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Sheena Bora Trial: The Very Co-operative Witness

Devulkar had a certain abnormal vagueness about him that was unreal and defied belief.That came across in both his slightly too easy-going, extra-cooperative manner and the ragged nature of his......

The Scotsman who loves India

'You have to separate the concept of India as a nation State which is very young and the Upanishadic wisdom which is timeless.' In the second part of his conversation with Rediff.com's Archana......

The Scotsman who knows India better than many of us

'Men of the calibre of Shri Ramana Maharishi, Satya Sai Baba, Shri Aurobindo -- you don't get that level of excellence in the West.''The quality of Indian saints is unmatched.'Bill Aitken came to......

Kalam's family has quiet remembrance prayer

At President Kalam's Rameswaram home, family members have a prayer ceremony on the eve of his first death anniversary.Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar reports. At 4 pm on July 26, former President A P J......

Did Orkut friends kidnap and kill Adnan?

A "friend" that Mumbai teenager Adnan Patrawala met on Orkut could have been involved in his kidnapping and murder, reports quoted the Mumbai police as saying. Adnan had been regularly......

They quit good jobs to mint millions!

A few good people who decided to quit good jobs for better ideas. ANAND PRAKASH Eight years ago, Anand Prakash, an economics graduate from Delhi University, created a sample card for Rs 100. "It......

Worm exposes vulnerability in Orkut

A recent, relatively harmless worm attack on Orkut, Google's popular social networking website, has once again highlighted the increased vulnerability of web applications, InfoWorld reported.......

Computer programmer at age 4?

Microsoft unveiled its latest set of innovations this week, which included a game to teach 4-year-old children computer programming and a "telescope" programme that enables computer users to......

The 5 secrets of making wealth

What does one do to become wealthy? Save a lot, spend less, invest well and in time you will become wealthy. Right? Well, yes, but. . . But what?This is not a game. There is a secret to creating......

New job? 7 tips on relocating

Note to top executives: Moving your family shouldn't be just another entry on your list of things to do. A successful move must involve the family at every level, a basic point many high-level......

25 Movie Gems I Am Proud Of

'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pixabay It all began in September......

Kho Gaye Hum Kahan Review: Dil Chahta Hai In The Digital Age

Kho Gaye Hum Kahan is a light glimpse into healthy young lives ready to soar in their own sweet skin, applauds Sukanya Verma. 'Ya toh dosti gehri hai ya yeh photo 3D hai.' One of the definitive......

India, Merchant-Ivory and the Oscars

Making her film debut with The Householder, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala wrote more screenplays than novels, winning two Oscars -- for A Room with a View and Howards End.She kept her distance from the film......

'Azhar has never stopped me from showing anything'

'Azhar has been very honest and has revealed a lot.' 'Did he accept the (match-fixing) money? Did the match-fixing happen? Did he betray his team? We have tackled all that.' Director Tony D'Souza......

Amit Trivedi weaves casual magic with Aisha

Raja Sen reviews music of AishaDeck the halls with boughs of holly, because Amit Trivedi, the most promising Indian composer, is back with the soundtrack of Aisha, and boy is it a doozy.The album......

From a Naughty Kid to a Cricket Legend: The Story of Virat Kohli

Photograph: RCB/Twitter In the latest episode of RCB Bold Diaries, Coach Rajkumar Sharma shared an inspiring incident from Virat Kohli's junior days, showcasing the passionate and fearless......

It's love-all for Paes-Bhupathi at 'Break Point'

'Maybe if our communication could have been better then, and I will take responsibility for my communication too, if we had a 'Break Point' straight after winning Wimbledon and the French Open in......

Federer rues 'opportunity missed' after Wimbledon epic

Federer, meanwhile, became the first man to lose a Wimbledon singles final after holding match points since 1948 when John Bromwich failed to convert three of them against Bob Falkenburg. ......

ATP Finals: Djokovic outplays younger Zverev, Cilic still in hunt for semis

IMAGE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during his ATP Finals group stage match against Germany's Alexander Zverev at the OZ Arena in London on Wednesday. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action......

Marsh completes family hat-trick of Ashes centuries

IMAGE: Centurion on Day 3 of the 3rd Ashes Test, Mitchell Marsh (centre) is flanked by older brother Shaun Marsh and father Geoff Marsh at the at the WACA on Saturday. Photograph: Cricket......

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