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Boutique bank brigade
New generation banks are here to give the old banks a run for their money. But have the clients who shifted their loyalty to the swanky new one-stop financial supermarkets paid a price? K. T. RAJAGOPALAN finds out.
Cuisine
A taste of Kerala
Grandma's recipes are wooing customers at The Muthoot Plaza every evening.
Books
Novel effort
It is said to be a record in the annals of publishing in any language and could well enter the Guiness Book of Records. Eight of these books are novels and three collections of short stories. The rest are a collection of songs and a ...
Health
Quick summer fitness fix
The desire to shape up rises sharply in summer. If you are suddenly motivated to get active or to lose weight, do it right. It may take a bit longer, but you'll be healthier and your results will last longer.

Colour blind
Whether it is fairness creams on the supermarket shelves, face bleaching promotions in beauty parlours or seeking shade under an umbrella, the plight to propagate or maintain fair skin seems to be a national concern. The advert for a fairness ...
Books
On the wings of imagination
Kavery Nambisan's fourth novel `On Wings of Butterflies' was released recently. The doctor-writer talks about her passion for writing.
Issues
Out of commission
Women in the city want the dissolved Kerala State Women's Commission to be reconstituted, even if it would have fewer members. But they want it to be free of politics and politicians.
Information Technology
Getting connected
But the Internet is not only about friendship and chatting. Ranjith Menon, an avid shutterbug, endorses the therapeutic effects of the Internet. He says he had been suffering from depression for quite some time, until he stumbled on an Internet ...
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Radio... on the Net
Radio is still a powerful and cheap medium for `infotainment'. But you no longer require a special receiver, because Internet Radio is here.
Events
Keeping them on the rails
The Indian Railways has made giant strides in the past 150 years. A description of what it takes to make the services run smoothly.
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