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Marie Antoinette pearl reaps record $36 million

Going once, going twice, sold! Jewellery that belonged to Marie Antoinette, wife of King Louis XVI and arguably France’s most famous queen were auctioned by Sotheby’s on Wednesday as......

Nirmalaji and the Rising Onion

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's remark on onions in the Lok Sabha on on Wednesday, December 4. During a discussion on the rising prices of onions, Sitharaman......

The year that was: Dubious awards of 2019

The year has come to an end and we are looking forward to 2020. While we think back of the events that shaped the year, we couldn’t help but think of these awards for these personalities.......

Urgently needed: National coronavirus crisis council

'The prime minister's announcement of a nation-wide shutdown was eloquent, but should have been more clearly phrased to avoid police overreach.''Migrant labour should have been allowed adequate......

'All we need is cash!'

Day Two after the banks reopened remained just as chaotic as Day One, reports Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar. Marie Antoinette and Paytm in Modi's India 'A chaiwalla did what an economist couldn't'......

The Marie Antoinette of Indian politics

'Everybody knows that any solution would upstage and expose official bungling.''That is something Mrs Sitharaman's masters will not allow.''No matter how high the cost in human misery, they will......

Marie Antoinette and Paytm in Modi's India

Day 2: Syed Firdaus Ashraf attempts to deposit Rs 500, 1,000 notes in his bank account. The War on Big Notes Day 1: 'Modi will suffer for this in the next elections' Day 2 Mission: To deposit......

A Marie Antoinette telecom policy

Queen Marie Antoinette has an unlikely kindred soul in India in the form of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India chairman M S Verma.The people are crying for cheap and affordable local......

Best new summer fiction -- Libor

The interest rate that Libor sets is a piece of fiction written by participating banks to suit their purpose, writes Ajit Balakrishnan Last week, I was in New York City and sylvan nearby towns such......

Govt, BJP to counter anti-demonetisation campaign

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley witll spearhead the campaign with BJP President Amit Shah as its chief strategist, reports Archis Mohan. Black money is not just wads of notes Concerned at a......

Kirsten Dunst to play Marie Antoinette

Oscar-winner Sofia Coppola (Lost In Translation) will work again with her Virgin Suicides star Kirsten Dunst onamovieshe will write, direct and co-produce on the ill-fated French queen Marie......

Marie Antoinette: Poor show

Lazing around and wasting other people's hard-earned money can be quite an art. And this, sadly, seems to be the all-important message that director Sofia Coppola is trying to impress upon young......

Padmavati trailer: It's outstanding but...

... Why care for the truth when the legend so interesting, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf. Did Rani Padmavati ever actually encounter Alauddin Khilji? Just like the quote 'Let them eat cake (if......

Why Gully Boy is no Kaala

While Pa Ranjith proved yet again to be the salt of the earth in his land mafia film, Zoya Akhtar took a haphazard route to make something that was hardly rooted in Asia's biggest slum, feels J......

Rushdie & Padma Lakshmi doing fine

No thanks, we're fine. Novelist Salman Rushdie and his wife Padma Lakshmi might not have said it out loud in as many words, but they clearly seemed to be giving the media a message.There has been......

PIX: Spain rally to down Japan; US, Germany make solid start

Images from the opening day's action in the Olympics women's football tournament in Paris on Thursday. IMAGE: Aitana Bonmati celebrates scoring Spain's first goal in the Olympics women's football......

Paris Opening: Of Lady Gaga, cabaret and a mystery torchbearer

IMAGE: Lady Gaga performs during the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony, on Friday. Photograph: Amanda Perobelli/Reuters Lady Gaga sang a French cabaret song near Notre-Dame cathedral, a giant......

Asian Games Chess: India off to winning start in team events

IMAGE: R Praggnanandhaa defeated Batchuluun Tsegmed as the chess teams began their campaign on a winning note. Photograph: Stev Bonhage/FIDE Indian men and women opened their campaign in the......

World Jr Chess: Gujrathi, Kampen score easy wins

Vidit Santosh Gujrathi got off to a flying start, quickly winning her first round match in the World Junior Chess Championship, which commenced at Hotel Hyatt, in Pune, on Monday. The 13-round......

Soccer Extras: Reds not thinking of Barca loss, says Klopp

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Liverpool's Mohamed Salah looks dejected on missing a scoring opportunity against Barcelona on Wednesday. Photograph: Albert......

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