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The man who ranks the world's best whiskies

Putting together the Whisky Bible is not the hedonistic career it sounds to be, Jim Murray

Suddala Sudhakar Teja is Telangana's vaastu expert

When D K Ravi the victim triumphed over D K Ravi the 'villain'

The public stood firm in its demand for a CBI probe into the IAS officer's death despite selective leaks about his personal life. But such attempts to tarnish a victim is an old strategy, particularly

This is not a dignified way of handling the death of a promising young officer: M Madana Gopal

Interview with Karnataka Additional Chief Secretary (environment, forest and ecology)

Naturopathy: Destination detox

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal undertook a course in naturopathy in Bengaluru recently. The author looks at what the treatment involves

Still second best

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel does not quite live up to the charm of the first

Discovering the city on a bike

Three enthusiasts, who now run cycling ventures in Bengaluru, write about biking trails in and around the city

Why Vishal Sikka is right about women

If people in leadership roles recognise the need to lend a hand to undo decades of discrimination, that's a promising beginning

Breakfast gets a creative twist

At Creative Mornings Bengaluru, a free monthly lecture series, people gather for some light repast with interesting conversations

Meet venture capital pioneer Vani Kola

Vani Kola left behind a stellar career as an entrepreneur in the United States to gamble on the startup ecosystem in India. She has no regrets

Why Rajnath Singh, Arnab Goswami, you & I must watch India's Daughter

Indulekha Aravind urges the reader to form an opinion about the controversial documentary only post viewing it

Delhi bus rapist Mukesh Singh is only a symptom of a bigger problem

The truth is that this is a very small part of the narrative of violence and assault women are forced to endure

Deccan Chronicle: Twist in the tale

The famous indie band you haven't heard of

Alt-J, a British band that won the Mercury Prize, brings its folktronica and indie rock music to India for the first time

In Valparai, SMS alerts on wild elephants helps reduce deaths

A unique early-warning system using SMS to warn people about wild elephants has helped reduce deaths in tea country around the Anamalai hills in Tamil Nadu

Gurus and mentors

They might have made their fortunes through sheer hard work, but Indian billionaires still like to be guided by spiritual powers

This is the crime that should actually outrage you

The murderous assault of security guard Kattungal Chandrabose stands out for its senseless brutality and the arrogance of its perpetrator

India doesn't produce more Grammy winners because of Bollywood: Ricky Kej

Interview with Indian-origin composer

Billionaire twitterati

The power of 140 characters has not escaped India's most successful corporate leaders. The author looks at how they are making the most of Twitter

Comedy takes centrestage

Stage42, a new multi-city festival, is hosting top-billed international and Indian comedians for a month