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Chinese polar bear hotel opens to outrage

A hotel that bills itself as the world's first "polar bear hotel" has opened in China's far northeastern Heilongjiang province, drawing both guests and criticism for its central feature: live polar......

A life in photos: George H W Bush

With a rich political and personal legacy, former United States President George Herbert Walker Bush left no shortage of memorable images from his time in and out of office.'Pappy' Bush passed into......

184 gardeners, 28 cooks, 37 drivers, 57 cleaners... All the President's Men and Women

An RTI plea reveals that Rashtrapati Bhavan employs 545 people and incurs a monthly wage bill of Rs 1,34,68,927.Syed Firdaus Ashraf reports. IMAGE: Rashtrapati Bhavan in all its glory. Photograph:......

In photos: When 25 American Governors visited India's Ambassador

Inside the governors' reception hosted by Indian Ambassador to the US Navtej Sarna -- a first in more than 15 years.Monal Sarkar checks out the attendees. IMAGE: Indian Ambassador to the US Navtej......

India moves fast on Iran pipeline

The first reverberations of the Iraq Study Group report headed by former US Secretary of State James Baker III are being felt in New Delhi sooner than expected. The petroleum ministry in New Delhi......

Crude oil tanks; India's gain could be well over Rs 1 lakh cr

Global crude oil prices tanked to a six-and-a-half-year low on Monday after Chinese stock markets suffered their biggest single-day drop since the global financial crisis, fuelling worries over......

Six sectors that will open up market for India-US

In its communication to the Office of the US Trade Representative imploring the agency not to put India on its trade hit list when the Special 301 Foreign Trade Barriers report is released next......

Tallest buildings in Dubai

Dubai, the city of skyscrapers has 63 buildings that stand taller than 200 metres (656 ft), more than any other city in the world, surpassing even Hong Kong and New York City. There are 125......

Splendid interiors of the Burj Khalifa

The world's tallest tower is Dubai's masterpiece, Burj Khalifa. The construction of the magnificent building began on 21 September 2004. The building officially opened on 4 January 2010. While......

World's 15 stunning buildings

Burj Khalifa (Dubai) Burj Khalifa is the world's tallest structure, at a height of 829.84 metres (2,723 ft). The construction began on September 21, 2004. The building opened on January 4, 2010.......

The many avatars of Mowgli!

Mowgli, over the years. Doting wolves, friendly bears, clever panthers, seductive pythons, bloodthirsty tigers and an audacious man-cub in the midst of it all, welcome to the wild, wild world of......

Argo, Life of Pi win at Oscars 2013

The 85th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture Amour Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild Django Unchained Les......

Life Of Pi, Django Unchained bag Oscar nominations

The nominations for the 85th Academy Awards are out, and it has its fair share of surprises and expected nods. The nominations were announced by Emma Stone and Seth MacFarlene in Los Angeles. The......

Lincoln leads BAFTA 2013 nominees

Steven Spielberg's Lincoln dominates the 2013 nominations for the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA). The American historical drama film earned 10 nominations including Best Film, Best Actor for......

Review: Ben Affleck's Argo is a masterpiece

Argo tells a staggeringly peculiar story, and tells it with violent tension and extreme cleverness, writes Raja Sen.God bless grown men who make swooshy laser sounds with their mouths. Wonderment......

Sports Shorts: Hamilton can equal pole record; ISL gets AFC nod

Hamilton can equal pole record, take F1 lead in Hungary IMAGE: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP celebrates. Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images If all goes to plan for Lewis......

Complete list of Sports Illustrated's 'Sportsperson of the Year' winners

Women's tennis star Serena Williams was named the 2015 winner on Monday. Williams is the first woman to be recognized with the honor as an individual since Mary Decker in 1983, and the magazine......

Sports quotes of 2005

The 2005 sporting year in quotes:SOCCER:"I am in the news every day. I think they really like my overcoat, they really like my haircut, they really like my face, they really like my behaviour, they......

Sports Quotes of 2005

Haynes a perfectionist on and off the field

Johnny Haynes, who died in hospital on Tuesday after a car crash, was one of the greatest passers of a football in British history.He became famous as the country's first 100-pounds a week player......

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