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Oscars for 3 Indians: Everybody embraces Bollywood but won’t say so

A Bollywood gang led by an exuberant Anil Kapoor went to town last night claiming Slumdog Millionaire’s eight-Oscar sweep was an historic triumph for Indian cinema with A.R. Rahman picking up not one but two Academy music awards. ... | Read..

The ninth, this one for resilience

The number of Oscars won by India-related stories is not eight but nine because to the eight that have gone to Slumdog Millionaire has to be added another awarded ... | Read..

Taunts to drumbeats: village hails victory

Shimla Devi, 32, doesn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Drumbeats are echoing around her mud house, with Rampur Dabahi celebrating the Oscar for Smile Pinki as ... | Read..

East-West metro to roll in five years: Buddha

The Bengal chief minister kickstarted the East-West Metro and even announced a deadline for completion yesterday. ... | Read..

Ramdev decries ‘politics of loot’

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev is in the city and what he shared with his fans was more twisted than his asanas. ... | Read..

Private flight dream awaits take-off

A group of entrepreneurs from the region has joined hands to give the Northeast its first dedicated private airlines connecting ... | Read..

Danny Boyle, who won the best director Oscar for Slumdog Millionaire, hugs Rubina Ali, ... | Read

"The last time I felt like that was during my marriage. There’s a
dialogue from a Hindi film called mere paas maa hai... so mother’s here, her blessings are there with me"
A.R. Rahman
Best original score, best song

Amartya nuke jab at Left
Amartya Sen today chided the Left for making too big a deal of the nuclear deal. ... | Read..

Honour flies to hospital
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences conferred the honorary award on Satyajit Ray on A ... | Read..

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Slumdog 8 Benjamin 3
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On road to perdition of greens
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Game rivalry ends in rape, arson
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The Speir dynasty
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Moles: India world No. 1
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Kate fights tears, vows to get drunk
Kate Winslet kept her composure ' just ' after finally winning an Oscar at the sixth attempt. \| Read..

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Cabinet clears Nayachar hub
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