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Time To Shut Down Coaching Classes?

The coaching-tuition-profiteering model built on the back of a broken education system is a scandal and an abomination, and must go, asserts Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Rapid Action Force personnel......

17 arrested with AK-47s, machine gun over US gurdwara shootings

A multi-agency investigation has led to the arrest of 17 people, mostly members of the local Sikh community, in connection with 11 shootings, including one at a Gurdwara in Sacramento, and have......

Couples refuse to be cowed down, celebrate Valentine's Day with gaiety

Couples -- young and old -- celebrated Valentine's Day on Tuesday with flowers and gifts even as a few right-wing outfits played spoilsport in some parts of the country. IMAGE: A man dressed as a......

Race to replace UK PM Johnson gains pace after Sunak's announcement

The race to elect a new Conservative Party leader to succeed Boris Johnson as British Prime Minister gathered momentum on Friday, with British Indian former finance minister Rishi Sunak formally......

Raj strikes back! Suella Braverman leads Indian-origin contenders for UK PM post

Even before Boris Johnson stepped out of 10 Downing Street on Thursday to deliver his resignation speech as Conservative Party leader and triggering a leadership race for a new British prime......

'We Have An Indian Tiger That Needs To Be Uncaged'

'What's sad today is that there are so many people who cannot find work, not because the country is devoid of that opportunity, but because we are not doing enough in the country.' Interview with......

Mallya's extradition expected within 28 days

However, the coronavirus pandemic might cause a temporary delay, due to the UK's Article 3 obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights, relating to inhuman and degrading treatment or......

Deal Street remained almost deserted in 2019

The domestic deal-making activities were hit by weak corporate governance and a huge liquidity crunch in 2019, while the global deals were also hard to come by due to various factors including......

Nobel Laureate Raghuram Rajan? We will know on Monday

Though Nobel Prize nominations have been a secret for 50 years, speculation abounds over the contenders for this year’s prize in economics. A look at the possible winners.   Colin......

Nothing can kill Mallya's appetite for fun

The last few years may have been turbulent for Vijay Mallya but that didn’t stop him from having fun, says Raghu Krishnan. Image: For his 60th birthday in December, Mallya flew in Enrique......

All We Imagine As Light Makes History At Golden Globes

A scene from All We Imagine As Light. Payal Kapadia may have missed her chance at the Oscars, but her acclaimed film All We Imagine As Light has been acknowledged by the Golden Globes. It has......

2024: Top 10 International Films

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite 2024 films that he watched at film festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Toronto and India. It's that time for the year to track its very best. These are personal choices,......

Spotted! A Mermaid Called Riya

Nargis Fakhri holidays in Italy... Ananya gets into a bikini... Sunny promotes his movie... Photograph: Kind courtesy Riya Sen/Instagram Riya Sen takes a dip in the ocean off Kanawa island in......

'It's also a love story about two brothers who fall in love with a bird species'

After winning awards at Sundance and Cannes, Director Shaunak Sen's All That Breathes has now been nominated for an Oscar in the Documentary Feature Film category. IMAGE: Director Shaunak Sen at......

Four More Shots Please Season 3 Review: Ridiculous!

When banal problems, drunken rants, liberally sprinkled swear words and WhatApp forwards kind of pretend profound lines run out, there is a lot of action between the sheets, observes Deepa Gahlot.......

How 'Guru Gary' is using cricket to keep slum kids away from drugs

Photograph: Andrew Couldridge Livepic via Reuters Notorious for drugs and crime and afflicted by large-scale poverty, the Khayelitsha township in Cape Town is better known for being one of the......

Tokyo Games: MIND-BOGGLING Pix!

Please click on the images for a better look at the action. IMAGE: Team United States's Cory Juneau warms up prior to the Men's Street Skateboard event. Photograph: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images......

The inside story of Mourinho's failed tenure at Man United

United are bigger than any one man and the decision to send Mourinho packing drives home that philosophy to players, fans and opponents IMAGE: Jose Mourinho reacts. Photograph: Pete Norton/Getty......

Trump Bullies NFL; fine for players on anthem protests

Bowing to Trump, NFL will require players to stand for anthem IMAGE: Houston Texans inside linebacker Benardrick McKinney (55), linebacker Ben Heeney (50), strong safety Marcus Gilchrist (21) and......

Sharapova back in business on and off court

'Sharapova’s doping transgression was not terribly egregious, neither performance-enhancing nor intentional, and her ban seemed unduly harsh' IMAGE:   Maria Sharapova. Photograph:......

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