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The Power Rush

Like Mr Trump, says Kanika Datta, politics tempts many businessmen.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The convergence of capabilities between business and political governance will be more......

10 most DARING jailbreaks in history!

They broke free yet failed to evade the clutches of law. Image: A note with a caption "Have a nice day" left on an opening in the pipe, where two inmates are suspected to have cut open as part of......

India may sign 500 mn-pound defence deal with UK

A 500 million-pound deal for BAE systems, Britain's biggest defence contractor, to supply Hawk jet trainers is expected to be among a string of high-profile contracts to be signed during Prime......

Why Nicholas Burns put off India visit

Dr Anil Kakodkar, chairman of India's Atomic Energy Commission, and his agency was the 600-pound gorilla in the room that vetoed the compromise language on the stalled bilateral civilian nuclear......

Apple's Cook shows off 'revolutionary' watch

Image: Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces the Apple Watch during an Apple event in San Francisco, California March 9, 2015. Photograph: Robert Galbraith/Reuters. Apple Inc launched its long-awaited......

Top-earning world leaders

When Gordon Brown took over from Tony Blair as British prime minister earlier this year, he got an overnight raise of about $100,000 a year, increasing the 136,677-pounds salary he earned as......

TOP 20 Indian Movies of the Decade

Sreehari Nair presents his Top 20 movies of the decade. The story of Indian Cinema in this decade pivots around the Nirbhaya Case of 2012. The sheer brutality of that incident coupled with the......

Timeline of Russian skater Valieva's failed drug test

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, who won gold in the team event at the Beijing Olympics last Monday, failed a drug test for a banned substance before the Games. Here is a summary of key dates......

Coach defends skater Valieva, CAS to hold Sunday hearing on case

IMAGE: Kamila Valieva of the Russian Olympic Committee during training with coach Eteri Tutberidze. Photograph: Aleksandra Szmigiel/Reuters The Russian coach of the 15-year-old figure skater......

'Missing China tennis player Peng will reappear in public soon'

IMAGE: Former doubles world number one Peng Shuai has not been seen or heard from publicly since she said on Chinese social media on November 2 that former vice-premier Zhang Gaoli coerced her......

Tokyo Games could lead to "Olympic virus" strain, doctor warns

'All of the different mutant strains of the virus which exist in different places will be concentrated and gathering here in Tokyo. We cannot deny the possibility of even a new strain of the virus......

No vaccination privileges for Tokyo Games athletes

Decision on spectators by March, says Tokyo Olympics OC. IMAGE: Two academics warned against pinning hopes on vaccinations for those taking part. Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters......

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