The bittersweet lunchbox

Food cropped up as a leitmotif in Irrfan Khan’s films. On his birth anniversary today, a fan recalls some flavourful moments
Breaking is now an Olympic sport and the news has Bengaluru’s b-boys and b-girls floored
An ode to frogs and the role they play as environment markers gets the top award at a science film festival
Counter vaccine hesitancy and resistance with campaigns: Experts
John le Carré thrived on espionage, in every sense of the word. A fan pays tribute to the man who crafted a credible antidote to the swashbuckling James Bond
A new book throws light on vaccine research, merits of competition, and how India fares in the scheme of things. Excerpts:
The Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay New India Foundation Book Prize 2020 for the best non-fiction on modern India has been awarded to Amit Ahuja’s ‘Mobilizing the Marginalized: Ethnic Parties without Ethnic Movements’ and Jairam Ramesh’s ‘A Chequered Brilliance: The Many Lives of VK Krishna Menon’. In this BLink interview, conducted earlier this year, Ramesh talks about Menon and his relationship with his ideological soulmate — Jawaharlal Nehru
The BJP’s success in the recent GHMC polls has been scripted by its top brass, but helped in no small measure by the Telangana chief minister
Recovering from a stroke, a businessman rekindles his childhood passion for coins and stamps and builds up a multi-million-dollar collection now on display in a tiny museum in Dubai
Farmers from Punjab and Haryana have turned the Singhu border into a makeshift and vibrant village. The elderly peasants in kurta pyjamas and young men in track pants and sneakers who have gathered there are looking not for largesse — but just a fair deal
As her political secretary, Ahmed Patel turned Sonia Gandhi into a powerful and confident leader who could hold her own in virtually any setting
The once impeached US President, now defeated, continues to challenge a system that he has successfully portrayed to millions as rigged
Let us be realistic about the end of life, says the journalist-turned-politician
Indian researchers are working on cells that can store more energy, last longer
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The fund’s category change does not alter its investment process that has delivered strongly
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Food cropped up as a leitmotif in Irrfan Khan’s films. On his birth anniversary today, a fan recalls some ...
A vehicle owner queues up for a colour-coded sticker — and wonders why he has to do so in Covid-19 times
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In the absence of real-world connection, my social life belongs increasingly to my phone
Agencies are optimistic that ad volumes and spend will rebound
When tech meets fashion, it can knock your socks off
2020 ambushed and battered agencies — but advertising kept audiences engaged
The turn of the year is a great opportunity for brands to put their best feet forward and showcase ...
Three years after its inception, compliance with GST procedures remains a headache for exporters, job workers ...
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Aequs Aerospace to create space for large-scale manufacture of toys at Koppal
And it has every reason to smile. Covid-19 has triggered a consumer shift towards branded products as ...