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Never forget the Heroes of Rezang La

'Why isn't the story of the valiant 13th Kumaon a part of every child's textbooks?' 'Why have we let these brave men die unwept, unmourned, and unsung?' asks Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: The Rezang......

The XUV300 may well be Mahindra's bravest endeavour yet

How the XUV300's suspension, plastics and interiors hold out in Indian conditions after a couple of years will be the litmus test for its success in the long term, but for now, this SUV delivers,......

'A film is like a one-night stand'

'I'm a rascal, I'm going to play a paramahansa?!' IMAGE: Victor Banerjee was in Mumbai to promote the film, The Answer. On the second half of a day of back-to-back interviews, the actor changed......

PIX: A peek inside Tanishaa's LAVISH bungalow

An inside view of Tanishaa's beautiful bungalow. Dressed in a black and white Bebe dress, Tanishaa Mukerji allows a little smile as she invites us into her home. The 34-year old actress,......

Butler, Aniston fall flat in The Bounty Hunter

Certain actors become famous for the roles they play and then spend their whole lives trying to step out of the shadow of that one character that everybody associates them with. Think Sean Connery......

The Ugly Truth is not a bad movie

If one of the posters for The Ugly Truth is to be believed, women experience love with their heads while men approach the whole enterprise from a place further south on their anatomy charts. Now......

Review: 300 thrills, but leaves you cold

We will block the sun with our arrows,' says a foul-faced Persian emissary, speaking of Xerxes' million-man army and their unstoppable advance. Stelios, the Spartan, allows him a second of......

Euro 24: Switzerland outclass Hungary with 3-1 win

IMAGE: Hungary's Bendeguz Bolla in action with Switzerland's Zeki Amdouni .Photograph: Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters Switzerland got their Euro 2024 campaign off to a flying start with a commanding 3-1......

Tokyo Games: WONDROUS Pix!

Please click on the images for a better look at the action. IMAGE: Team Canada's Melissa Humana-Paredes returns the ball against Team Switzerland during a beach volleyball game. Photograph:......

How Phelps and Lochte stand out for right and wrong reasons

IMAGE: Michael Phelps of USA celebrates. Photograph: David Gray/Reuters.. Two swimmers made the biggest waves in Rio, Michael Phelps racing to retirement as the greatest of all time and US team......

Rio Olympics: Move over Leonidas, here comes Michael Phelps

IMAGE: Michael Phelps of the USA reacts. Photograph: Michael Dalder/Reuters Leonidas of Rhodes would recognise a kindred spirit in Michael Phelps of Baltimore. After 2,160 years of history, give......

Greek federation blames Chinese lab for doping

A mistake at a Chinese factory was to blame for 11 members of the Greek national weightlifting team testing positive for banned substances, a Greek Weightlifting Federation official said on Monday.......

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