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RG Kar protests: SC orders probe against Kolkata cops

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered an SIT investigation into the alleged torture of a woman in police custody following her arrest over protests against the rape and murder of a doctor at R G Kar......

Naomi Campbell admits being given blood diamonds

Supermodel Naomi Campbell has testified at the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, saying that she received "a few small very dirty looking stones."After confirming her......

Bus carrying TMC workers for Delhi stir overturns in J'khand, several hurt

Several Trinamool Congress workers were injured when one of the 49 buses taking them from West Bengal to Delhi to take part in a protest programme met with an accident in Jharkhand on Sunday.......

Why Modi-Shah Are Betting On Bhupendrabhai

Bhupendra Patel can never really break free of intervention from New Delhi. But if he can win over the Gujaratis and improve the BJP's tally substantially, he will have proved that he should be......

24 years since forming TMC, Mamata only grew stronger

Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, who recently quashed a brewing internal rebellion with the iron-fisted rejig of the party's national working committee, established once again that she......

The shine and dark side of diamonds

About 130,000,000 carats (26,000kg) of diamonds are mined annually, with a total value of nearly $9 billion, and about 100,000kg are synthesized annually, according to pubs.acs.org. Roughly 49 per......

Will this film hit diamond sales?

The latest Leonardo Di Caprio starrer 'Blood Diamond' opened across the United States on December 8, coinciding with the pre-Christmas peak-shopping season. The diamond industry (the US makes up......

Would you bid for Nirav Modi's art?

Sixty-eight paintings that once belonged to fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi will go under the hammer next week. Nirav Modi with his collection of art in Mumbai before he fled the country.......

Swiss bank accounts leaks: HSBC acknowledges 'past' lapses

Amid a global expose revealing tax dodging through accounts in its Swiss bank, British major HSBC has admitted to past lapses even as it claimed that rigorous control are now in place to curb......

Indians rank 16th on leaked HSBC list

With total fund of $4.1 billion, Indians rank 16th on the new leaked HSBC list of Swiss bank account holders from over 200 countries, while people from Switzerland itself are on the top. The list,......

Golden Globes Red Carpet: Hello Sharon Stone!

The Hollywood brigade looked super glam on the red carpet of the 82nd Golden Globes at Beverly Hills, California. Photograph: Daniel Cole/ Reuters Even at 66, Sharon Stone made sure all eyes were......

Dead Brides, Sexy Accountants On OTT

Dead brides, sexy accountants, fighting pandas, it's all there on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma gives you some great options to choose from. BarzakhWhere to watch? ZEE5Language: Hindi On the......

See These Stunning Frames Before You Watch Heeramandi

From his directorial debut, Khamoshi: The Musical to his new OTT offering, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's visual vocabulary has grown so wildly larger-than-life, no screen......

'Bhansali teaches you without a danda'

'When you walk on to a Sanjay Leela Bhansali set, it is complete surrender. You have to become a sponge.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Aditi Rao Hydari/Instagram Aditi Rao Hydari looks even more......

Heeramandi Review: Romance, Revenge, Rebellion

Heeramandi, a passion project that took off after years in development and planning, mirrors Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film-making's finest and frustrating features, observes Sukanya Verma. It's......

Ronaldo panned for promoting controversial supplement

IMAGE: Cristiano Ronaldo put on a promotional post for Herbalife on his X handle. Photograph: Cristiano Ronaldo/X Cristiano Ronaldo got a severe schooling on social media for promoting a......

Defending Olympic gold in Paris will be tough: Neeraj

'Every player faces injuries and downward turn in performance. Competition will be tough in Paris Olympics and also in other competitions.' IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra says defending his Olympics javelin......

Football: Maradona autopsy shows no drink or illegal drugs

IMAGE: The more detailed autopsy confirmed the results of one carried out immediately after his death that said Diego Maradona died from "acute pulmonary edema secondary to exacerbated chronic......

'Our athletes are in a far better position than many in other countries'

'Most of our elite athletes are in national camps so they are safer.''They don't have to go out to buy vegetables or groceries; they are not as exposed as we are.''Most of them work for government......

Sports Shorts: Boxers Shiva, Panghal lead home domination at India Open

IMAGE: Shiva Thapa in action. Photograph: BFI/Twitter It was a spectacular homecoming for World championship bronze medallist Shiva Thapa, while Asian Games gold medallist Amit Panghal also lived......

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