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President Murmu to join 500 world leaders at British Queen's funeral

President Droupadi Murmu, who is in London on a three-day visit to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II scheduled at Westminster Abbey on Monday, signed a condolence book on behalf of the......

The $50 million pink diamond

An unusually large pink diamond sold for a record-breaking $50 million (Rs 361 crore) on Tuesday at Christie’s auction house in Geneva. Christie’s said renowned jeweller Harry Winston......

First Daughters of politics: Ivanka Trump is no first, but...

For all the controversy, the concept of prominent First Children is not novel in democracies.So why is Donald Trump's daughter different and discomfiting? Kanika Datta has the answers. Trump's......

Modi@1: The PM's story is yet to be told

Modi needs to get his act straight and get it straight soon. Five years down the line, Modi may continue to have support from his ardent supporters, but for the masses he would lose the......

'Reports of Netaji's death should leave no doubt in anyone's mind'

‘There is no evidence that it was Nehru who ordered this surveillance (on Netaji’s kin). It was a very low-level Bengal-based operation.’ ‘Netaji’s grandnephew Sugata......

Hindujas turn London's World War II era war office into a luxury hotel

The Old War Office (OWO) of Britain's World War II era prime minister Winston Churchill opened its doors as a brand-new luxury hotel in London with a glittering launch event, complete with surprise......

Hindujas's 1.2 Billion Project Makes Waves

'Our family philosophy is to build a bridge between India and Britain.' IMAGE: Britain's Old War Office is spread over 580,000 square feet and rises to seven floors. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Reliance MediaWorks to part-own Digital Domain

Reliance MediaWorks and China-based Galloping Horse America are set to part-own some of the businesses of Hollywood film-maker James Cameron's Digital Domain Productions through a $30.2 million......

Swatch gets Rs 1 crore wristwatch to India

Napoleon Bonaparte wore one, as did Queen Victoria and Winston Churchill. Now, Indians, too, can carve a piece of history for themselves, with the Swatch Group launching the Breguet brand of......

A Budget with a theme

In all democracies fiscal management is by its nature intensely political. Lobbies and constituencies need to be placated, and the ordinary business of government needs to be financed. It is......

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Review: So Much Fun!

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever makes you mourn the legend that was Chadwick Boseman, but also assures that forward is the only way to go, observes Mayur Sanap. When Black Panther made its screen......

'We all have stories to tell and projects we need financed'

Keeping it short and so sweet at the 90th Annual Academy Awards. Host Jimmy Kimmel may have made sure the speeches remained short this year -- the shortest speech would win a Kawasaki jet......

What inspired Rangoon?

Did the human drama provoked by the Japanese invasion of Burma and the Indian exodus from Rangoon inspire director Vishal Bhardwaj's forthcoming epic? IMAGE: Saif Ali Khan in Rangoon. The railway......

Iron Man's success story continues

Paramount Pictures which had a strong summer season -- with Iron Man, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom ofthe Crystal Skull, and Kung Fu Panda -- is enjoying an extraordinary success with the multiple......

FIFA set to take sport's biggest decision

FIFA bosses went into secret session on Thursday to make the most far-reaching decision in sport by choosing the host nations for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup finals. The 22 men on FIFA's executive......

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