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The American Chinese Leaders Adored

Henry Kissinger, who opened America's doors to China in the early 1970s, died on Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at his home in Connecticut at the age of 100. Dr Kissinger, then US president Richard M......

From Raj to Republic, journey of India's Parliament

The old Parliament building, an architectural splendour and a historic landmark that guided the destiny of India for nearly a century and whose illustrious legacy will now be consigned to the pages......

From Kingsway to Kartavya Path, the journey of majestic Rajpath

From witnessing the dawn of Independence to playing host to annual Republic Day celebrations for over seven decades, the historic Rajpath in India's power capital has seen the colonial rule and......

Goodbye old Parliament House, hello new Sansad Bhavan!

From its inauguration in 1927 to witnessing the foundation laying of a new Sansad Bhavan ahead of the 75th anniversary of India's Independence, the chequered history of the old Parliament building......

'Humans have never learned from history'

'We need to retell this history from many different perspectives.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Writer Amitav Ghosh spent many of those strange, mind-numbing COVID-19 days of......

Nobel Laureate Raghuram Rajan? We will know on Monday

Though Nobel Prize nominations have been a secret for 50 years, speculation abounds over the contenders for this year’s prize in economics. A look at the possible winners.   Colin......

Nothing can kill Mallya's appetite for fun

The last few years may have been turbulent for Vijay Mallya but that didn’t stop him from having fun, says Raghu Krishnan. Image: For his 60th birthday in December, Mallya flew in Enrique......

Maryland draws $60 mn from Indian cos

Maryland Governor has said that his recent trade mission to India opened new doors for the US state in the field of trade and investment as business deals worth $60 million were inked during the......

Air India, your humble airline

No nightingale sang in Berkeley Square -- adapting Vera Lynn's romantic and popular Second World War song -- as the woman in Air India's office told me they were moving to Brentford. She was as......

'Crisis: There is scope for India to do well'

Martin Feldstein is the George F Baker Professor of Economics at Harvard University and a member of the Economic Recovery Advisory Board convened by the US President. He is also President Emeritus......

Indian Film Makes HISTORY At Cannes

IMAGE: Director Payal Kapadia, the Grand Prix award winner for the film All We Imagine as Light, at the closing ceremony of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, May 25, 2024. Photograph: Clodagh......

Can the Censor Board decide how long a kiss should last?

'People with a lot of dreams and passion are paying a lot of money and making a film for two years. Then one random person, who might be a lawyer or a teacher or a social worker, comes and finds a......

Review: Hello Namaste is average

The premise of the film may be very old but the sincere effort of the entire cast makes it watchable, writes Paresh C Palicha. A constant complaint that we hear from filmmakers is that there......

Why the Oscars weren't worth waking up for

All us critics love making digs at the Oscars. They're the most watched awards show on the planet, and while they usually end up ruffling our feathers by handing out trophies for several dozen......

10 Star Wars facts

Fear is the path to the Dark Side. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.-- YodaFor the word Jedi, George Lucas was inspired by the Japanese phrase Jidai Geki, which......

Verstappen wins as red flag drama engulfs Australia GP

  IMAGE: Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium with second-placed Lewis Hamilton and third-placed Fernando Alonso. Photograph: Darrian Traynor/Reuters Max Verstappen won the Australian Grand......

IPL auction: The players, their price

As many as 350 leading cricketers from India and abroad will go under the auctioneer's hammer in Bangalore on January 8 and 9 when Indian Premier League franchises bidding for their services in the......

Sports quotes of 2005

The 2005 sporting year in quotes:SOCCER:"I am in the news every day. I think they really like my overcoat, they really like my haircut, they really like my face, they really like my behaviour, they......

Sports Quotes of 2005

The 2005 sporting year in quotes:SOCCER:"I am in the news every day. I think they really like my overcoat, they really like my haircut, they really like my face, they really like my behaviour, they......

Men's singles round 1 Fixtures

Round 1 men's fixtures for the US Open. (Seeds in bold)1-Roger Federer (Switzerland) vs Ivo Minar (Czech Republic)Fabrice Santoro (France) vs Juergen Melzer (Austria)Albert Montanes (Spain) vs......

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World Test Championship 2023

India held the top position in the ICC Men's Test Team Rankings while Australia secured the...

Manipur's Tragedy

Here are news, updates and coverage from violence hit Manipur.

IPL 2023

Complete coverage of IPL 2023

Sri Lanka's Tour of India 2023

Complete Coverage of Indian cricket team's encounter with Sri Lanka during 3rd Jan - 15th Jan 2023.

GUJARAT, HIMACHAL GO TO POLLS

The Bharatiya Janata Party was on Thursday poised for a landslide victory in Gujarat to retain...
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