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When YOUR superheroes showed up in New York!

The New York Comic Con is billed as one of the biggest comic book and pop culture gatherings in the United States. The 'giant nerd event', which drew thousands of costumed fans, panels of pop......

What did BRICS build (if anything, in Brazil)?

'Happily,' says Ambassador B S Prakash, 'BRICS displayed new-found energy and built something real, a bank. Between needless nihilism and as yet unjustified euphoria, there are many stations for......

How Aadhaar promotes a digital caste system

The linking of biometric UID/Aadhaar number to all public services makes “We, the People of India” worse than slaves, says Dr Gopal Krishna. The second in a 7-part series. Illustration:......

Database State to Surveillance State

UID/Aadhaar-based surveillance does not end with the collection of fingerprints and iris scan, it goes quite beyond it and poses a lethal threat to the idea of India, says Gopal......

When bonus rage turns violent

For top bankers and other high-profile company executives, it pays to be a little paranoid about personal safety these days. As public distaste at taxpayer-funded bail-outs has turned to "bonus......

Nargis Fakhri's Sister Arrested For Murder

Photograph: Kind courtesy Nargis Fakhri/Instagram Nargis Fakhri's sister Aliya, 43, has been arrested in the US for 'deliberately setting a deadly fire' in a garage on November 2 and killing her......

Must Watch: Stories From Around The World

The Toronto International Film Festival heralds the beginning of the Fall awards season as films from the earlier festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Telluride compete with new projects......

Why Hrithik, Kalki would make sexy vampires

Vampires are among us. Following the success of her Ragini MMS, Ekta Kapoor has announced a vampire film called Bloody Vir, even as Satish Kaushik tells us he too is making a vampire movie.......

When a dream inspired the Twilight saga

It's still almost two weeks away, but already advance ticket sales have all but ensured its success. It's Twilight: Eclipse, the third film adapted from Stephenie Meyer's four-book Twilight......

Twilight 4 all set to beat James Bond's Skyfall

The vampires and werewolves are all set to devour James Bond. The latest and final instalment of the franchise The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 is expected to draw millions of teenagers,......

India Arrive In Canberra For Game

SEE: Team India arrives in Canberra for a mid-series tour match. Video: Kind courtesy BCCI/X Buoyed by their win in the first Test in Perth, the Indian cricket team arrived in Canberra for the......

Test pacer Boland in Australian PM's squad for India tour match

IMAGE: Scott Boland, in Australia’s squad for the first Test, will hope to push for his inclusion in the Australia’s playing eleven for the pink-ball second Test, beginning in Adelaide......

Warm-up: Gill gets quality match time, Rohit falls early

IMAGE: Shubman Gill scored a brisk half century. Photograph: BCCI/X Shubman Gill dispelled all doubts about his thumb injury with a stylish fifty even as skipper Rohit Sharma kept cards close to......

PIX: Arsenal go top of Premier League with win over Wolves

A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League. IMAGE: Leandro Trossard celebrates scoring Arsenal's first goal in the Premier League match against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux......

Kiplimo extends Uganda's domination of C'wealth Games 10,000m

Uganda have now won the men's 10,000m at every Commonwealth Games since 2006. IMAGE: Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo celebrates crossing the finish line first in the Commonwealth Games men's 10,000m final......

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