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Govt of terrorists: US lawmakers on new Taliban govt

Top American lawmakers from the opposition Republican Party on Tuesday hit out at the Taliban over their announcement of an interim government in Afghanistan that includes a specially designated......

How Obama avoided a 'misguided policy blunder'

Wisely skirting a prospective foreign policy pitfall, United States President Barack Obama on Thursday appointed a special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, shelving the controversial idea of......

Doctor. Writer. Musician. Hero.

Eighteen years ago, there lived an Indian boy in New York City who revelled in a pretty ordinary life. The only child of a medically inclined couple -- father a surgeon, mother a nurse -- Dimple......

The A-Z of 2018

The year gone by, decoded by Shuma Raha. A for Alexa IMAGE: You can voice interact with Amazon Alexa. Photograph: Kind courtesy Amazon.com Now a year old in India, Amazon's cool, AI-powered......

A meeting with Che Guevara

1965 was a very eventful year in Algeria. Jammu and Kashmir leader Sheikh Abdullah, who had been released from prison in India, under the pretext of seeing Algerian Revolutionary leader and......

A successful entrepreneur who has invested in 20 start-ups

Known for his business acumen, gentle manners and an unflappable style of functioning, Reddi has so far made 10 investments in the US. Image: Serial entrepreneur Sashi Reddi. Photograph, courtesy:......

Why Fortis Healthcare has a bevy of suitors

With over 45 healthcare facilities and over 300 vibrant diagnostic centres, Fortis is India’s second-largest hospital chain -- next only to Apollo, which has 64 hospitals with 10,000 beds.......

Buffett on US-China, missing Amazon story, cryptocurrency

Here’s a pick of what Warrenn Buffett had to say over the weekend, and his annual ‘Woodstock for Capitalists’.  Saturday saw the staging of ‘Woodstock for......

Obama win should be bullish for world equity markets

Since Obama took office in Jan 2009, US shares have given annualised returns of 19%, writesSunil Kewalramani. President Obama's dramatic re-election could be described as a victory for the aam......

The Wal-Mart story

India's retail sector is really buzzing. A recent study says that over the next few years, 90 lakh (9 million) jobs will be created in this sector. The government is thus keen to provide a major......

Review: Fantastic Four is substandard fare

Fantastic Four is a disappointing reboot of a disappointing superhero franchise, says Nishi Tiwari. Their massive box office collections notwithstanding, the Fantastic Four films have consistently......

First look: Anushka wrestles for Sultan

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: After Salman Khan, Anushka Sharma’s look from Sultan has been released. The 27-year-old actress plays a wrestler in......

Raja Sen's Oscar predictions

Oscar Predictions 2009 The 81st Annual Academy Awards, if trends are anything to go by, seem to be more or less on the same page with me this season, which is a peculiar feeling indeed since I'm......

Oscars 2015: Eddie Redmayne, Jullianne Moore win

The 87th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. A quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: BEST PICTURE American Sniper  Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Boyhood The......

National Treasure: Corny!

Some viewers may not even want to debate the potholes and the corny plot devices in National Treasure, wanting to bury the movie real fast. This film certainly wants to be an Indiana Jones type of......

PICS: Magical Marchand takes fourth swimming gold

Images from the Olympics swimming action at the La Defense Arena, Paris, on Friday. IMAGE: France's Leon Marchand celebrates winning gold in the men's 200m Individual Medley and setting a new......

British Open to finish on Monday for first time since 1988

A flag displaying The Open is seen during the second round of the 144th Open Championship at The Old Course in St Andrews. Photograph: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images The British Open will end on a......

No Indian, English player in Sri Lanka Premier League

The inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League will feature 56 foreign cricketers, not one of them Indian, after the seven franchises made their choices in a closed-door players' draft system in Colombo.......

IPL 2012: Last-ball escapes to victory

Following Mumbai Indians' thrilling last-ball win over Chennai Super Kings on Sunday, Rajneesh Gupta recounts the last-ball wins recorded in this IPL season so far. Mumbai Indians registered a......

'Chennai pitch is one of the most challenging'

Mumbai Indians all-rounder James Franklin, who top-scored with an unbeaten 42 in his side's five-wicket defeat to New South Wales on Sunday, said the Chepauk pitch was one of the most challenging......

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