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The CHARGE of the NIGHT brigade
Mauled by these flying fiends, night after night, the citywallahs are a desperate lot. M. KRISHNAN finds them turning crazy and going all out to have a good night's sleep.
Health

Spanking NEW LOOK for kids' ward
The paediatric ward of the city's Government Hospital gets a face-lift.
Food For Thought

Fruit full of Yin
A symbol of immortality in ancient cultures, the peach also has tremendous medicinal value.
Health

Pretty feet
Some home remedies for foot care.
Fitness

Staying in shape
Maintenance training helps muscles retain their power and shape.
Lifestyle

Return of the RETRO
Chiffons, georgettes, crepes are ruling the sari scene presently.
Arts & Crafts

A SHRINE turning into a work of ART
ONE OF the main shrines at the Jain Temple complex at Mattancherry is going through a major phase of renovation. Temple renovation work is generally complicated and challenging as so many different shades of faith-based maxims cannot be violated. ...
Issues

The writing on the wall tells all
Your handwriting reveals the persona behind, to the extent that an expert eye can easily identify a drug-addict, criminal or a rapist.
Cinema

Tolkien's world of elves, fairies
IT IS difficult to say if Prof. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien ever imagined that his books would be turned into award winning films when he wrote them, but one thing he was always aware of and that was the wide reader interest and admiration for his ...


GAMING goes hi-tech
CHILDREN OF the world, rejoice. Move over, video arcades. Conventional PC gaming and Nintendo are passé as new tech emerges in the metros. In this day and age where technology rules, you don't need your friend's physical presence to beat him in a ...
Film composition
RENOWNED PIANIST Richard Clayderman tryst with India started with the album Confluence where he collaborated with santoor player Rahul Sharma (son of Pandit Shivkumar Sharma). Now Clayderman is back again as he seems to be busy composing a ...
Swiss connection
YASH CHOPRA and Switzerland are more or less synonymous. The `king' of romance has romanced the picturesque country to the hilt. Some years ago he was offered citizenship by the Swiss Government. There's another Swiss connection now - the ...
Looking back in style
THE FLAVOUR of the Oscar evening was "retro," with most stars wearing long, straight dresses. Charlize Theron sizzled in a sequined, metallic silver Gucci sheath, airbrushed with fake tan to show it off to perfection. Angelina Jolie in oyster ...
Blockbuster `Passion'
MEL GIBSON gamble on The Passion of the Christ paid off enormously, riding a storm of religious debate to a $117.5 million haul in its first five days. The Passion, which debuted on Ash Wednesday, rocketed to the No. 1 box-office ...
Music

Lively and unconventional
PANDIT SUDHAKAR Deoley, showing exceptional fortitude, sang to what was practically an empty Kerala Fine Arts Hall at a concert organised recently by the Kerala Fine Arts Society and Rasikapriya. It is reasonable to assume that the combined ...
Sport

Rynold, one for the future
The new tennis infrastructure in Kochi appears to be slowly producing results. STAN RAYAN profiles upcoming star Rynold Timothy.

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