, Richard N. Zare
Understanding the Formation of Nitrate from Nitrogen at the Interface of Gas-Water MicrobubblesWater microbubbles containing Fe2+ ion has been found to efficiently transform nitrogen (N2) to nitrate (NO3-) by initiating...
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Organic dopant cyclization and significantly improved RTP properties

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06213B, Edge Article
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Shiguo Zhang, Guanyu Liu, Zhichao Mao, Shanfeng Xue, Qikun Sun, Wenjun Yang
Synthesized CDIA and ODIA via cyclization, obtained long-lived RTP polymers with lifetimes of 2146 and 2656 ms. Experimental and theoretical data show cyclization effectively restrains intramolecular rotation and stabilizes triplet populations.
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Dual ligand-enabled iron and halogen-containing carboxylate-based photocatalysis for chloro/fluoro-polyhaloalkylation of alkenes

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04038D, Edge Article
Open Access
Wanru Han, Zhenyan Zhao, Kui Jiang, Yu Lan, Xuehan Yu, Xiaoyu Jiang, Wei Yang, Donghui Wei, Shi-Jun Li, Linbin Niu
Dual ligand-enabled iron photocatalysis for the conversion of all kinds of halogen-containing carboxylates (CnXmCOO, X: F, Cl, Br) to CnXm radicals is disclosed for chloro/fluoro-polyhaloalkylation of non-activated alkenes.
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Noncentrosymmetric tellurite halides created by a depolymerization strategy: toward strong SHG intensity and wide bandgap

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06403H, Edge Article
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Dan-Dan Zhou, Chun-Li Hu, Xin-Wei Zhang, Jiang-Gao Mao, Fang Kong
Successful synthesis of centrosymmetric Ga(Te3O7)Br and non-centrosymmetric M2(OH)(TeO3)(Te2O5)X (M = Al, Ga; X = Br, Cl) using a depolymerization strategy.
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Photochemical carboborylation and three-component difunctionalization of α,β-unsaturated ketones with boronic acids via tosylhydrazones

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06537A, Edge Article
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Álvaro Valdés-Maqueda, Manuel Plaza, Carlos Valdés
The photochemical carboborylation of α,β-unsaturated tosylhydrazones with boronic acids gives tertiary allylboronates. A one pot sequence involving an aldehyde allylation provides a powerful three-component method for diversity oriented synthesis.
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Mechanism of action and evaluation of ratiometric probes for uric acid using lanthanide complexes with tetraazatriphenylene sensitisers

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05743K, Edge Article
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Xinyi Wen, Huishan Li, Zhijie Ju, Renren Deng, David Parker
Six Eu(III) and Tb(III) complexes are evaluated for the rapid ratiometric analysis of urate in diluted serum, together with mechanistic studies probing the intermediate exciplex and the excited state dynamics by transient absorption spectroscopy.
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Cationic Al oxo-hydroxide clusters: syntheses, molecular structures, and functional applications

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05707D, Perspective
Open Access
Naoki Ogiwara, Wei Zhou, Sayaka Uchida
Al oxo-hydroxide clusters are formed through the hydrolysis of Al3+-containing solutions, exhibiting a diversity of sizes and shapes. The assembly of these clusters demonstrates functional applications, such as adsorption and heterogeneous catalysis.
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Synergetic effect of mild hypothermia and antioxidant treatment on ROS-mediated neuron injury under oxygen-glucose deprivation investigated by scanning electrochemical microscopy

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05977H, Edge Article
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Junjie Zhang, Yulin Liu, Yuxiang Zhao, Siyu Zhang, Feng Xu, Fei Li
Ischemic stroke and reperfusion injury result in neuronal damage and dysfunction associated with oxidative stress, leading to overproduction of cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS). In...
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Rapid, Potent, and Persistent Covalent Chemical Probes to Deconvolute PI3Kα Signaling

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05459H, Edge Article
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Lukas Bissegger, Theodora Alexandra Alexandra Constantin, Erhan Keles, Luka Raguž, Isobel Barlow-Busch, Clara Orbegozo, Thorsten Schaefer, Valentina Borlandelli, Thomas Bohnacker, Rohitha SriRamaratnam, Alexander Schäfer, Matthias Gstaiger, John E. Burke, Chiara Borsari, Matthias Wymann
Chemical probes have gained importance in the elucidation of signal transduction in biology. Insufficient selectivity and potency, lack of cellular activity and inappropriate use of chemical probes has major consequences...
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Rare-earth metal complexes bearing electrophilic and nucleophilic carbon centres and their unique reactivity patterns towards pyridine derivatives

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04197F, Edge Article
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weikang Wu, Thayalan Rajeshkumar, Shan Zhu, Fuxiang Chai, Dongjing Hong, ZeMing Huang, Qingbing Yuan, Laurent Maron, Shaowu Wang
The rare-earth metal dialkyl complexes (κ2-L1)RE(CH2SiMe3)2(THF)2 [RE = Lu(1a), Yb(1b), Er(1c), Y(1d), Dy(1e)] (L1 = 1-(2-N-C5H10NCH2CH2)-3-(2,6-iPr2C6H3N=CH)-C8H4N) and the rare-earth metal monoalkyl complexes (κ2-L1)2RE(CH2SiMe3)(THF)n [n = 0, RE = Lu(2a), Yb(2b);...
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Spin State Modulation and Kinetic Control of Thermal Contraction in a [Fe2Co2] Discrete Prussian Blue Analogue

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05792A, Edge Article
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Jyoti Yadav, Sanjit Konar
Stimuli-responsive switchable molecules represent an important category of magnetic materials with significant potential for functional devices. However, engineering complexes with controlled switchability remains challenging due to their sensitivity to lattice...
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13/09:26 EST Minor Flood Warning for the Bremer River and Warrill Creek




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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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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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Standing apart: Shivam Pradhan




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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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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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Mohammed Rafi and the rights of fictional characters




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A long and colourful grapevine




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Crime, lust and honey

An eight-minute film goes behind the scenes atMadhur Kathayen, adesicrime photo magazine run doggedly by its publisher Shailabh Rawat




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Landing the right punch

Andre Rodrigues test drives the latest iteration of the WWE video game and is delighted with the game’s animation and fighting system




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The pain and power of multiples

With as many as 14 Bollywood franchise films seeing the light of the day in 2016, we decode the phenomenon




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Bollywood narratives and the colour of money

The villain in Hindi cinema shifted professions with the decades but the chief villain remained money.




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Of memory and violence

Iffat Fatima’s films capture the trauma of the families of the disappeared.




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Should you invest in the Mirae Asset’s new mid and small cap factor ETF

Mirae Asset Nifty MidSmallcap400 Momentum Quality 100 ETF offers a blend of passive and smart-beta investing