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Simantini Dey

Zeenat Aman Returns on Stage as Kasturba Gandhi at The Great Indian Theatre Festival

'Dearest Bapu, Love Kasturba' marked the return of Bollywood actress Zeenat Aman on the stage after a hiatus of 16 years. ...
Simantini Dey-February 23, 2020,10:50 pm IST Lifestyle
Known as Steering Wheel of Trump Govt, Can 'Power Couple' Ivanka & Jared Influence US-India Deals?

Media and foreign policy experts have often levelled charges of nepotism against Trump as he continues to tag his 38-year-old daughter along on foreign tours that are of diplomatic importance for the United States....
Simantini Dey-February 24, 2020,11:44 am IST India
Ab Tum Tang Karne Lage Ho: The Curious Case of the Missing Imtiaz Ali in Love Aaj Kal

With the new 'Love Aaj Kal', Imtiaz Ali tried to decipher how millennials fall in love. However, he doesn't venture into the ways in which millennials find love, or how relationship dynamics have changed with changing times at all....
Simantini Dey-February 19, 2020,6:29 pm IST Movies
Art Deco Fonts to Rly Station Signage: How Typography Adds Charm, Uniqueness to Mumbai's Identity

Much like its unplanned architecture, most of Mumbai's typography, barring the art deco district and railway platforms, is a mishmash of fonts, designs, and lettering written on varied materials....
Simantini Dey-February 9, 2020,1:13 pm IST India
Shashi Tharoor's New Book Explains India's Potential To Become A 'Major Global Power'

The authors argue that India has a major role to play in shaping the regimes the world in future, given its size, growing clout, and stake in practically every major multilateral organization. ...
Simantini Dey-February 4, 2020,3:44 pm IST Books
Why Proposed Amendment to Abortion Law is Small But Significant Victory for Women's Reproductive Rights

Although the law and the proposed amendment sound great on paper, their implementation remain tough given that abortion is still widely stigmatised in India, and there is very little awareness about the laws. ...
Simantini Dey-February 1, 2020,5:17 pm IST India
Let's Not Make 'Bhakti' a Partisan Word, Says Scholar of Hinduism, John Stratton Hawley

Hawley, who is currently a professor of religion at Barnard College, Columbia University, was in India recently to promote his new book Krishna's Playground: Vrindavan in the 21st Century which explores the changing face of India's spiritual city Vrindavan....
Simantini Dey-January 20, 2020,2:40 pm IST India
Gay Heroes and Lesbian Love Stories: How Bollywood Celebrated LGBTQA+ Community This Decade

Bollywood has moved at a glacial pace as far as tackling issues of gender and sexuality on screen is concerned. However, in 2010s Bollywood gave us gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender characters who were not defined by their orientation alone. ...
Simantini Dey-December 31, 2019,12:30 pm IST Movies
Shaheen Bhatt on How to Check Early Signs of Depression and Find Right Therapist for It

Shaheen Bhatt Talks about the perils of finding the right therapist and dealing with the news cycle when one is depressed....
Simantini Dey-December 26, 2019,3:27 pm IST Lifestyle
'Sr Bachchan Angrily Asked...': Man Who Gave B'wood its Name Shares How Indian Media Became a Brand

Words Sounds Images, A History of Media And Entertainment In India is a book about how entertainment has evolved from the days of the Indus Valley Civilisation to the 21st century....
Simantini Dey-December 21, 2019,6:14 pm IST India
'Replicated His Tattoo...': How Anita Nair's Iconic 'Inspector Gowda' Became Face of Indian Crime Fiction

In the last decade, detective Borei Gowda has appeared in two of Nair's books -- Cut Like Wound (2012) and Chain of Custody (2016) and have already won a strong fan base among crime fiction lovers in the country. ...
Simantini Dey-December 23, 2019,11:52 am IST Books
Ex-Muslim, Afghan, LGBTQ Activist & Many Things More: In a World of Extremes, Nemat Sadat is Fearless

Nemat Sadat, whose debut novel 'The Carpet Weaver', has earned him critical acclaim, explains his ordeal after he came out and how discrimination happens in the most 'liberal' queer communities....
Simantini Dey-December 13, 2019,7:25 pm IST India
Shaheen Bhatt's Novel Gives Haunting Account of What It is Like to Live with Depression

Bhatt's unwavering focus in this book is her battle with depression, but she is also quick to point out that she has the privilege and is equipped with resources to fight depression on a regular basis....
Simantini Dey-December 13, 2019,8:05 am IST Lifestyle
The One Who Pulls the Strings: Meet Dadi Pudumjee Who is Reinventing Art of Puppetry in India

The puppeteer in his long career has reinvented the art form many times, by not treating it as an isolated form but something that adapts well with many other art forms, and can work on several mediums....
Simantini Dey-December 2, 2019,7:35 pm IST India
Australian Climate Expert Offers Affordable Alternatives to Stubble Burning, Curbing Delhi Pollution

While many steps were taken, the stubble burning cases have only grown in numbers, particularly in Punjab over the past few weeks....
Simantini Dey-November 20, 2019,7:53 pm IST India

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23 Feb, 2020 | Australia in South Africa

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South Africa beat Australia by 12 runs

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22 Feb, 2020 | West Indies in Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 1 wicket

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22 - 25 Feb, 2020 \| Zimbabwe in Bangladesh
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Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by an innings and 106 runs

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21 Feb, 2020 | Australia in South Africa

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Australia beat South Africa by 107 runs

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21 - 24 Feb, 2020 \| India in New Zealand
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165/10 68.1 overs		348/10 100.2 overs

New Zealand beat India by 10 wickets

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23 Feb, 2020 \| Australia in South Africa
SA	vs	AUS
158/4 20.0 overs		146/6 20.0 overs

22 Feb, 2020 \| West Indies in Sri Lanka
WI	vs	SL
289/7 50.0 overs		290/9 49.1 overs

21 Feb, 2020 \| Australia in South Africa
AUS	vs	SA
196/6 20.0 overs		89/10 14.3 overs