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Shobhaa De | Little cheer at Xmas time, hope for a healthier 2021

As the lucky survivors of this deadly scourge, let us raise a glass to a better, healthier, saner future!

26 Dec 2020 12:59 PM IST

Christians on the screen attend an online Christmas service for social distancing and a precaution against the coronavirus at the Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, December. 25, 2020. (AP/Lee Jin-man)

South Korea reports record virus surge on Christmas Day

The nation has been held up as a model of how to combat the virus, but Friday saw a record 1,241 new infections

25 Dec 2020 1:11 PM IST

A motorcyclist rides on a deserted street in Paris on December 15, 2020, as a new 8:00 pm-6:00am curfew is implemented in France to avoid a third wave of coronavirus infections. The curfew will be waived for Christmas Eve in order to allow families to travel to celebrate together but it will be kept in place for New Years Eve. (MARTIN BUREAU / AFP)

Kishwar Desai | End in sight to Brexit limbo; Xmas lockdown a big...

Between A for anxiety, B for Brexit and C for Coronavirus, we may need a new alphabet and a new language to express our...

21 Dec 2020 9:04 AM IST

I am sure that the woke police will find something wrong and cancel Santa but till then lets enjoy our childhood fantasy! (DC File Image)

Kishwar Desai | Are Santa Claus' days numbered? Britain in midst of...

Some academics are now trying to find out the exact age when children actually begin to doubt that Santa exists

25 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa (C) arrives in the biblical city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank ahead of Christmas Eve celebrations (according to Western tradition) on December 24, 2023. (Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP)

AA Edit | A time to hope as wars rage

It's also the time to reflect and renovate oneself even as one prays and actively participates in the revival of the...

24 Dec 2023 10:55 PM IST

Fairytale of New York is a Christmas classic that many music aficionados will turn to this year not least because it is by Shane MacGowan (above), the Irish singer-songwriter who died on November 30 this year. (Image by Arrangement)

Palash Krishna Mehrotra | Fairytales of Christmas

Christmas Echoes: A Melodic Blend of Nostalgia and Tradition, Harmonized with Shane MacGowan's 'Fairytale of New York.

24 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST

All supermarkets spend literally millions of pounds on Christmas advertisements on hoardings and TV. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Christmas is here It's a time for festivity, but a...

The national census tells us that Christianity is in decline in Britain.

22 Dec 2023 11:24 PM IST

Homemade blueberry liqueur rules

Homemade blueberry liqueur rules

Blueberry liqueur isn’t easy to come by in India though the spirit is used in a variety of cocktails around the...

27 Sept 2013 2:54 PM IST

A Mumbais family grew 65 feet tall Christmas tree in their backyard in Worli, said to be Indias tallest. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Mumbai family grows 65 feet tall Christmas tree; India's tallest

The Saldanha family, originally hailing from Mangalore, acquired the tree, for Rs 250 over four decades ago.

25 Dec 2017 1:01 PM IST