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What's Xi Jinping Up To?

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Chinese Communist party, attended the opening session of the National People's Congress, his country's parliament, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing,......

The Funniest Animals!

While living in East Africa, wildlife photographer Paul Joynson-Hicks was going through his photographs one day and came across several images which made him laugh out loud. From that morning of......

2021 iPhone Photography Awards

Sharan Shetty from India wins 1st Place as Photographer of the Year in the 14th Annual iPhone Photography Awards 2021. The Grand Prize winner was Istvan Kerekes from Hungary for his entry......

Beautiful images from the Smithsonian's photo contest

From the ruins of a Syrian city to shamans, these are just some of the 60 breathtaking images selected as finalists in Smithsonian Magazine's 16th Annual Photo Contest. The magazine received......

14 images from this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest

It's a wild and brutal world outside and it is evident in this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest. Chosen from almost 50,000 entries submitted from 92 countries around the world,......

India's billionaires' success mantras

Vijay Shekhar Sharma, worth about 7,300 crores, is India's richest entrepreneur under 40 according to Hurun's India Rich List for 2016.Anil Rai Gupta, along with his brother Vinod, has been valued......

Rajan's mantra for stable and sustainable growth

“My remarks are motivated by the desire for a more stable international system, a system that works equally for rich and poor, large and small, and not the specifics of our situation,”......

No forex reserves large enough to counter external shocks: Rajan

Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan has said though the country has enough foreign exchange reserves, no nation can fully insulate itself from external vulnerabilities. "We are well-buffered with......

Subir Gokarn on what ails India's economy

Subir Gokarn, 53, is not a typical economist. He is both an economist and a thinker. At the young age of 49 he was appointed the Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India and supervised the......

Cities with highest and lowest per-capita GDP

In most countries around the globe, metropolitan areas generate the majority of economic activity. Metropolitan areas are regional economies defined by cities and their surrounding, economically......

Downton Abbey, Back Once More

As Downton Abbey: A New Era readies for its worldwide release -- the film premiered at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York on May 15 -- the cast were there to celebrate. Please click on the......

Brooke Shields, Bruce Springsteen: A day out in Hollywood

Here's what your favourite Hollywood stars have been up to.Cast member Brooke Shields poses at the premiere of The Hot Flashes in Los Angeles, California, on June 27. The movie opens limitedly in......

PIX: The Best Cleavages Of All Time!

In wake of the realisation that over half of their female customers wear a bra size DD or higher, high street retailer Debenhams decided to conduct a poll. The shop asked 1,000 customers, both......

George Clooney, Meryl Streep win at Golden Globes 2012

The 69th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There were quite a few surprises and some expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Motion Picture - Drama......

Kelly Brook bares all

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here! Kelly Brook has bared all for new Paris-based magazine Exhibition. The 31-year-old posed naked with......

How Stokes rescued England from World Cup nightmare

Ben Stokes set the tone for a 160-run victory over the Netherlands SCORECARD IMAGE: England's Ben Stokes celebrates after reaching his century. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters England......

World Cup: Can England better net run rate against faltering Afghanistan?

IMAGE: Jos Buttler-led England will look to pick up a big win over Afghanistan Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Their campaign back on track after the humiliating loss in the opener, title......

Will Sunrisers hand Royals third straight defeat?

IMAGE: In Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal Rajasthan Royals have one of the most-potent opening pairs in ILP 2023. Photograph: BCCI Bruised and battered in their last game, Rajasthan Royals will......

SRH-KKR to do battle to inject life into campaigns

IMAGE: SRH opener Abhishek Sharma played a sizzling 36-ball 67 against Delhi Capitals on Saturday. Photograph: BCCI Sunrisers Hyderabad will expect consistency from their top-order when they host......

CSK awaits Stokes' return in SRH showdown

IMAGE: Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni with Ben Stokes.Photograph: BCCI Four-time champions Chennai Super Kings will hope their star allrounder Ben Stokes finally takes the field......

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