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Rice farmers living in Sidoarjo Regency, Indonesia, awoke to a strange sight on May 29, 2006. The ground had ruptured overnight and was spewing out steam. In the following weeks, water, boiling-hot mud and natural gas were added to the mixture. When the eruption intensified, mud started to spread over the fields. Alarmed residents evacuated, hoping to wait out the eruption safely. Except that it didn't stop. Weeks…

It’s lunchtime a couple of weeks before Christmas. Past the tree in the glitzy lobby of Claridge’s hotel in London ambles a man who, in his octagonal glasses, workman’s jacket, jeans and trainers, looks a little out of place. Once installed in his room, however, Tony Kushner is entirely in his element. Insights on art, history and politics pour out at the slightest prompting. He cites writers from Conor McPherson to Robert Lowell, gives a lightning-quick insight into Othello (too cruel a play, he says, for him to catch…

Antoine Fuqua’s thuddingly unsubtle Will Smith-starring slavery drama is an unusually ugly picture. And while you can make a case that the facts of slavery cannot and should not be prettified, Fuqua’s approach, both in the relentless grind of graphic cruelty and the grim, near monochrome sludge of the cinematography, makes for a gruelling endurance test of a viewing experience.Smith, fresh from his Oscar-winning performance in King Richard last year, delivers a physically committed turn as a character loosely based on a…

Mahindra Thar is currently one of the most afforable 4×4 SUVs one can buy in country. Ever since the launch of current generation Mahindra Thar, it has become a common sight in off-roading communties in India. What makes Mahindra Thar a popular SUV among buyers is its looks, price and its off-road capabilities even in stock form. Like many other 4×4 SUVs in the market, the capabilities of a stock 4×4 SUVs are limited when compared to a heavily modified one. Here we have a video that proves just that. A completely stock…

Mahindra has started the delivery of their all-new SUV Scorpio N. It was one of the most anticipated product from Mahindra this year and we have started seeing videos related to Scorpio N owners on the internet. Mahindra has started the delivery with the top-end Z8L 2WD and 4×4 variants. As part of the media drives, Mahindra did make journalists drive the Scorpio N 4×4 off-road to show off its capabilities and we were all surprised with the way, it performed with road biased tyres. Now that Mahindra has started the…

Carnet is a facility that many Indians living abroad especially in Dubai are utilising to the fullest. Carnet is a passport for goods which allows owner to import a vehicle or any other goods to India without paying import tax and duty. The cars are imported temporarily for a period of 6-12 months. Car culture in India has matured over the years and many people are utilising carnet facility to import exotic cars. In Kerala, there are many Dubai registered vehicles and one such vehicle that was probably imported recently…

Jeep as a brand has been present in Indian market for almost half a decade. During this time, they introduced some of their popular models like Wrangler and Grand Cherokee as well. Jeep Compass which is a made in India product is still Jeep’s most popular and affordable vehicle in the Indian market. Jeep Wrangler started gaining some popularity among SUV enthusiasts after Jeep started manufacturing the same in India. It is a capable off-roader and we have seen several videos of Wrangler online which proves the same.…