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China Is Net Gainer In Ukraine War

India must pay great attention as the emergence of the Russia-China behemoth poses a great danger to us in the future, warns Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). IMAGE: Russia's President Vladimir Putin......

How an ex-IAF man built a helipad to save lives

Basil George led an amazing rescue mission making it possible for a helicopter to land and rescue people in the Kerala floods.In an admirable community effort, he and his team swam through strong......

Boris Nemtsov, Putin critic and Russian opposition leader, shot dead

Boris Nemtsov, a Russian opposition politician and former deputy prime minister who was a harsh critic of President Vladimir Putin, was shot dead near the Kremlin in central Moscow late on Friday.......

DMKs fortunes linked to the LTTE

On or around the beginning of October, just as Dr Manmohan Singh was returning from his trip to the United States and to France, a poster began to pop up around Tamil Nadu. Roughly translated, it......

Watched These Brilliant Malayalam Films?

Divya Nair lists 2023's Malayalam movies that can be enjoyed by all ages. 2023 was a year of rare hits for the Malayalam film industry. In a country where masala entertainers like Jawan and violent......

'Paka is very close to the Mahabharata'

'It is about the fight between two families, why they fight, how they fight and what they feel.' Sound designer-turned-film-maker Nithin Lukose says his feature debut Paka is heavily influenced by......

Joji: The Mundane Disarranged by a Heart of Darkness

With Joji, Dileesh Pothan has found a way, once more, to use everything he has learnt to further push the boundaries of his art, observes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Fahadh Faasil in and as Joji. Greed......

The Revenant, Mad Max, Star Wars sweep Oscar nominations

The nominations for the 88th Annual Academy awards were announced by Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, directors Guillermo del Toro and Ang Lee, and actor John Krasinski at the Academy's......

'I always felt families would like Kunji Ramayanam'

'Kunji Ramayanam was entertaining and had a likable plot. We thought that even if the film did not have a great initial, it would pick up. That's why we took the risk of releasing it along......

IPL Auction: Shami, Iyer for Rs 2 cr

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami celebrates taking a wicket for the Punjab Kings during IPL 2021. Photograph: BCCI The top Indian players, including Mohammed Shami, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin and......

RCB eye top-2 spot as they take on SunRisers

If RCB win their remaining two games, they will move to 20 points and have a chance of finishing in the top two. IMAGE: Virat Kohli and his opening partner Devdutt Padikkal. Photograph: BCCI......

India 'A' scrape past New Zealand 'A' to win series 3-0

IMAGE: India A players beat New Zealand 3-0 to win the 3-match series. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/Twitter Bowlers Karn Sharma and Shardul Thakur used the long handle to good effect as India A beat......

BCCI's legal team to study order, Kerala CA backs Sreesanth

IMAGE: Sreesanth celebrates a wicket during India's tour of England in 2011. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Monday said it will adopt a......

Maradona poised for first game as Argentina coach

Diego Maradona's extraordinary career comes full circle when Argentina face Scotland in a friendly at Hampden Park on Wednesday (Thursday, 0130 hrs IST). There have been plentiful highs and lows,......

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