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Cong observers meet Himachal MLAs one-on-one; 6 rebels disappear

Congress's central observers Bhupinder Singh Hooda and DK Shivakumar held one-on-one meetings with party MLAs at a hotel near the Vidhan Sabha building in Shimla, but the six legislators who......

Remembering The Day JFK Died

On a sunny Texas day in November 60 years ago, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the president of the United States, and his elegant wife Jacqueline Lee 'Jackie' Bouvier Kennedy touched down in......

Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu is new Himachal CM; Pratibha supporters protest

Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, a four-time MLA and chairman of the Congress' state election campaign committee, will be the new chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, while Mukesh Agnihotri will be his......

Himachal Cong MLAs to meet again amid intense lobbying for CM's post

Newly elected Congress MLAs will meet Saturday evening for a second time in 24 hours as the party attempts to pick a consensus candidate for the chief minister's post amid hectic lobbying by......

Remembering Anglo-Indian Courage For The Motherland

'Anglo-Indians have played a significant role at the forefront, meeting every challenge to the security of the motherland.'A fascinating excerpt from Barry O'Brien's The Anglo-Indians: A Portrait......

'Growth Of Cheese Market In India Is Exponential'

'Only 20 per cent of families in India buy cheese twice a year.' Kindly note the image has been published only for representational purposes.. Photograph: Francois Lenoir/Reuters Two years after......

Must Read: The Great Diamond Heist

'If there is any industry that is unfit for modern corporate form it is the diamond trade.''But no one was asking the right questions.''The music was playing and so the game was on,' says S......

All about Jack Cohen's RETAIL blues

Tesco's founder thought his employees were robbing him. Going by the service standards in a South London outlet, he was way off the mark, writes Sunanda K Datta-RayWith Tesco all set to take......

ArcelorMittal Orbit: An architectural wonder

An amazing architectural masterpiece, 'ArcelorMittal Orbit' is a 115 metres (377 ft) high observation tower in the Olympic Park in Stratford, London.The stunning steel sculpture is situated between......

To Sir, for dollars

Would you rather have$1 millionor a knighthood? One of India's better business schools recently asked hopefuls to write a 300-word essay on this subject. Given the format, there is no "right"......

The Fabelmans Review: Spielberg At His Best!

Spielberg was born with a camera in his eye. And this one movie, he'd been recording all his life, observes Sukanya Verma. 'His eye is so connected to his brain.' Tom Hanks is spot on about the......

Golden Globes: Top 10 Moments

It was a night of happy, hilarious speeches. It was a night of delirious, drunk and irreverent winners. It was a night of jackpots for shows like Abbott Elementary and The White Lotus as well......

Movie Legend Jean-Luc Godard Passes Into The Ages

Jean-Luc Godard, the Godfather of French New Wave Cinema, has died. He was 91. IMAGE: Cate Blanchett, jury president of the 71st Cannes Film Festival, presents a special prize to Jean-Luc......

While Stars Won Globes, Audiences Lost Out

There was no drama, no applause, no tears, no laughter. The 79th Golden Globes had indeed lost its lustre, says Aseem Chhabra. Photograph: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for the Hollywood Foreign......

How India's FIRST feature film was made

At a time when many women were forbidden by their caste-conscious families from taking up acting assignments in an industry not deemed respectable, Phalke wanted to cast his wife as the female lead......

Biles gets surprise after thumbs down to Village cuisine

IMAGE: Simone Biles reckons athletes not 'having proper French cuisine' in the Olympic Village. Photograph: Simone Biles/Instagram Paris Olympics' catering service might need a touch of Simone......

Gayle, Harbhajan, Afridi among star-studded marquee players

IMAGE: Chris Gayle will ply his trade for Mississauga Panthers. Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters The player draft for the much-awaited Global T20 Canada 2023 was held in a hybrid-form on......

Remembering Spin Legend Sonny Ramadhin

From Rohan Kanhai the swashbuckler to Alvin Kallicharan to Shivnarine Chanderpaul to Ramnaresh Sarwan to Sunil Narine, Indian origin cricketers from the Caribbean have often been the toast of the......

Olympics: Biles out of team event as Russians beat US to gold

IMAGE: Simone Biles' bid did not get off to a great start, with a disappointing score of 13.766 on the vault in the first rotation. All three Russians who vaulted scored higher, as did her US team......

Biles wins record 25th World Championship medal

The four-time Olympic champion is now the owner of 19 gold medals across four championships against 12 for Belarusian Vitaly Scherbo, who competed in five World events between 1991 and 1996.......

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