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A soldier remembers

A veteran of the Second World War, Major General Eustace D'Souza (retired) PVSM was sent to the Italian front when he was just 21. He stayed on till the end of the war in Europe. On the 70th......

Death from 30,000 feet above

Baitullah Mehsud was the 15th high-value target to be successfully killed by an American drone in the last four years. On the other hand, United States military drones have also killed 687......

Two Indian newspapers' The Post moment

'N Ram and I met on the lawns of Mani Shankar Aiyar's bungalow.''I pulled out a rolled printout from my jacket and handed it to him.''In the cut-throat world of journalism, this was like high......

Do you know these 10 famous Scots?

Scotland will vote on whether it will be an independent country or will remain a part of the United Kingdom on September 18. Independence will end a 305-year-old union with England and break up......

These INSANE death-defying stunts will leave you gasping!

In a scene straight out of the 2009 Pixar movie UP, Daniel Boria, a Canadian flew over the city of Calgary on a lawn chair tied with over 100 helium-filled balloons -- strapped a parachute last......

Ambani buys Britain's iconic country club Stoke Park

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd has bought Britain's iconic country club and luxury golf resort, Stoke Park, for 57 million pounds (about Rs 592 crore). The acquisition adds to......

6 super cars that were movie stars too!

Superheroes have been embedded in our daily lives through comics and movies. Image: Black Beauty from the movie Green Hornet. Photograph, courtesy: CarDekho.com In fact,......

Buying medicines? Watch out for fakes!

Watch out! The next time you buy your baby a cough syrup or get yourself any medication, make sure to get a proper bill else you could fall prey to the multi-crore clandestine business of spurious,......

World's best-performing stock markets of 2009

On January 8, 2008, history was made as the Bombay Stock Exchange's Sensitive Index (Sensex) hit the magic 21,000-mark! Just about 18 years ago on July 25, 1990, the Sensex touched the magical......

ILO on India's scourge: Bonded labour

Bringing to the fore the ugly face of 'forced labour' in India, a new study by the International Labour Organisation has said bonded labourers often lose their freedom to choose employment due to......

'We were all in awe of Sean Connery'

'He was perfectly happy sitting around in his undershirt sans his wig, with us all and scratching himself and breaking wind!' Naseeruddin Shah has done only one international film, a big comic......

There won't be a James Bond like Sean Connery

As dry as the martini Bond enjoyed, Connery's 007 was a tour de force of comicbook heroism replete with set pieces and choreographed stunts which he carried off with a Scottish virility, notes......

Sean Connery, first James Bond, passes away

Legendary Scottish star Sean Connery, who became a global sensation as the first James Bond and featured in a string of cult hits in his five-decade-long career, has died. He was 90. IMAGE:......

Sean Connery's 10 Landmark Roles

Diamonds are Forever. So is Sean Connery. Bond. James Bond. To have the world's best-known introduction to your credit. To play a character so indelibly that half a dozen actors try and cannot......

Bollywood's Ticket To Hollywood

It's a small world. Desi sightings in Western fare are no longer a rarity. Be it Farhan Akhtar in Ms. Marvel, Shabana Azmi in Halo or Nimrit Kaur in Homeland, it's great to see our stars in......

England optimistic about Flintoff

England's Andrew Flintoff and captain Andrew Strauss talk on the dressing room balcony before a training session prior to the second Ashes Test match at Lord's. England are optimistic......

Gavaskar writer, commentator

Millions of words have been used all over the cricket world to describe and appreciate the batting of Sunil Manohar Gavaskar. Many more will be employed so long as the game exists and continues to......

Four-nation hockey: Indian eves bag bronze; Argentina champs

The Indian women's hockey team notcheda facile 4-1 win over Ireland to clinch the bronze medal in the four-nation Tournament held in Parana, Argentina. The teams were locked 1-1 at half-time, but......

Murray overcomes Berdych to enter US Open final

Britain's Andy Murray produced a masterful performance against Tomas Berdych to book his place in the US Open final on Saturday, but will have to wait to discover his opponent after foul weather......

Murray knows must do more to become 'Sir Andy'

Andy Murray is coming off a season in which he became the first British man in 76 years to win a Grand Slam singles title and won Olympic gold at the London Games but the Scot does not think he has......

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