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The Stephen Hawking I knew

'When I met him last year for his 75th birthday, he seemed frail. There was a sense of urgency.''I will miss Stephen. His passing fills me with sadness.'An Indian student remembers his teacher,......

Want to outsmart your boss? But, it may backfire

Sycophants may be the butt of corporate jokes, but some of them have made buttering-up the boss a fine art, notes Shyamal Majumdar. Image: Being the bosses yes-man has its own perils, say experts.......

Trump's Taj goes bust

IMAGE: A sign marks the Trump Taj Mahal Hotel and Casino May 8, 2004 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Photograph: Craig Allen/Getty Images The casino, the last of the Atlantic City casinos bearing......

America's most feared corporate raider

Ronald Perelman spent five years rebuilding his $6 billion fortune amid travails at Revlon and Marvel. Suddenly he's back. For much of the 1980s Ronald Perelman was one of America's most feared......

Elizabeth Debicki Gets Her First Emmy

IMAGE: Elizabeth Debicki with her Emmy. Photograph: Mike Blake/ Reuters Elizabeth Debicki stood out at the 76th Emmy Awards, held at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, on Sunday, September......

The greatest voices in animation history

Animation requires some serious acting. Vocal performance is a genuine talent, and just getting an A-list star to dub lines for a film isn't enough to make it memorable. What turns an actor's......

2016: A year at the movies when India thumped Hindi

'2016 was the age of convenience for Hindi movies; of down pat effrontery and planned feeling triumphing over attempts to discern something complexly beautiful,' says Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Ae Dil......

Will War Horse and Descendants be nominated for Oscars?

Arthur J Pais gives his predictions for the Oscar nominations that will be announced on January 23.When the Oscar nominations get announced on January 23, a few acclaimed filmmakers are sure to be......

Why top players are not interested in playing for Windies?

'Cricket West Indies needs to adopt good policies' IMAGE: Chris Gayle (right) with his West Indies teammates. Photograph: Hannah Peters/Getty Images Former West Indies skipper Carl Hooper......

Euro 2016: Ronaldo, Nani power Portugal into final

Cristiano Ronaldo scored one and created another for Nani early in the second half as Portugal booked a final spot. IMAGE: Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates with Joao Mario at the end of the......

FA Cup: Son shines as Spurs beat Leicester, Liverpool through

IMAGE: Son Heung-Min (left) of Tottenham Hotspur takes a shot at goal. Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Son Heung-min's thunderous finish helped Tottenham Hotspur secure a 2-0 victory......

Sports Shorts: Rooney decided on United future; Rossi recovering

Rooney 'more or less' decided on Man United future IMAGE: Wayne Rooney of Manchester United stretches. Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images. Manchester United captain Wayne......

EPL PHOTOS: Fighting Leicester beat Spurs; Arsenal-Reds draw

IMAGE: Leicester City's Kasper Schmeichel and Robert Huth celebrate after beating Spurs aty White Hart Lane in Tottenham on Wednesday. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters 'Keep Calm And Carry On'......

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