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She Came, She Saw, She Conquered!

'The consensus was that the debate was between looking backward and looking forward.' 'Trump, with his great enamourment of his own 'achievements,' was obviously looking backward, while Harris,......

How year's most extravagant wedding was made secure

Entry based on a QR code messaged on personal mobile phones, colour-coded paper wristbands for access to different zones, and a medical response preparedness reserved for heads of state helped......

Am I Proud A British Indian Like Me Is PM?

'They say 'a picture paints a thousand words', so seeing Rishi Sunak PM at the door of Number 10 can never be taken from us.''It is a symbol that will go down in the history books.''It is the very......

How BJP rose in Goa with Christian help

It is a record that the BJP has created where the majority of its legislators belonged to the minority community.A fascinating excerpt from Sandesh Prabhudesai's Ajeeb Goa's Gajab Politics, Goa......

John McCain's Southeast Asia connection

From Barack Obama's lucky Hanuman idol to Indian-American Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, American politics are increasingly influenced by South Asia. But, until Wednesday, many didn't realise......

Back to the wall, will Choksi still manage to pull off a trick or two?

Given how everything has played out, Mehul Choksi, now 62, achieved all that he wanted but for all the wrong reasons, says Pavan Lall. IMAGE: Mehul Choksi arrives at the magistrate's court in......

How earthquake, tsunami have hit Japan's economy

Japan's worst nightmare has become a reality. As it faces the biggest crisis since World War II, initial estimates peg the country's economic loss at a whopping $170 billion. Experts say the actual......

Inflation falls to 0.48% despite rise in food prices

 Inflation declined to 0.48 per cent for the week ended May 23 from 0.61 per cent in the previous week, even though essential food items like fruit, tea, cereals and pulses......

Sensex may hit 19,500 this year: Experts

Driven by the election outcome, the benchmark index Sensex could catapult to 19,500 level this year, provided the government pushes through the reform agenda, analysts said. Market experts believe......

Exit interview: What's next for Mudra CEO Madhukar Kamath?

'Degrees get you into the room, it is the attitude that counts,' adman Madhukar Kamath tells Viveat Susan Pinto and Arundhuti Dasgupta. IMAGE: Madhukar Kamath has spent over 25 years -- in two......

The Cult of Mithun Chakraborty

National Award-winning actor, producer, hotelier, ex-MP, cricket team owner, philanthropist, highest tax payer, reality show judge, animal lover and, above all, people's hero -- Mithun Chakraborty......

Making Waves In India And Hollywood

'On the set, Ranveer and I got along really well.''Ten days after the release, Ranveer messaged me and said, you have killed the scene!''For someone like him to message me just says how supportive......

Spook Yourself On OTT This Halloween

Vampires, nuns, haunted homes... Sukanya Verma's recommendations of how you can spook yourself with everything you catch on OTT this week.   I Woke Up a VampireWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage:......

He Married South Cinema With Bollywood

'In 1983, my father T Rama Rao made Andha Kanoon with Rajinikanth.''Amitabh Bachchan was reluctant to come on board as a guest star, as Rajinikanth was a southern star.''But when my father pitched......

'I can't survive without acting'

'If I don't act for a week I become edgy, restless and moody.'Subhash K Jha salutes Manoj Bajpayee, actor extraordinaire, on his 53rd birthday. IMAGE: Manoj Bajpayee. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

How Dhoni fan Trisha redefined her cricketing destiny

'She has a fearless attitude and all the shots in the book. The only change we made here was to make her take up leg spin from pace.' IMAGE: Gongadi Trisha emerged the player of the ICC women's......

Aus Open PX: Rain wreaks havoc on opening day

IMAGE: China's Qinwen Zheng in action during the Australian Open first round match against Romania's Anca Alexia Todoni at Melbourne Park on Sunday. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters Five singles......

PIX: It's a starry, starry night as Biles makes Olympics return

IMAGE: Actor Tom Cruise with fans in the stand during the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Qualification Subdivision 1 at Bercy Arena, Paris, France. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters Tom Cruise, Lady......

What Rohit Sharma Told Maharashtra Legislators

  IMAGE: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube get a rousing welcome at the Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai, July 5, 2024. Photographs: Sahil Salvi Mumbai players from the......

Cricket fever hits theatres: 70 per cent tickets sold

Cinema owners elated with 'extraordinary' advance booking match screenings Photograph: Kind Courtesy Lee Smith/Reuters Watching a cricket match on the big screen has emerged as an intriguing......

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