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Gay and proud: When the world turned into a rainbow

Rainbows and signs with messages of love dotted parade routes around the world as millions took part in gay pride events from Toronto to San Francisco to Seoul. In the United States, pride parades......

Rushdie receives knighthood from British Queen

Controversial India-born British author Salman Rushdie was knighted by the Queen Elizabeth on Wednesday for his "services to literature." Muslims around the world had condemned the award when it......

Hamlet chosen Shakespeare's best play

Hamlet has been voted Shakespeare's finest play in a poll conducted by the Royal Shakespeare Company among its actors and actresses.The play beat King Lear into second place and Antony and......

Anti-war activists set for showdown with Blair

The only Indian whose name appears in a published list of more than 300 London luminaries opposed to the war against Iraq says he has a passion to change the world 'by creating a better world' for......

Sea link: Traffic jam on Day One!

The Bandra-Worli sea link, which was just thrown open for public, on Wednesday experienced huge traffic snarls with vehicles moving at a snail's pace on the bridge. "There was traffic congestion......

It's a sweep for 1917 at Baftas!

IMAGE: Callum McDougall, Pippa Harris, Sam Mendes, Krysty Wilson-Cairns and Jayne-Ann Tenggren with their awards for Outstanding British Film for 1917. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters Sam......

Review: Why Beauty And The Beast is a 5-star movie

A cinematic experience like this film doesn't come by too often, raves Kshamaya Daniel. You may as well picture yourself on a rainy day, isolated in a cozy corner of the house, snuggled under a......

What we learned from Bollywood in 2016

Sukanya Verma lists the lessons Bollywood taught us this year. We've learned a great deal from Bollywood. How to cook, cycle, romance, study, play cricket, write letters, enjoy rains, you name......

PIX: Sir Ian McKellen, Sonam Kapoor inaugurate 7th Kashish Film Festival

It's been a whirlwind trip in India for Sir Ian McKellen, who celebrated his 77th birthday on May 25. The Lord Of The Rings (Gandalf) and X-Men (Magneto) actor is on the first leg of his......

Pix: When Magneto met Aamir

If you are not a Hollywood buff, the name Sir Ian McKellen might not ring a bell. But Magneto of X-Men fame? Or Gandalf of The Lord Of The Rings? Aah! Now, that's a different story, isn't it? But......

What Was Sonam Kapoor Doing At Wimbledon?

IMAGE: Sonam Kapoor Ahuja and her husband Anand Ahuja at the Wimbledon men's final. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Sonam Kapoor/Instagram In an extraordinary showdown, 20-year-old Carlos Alcaraz......

First Look: Indian umpires at US Open 2009

It is not only the Indian players who are creating a flutter at the US Open, but also umpires from the country, who seem to be everywhere at Flushing Meadows. There are five umpires of Indian......

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