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'Britain siphoned off $44 trillion from India'

'A very large part of this would have come from opium.' IMAGE: Amitav Ghosh with his new book, Smoke and Ashes, after its launch at the Royal Opera House, Mumbai, July 18, 2023. Amitav Ghosh is......

When Michelle towered over PM's wife

Even as G-20 leaders deliberate to rescue the global economy, which is facing the worst crisis since the 1930s, their spouses kept themselves entertained at the Royal Opera House in London. The......

Briton Howard Jacobson wins 2010 Booker Prize

British author Howard Jacobsen won the 2010 Man Booker Prize for Fiction for his book The Finkler Question.Jacobson had been longlisted twice for the prize, in 2006 for Kalooki Nights and in 2002......

Let there be light! Sydney shines at Vivid festival

Bright lights, big city, and even brighter music and ideas -- that’s Sydney’s winter festival, Vivid. Landmarks across the city have been bathed in a dazzling array of colourful lights,......

Sydney lights up for annual festival

Sydney’s skyline has exploded with light and colour as Vivid Sydney -- a three-week “festival of light, music and ideas” -- brings public art installations, lighting sculptures to......

A 'Saffron' makeover for Left to rebuild image!

The Red bastion of 33 years, which is showing signs of crumbling in West Bengal, is going in for a 'saffron' makeover. The Left Front government has roped in the United Kingdom-based Saffron......

Action Packed Time For Two-Wheelers!

The BSA Gold Star is launched....Ola Enters e-motorbikes Biz... Bajaj, TVS To Enter e2Ws Market... IMAGE: Mahindra and Mahindra Chairman Anand Mahindra at the launch of the BSA Gold Star 650 at......

Huge OPPORTUNITY exists on branding India: Wally Olins

A few weeks back, image artist Wally Olins, who has handled marquee brands such as LVMH, Coca-Cola, Visit London, the Royal Opera House and East Timor Development Agency, wrote a blog on 'What's......

How Keki Gharda stunned the MNC giants

Once upon a time he used to bite pens. Now he fidgets with a knife in a cramped office lined up to the ceiling with books that range from Game Theory to the history of the Roman Empire to polymer......

'Madhuri Is Not A Dancer, She Is Dance'

'The whole set was in awe. Those five days of shooting were an unforgettable experience.' It was a gala showcase for Ami Je Tomar 3.0 from Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 as the song was unveiled amid much......

Goodbye Maggie!

IMAGE: Maggie Smith poses for the media at a hotel in central London, August 13, 2015, for a media interaction to promote Downton Abbey's final season. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters The......

Ashish Vidyarthi Wants To Make You Laugh

'There are a lot of things happening in my life, and I have a lot of material, thanks to who I am, the way I've led my life, the way I look.' IMAGE: Performing at the Maroon Room in Guwahati.......

The Star-Maker You Didn't Know About

Prayag Raj, who was so successful at his peak, ought not to have slid into oblivion, observes Deepa Gahlot. IMAGE: Anil Kapoor with Prayag Raj on the sets of 1987's Hifazat. Photograph: Kind......

Bas Kar Bassi Review: Mildly Funny

Bas Kar Bassi feels like a lost opportunity, complains Mayur Sanap. Stand-up comedian and YouTube personality Anubhav Singh Bassi is on a dream run in his career. As fans await his acting debut in......

London Mayor steals show at opera house Olympic ceremony

It's not often that Placido Domingo is upstaged at the Royal Opera House. Yet flamboyant London Mayor Boris Johnson managed to pull it off at a star-studded Olympic gala on Monday night. Opera......

Senna's gloves auctioned for 22,000 pounds

A pair of regular racing gloves worn by the late Ayrton Senna in the 1991 season when he won his third Formula One title sold for 22,000 pounds at a charity auction for grand prix mechanics on......

Beckham confirmed for Beijing handover ceremony

David Beckham will take centre stage when the Olympic flag is handed to London at Sunday's closing ceremony in Beijing. Beckham, whose popularity in China dwarfs that of even record-breaking......

Nine cities presenting 2012 Games bids

Nine cities, including three former European summer Olympic hosts, have until midnight on Thursday to present details of their bids for the 2012 Games to the International Olympic Committee......

PHOTOS: Royals Harry and Meghan watch Invictus Games in Sydney

The Invictus Games, founded by Harry, is an international paralympic-style event for military personnel wounded in action. IMAGE: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex watch......

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