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Is This Lady Behind Missing Chinese Foreign Minister?

China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang has not been seen in public since June 25.Is he unwell, or has he been purged? IMAGE: Fu Xiaotian, left, interviewing Qin Gang, then China's ambassador to the......

US angry with India over delay in N-deal

The under secretary of state for political affairs and the chief US negotiator of the US-India civilian nuclear agreement, Nicholas Burns,is most frustrated with the stalled bilateral civilian......

Plea to extradite Thatcher's son

The central African country of Equatorial Guinea has asked South Africa to extradite Mark Thatcher, the son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Thatcher was arrested in Cape Town on......

'Thatcher son was planning to flee South Africa'

Mark Thatcher, multi-millionaire businessman and son of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, had planned to flee South Africa shortly before he was arrested on charges of being involved......

'We Want To Develop Dharavi Like Hong Kong'

'Dharavi will be completely slum free by 2040.' IMAGE: Tourists walk through Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums. Photograph: Arko Datta/Reuters If you travel on Mumbai's metro line 2A or line 7,......

Tatas to open first five-star hotel in S Africa

The Tatas are set to open their first five-star hotel in Cape Town in December. The 176-room Taj Palace Hotel,currently being constructed, is located in the central business district of Cape Town......

Indian Hotels to develop 3 hotels in S Africa

Indian Hotels Company, which runs the Taj chain of hotels, will increase its presence in South Africa by developing one luxury hotel each in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. The total cost of......

ONGC to double exploration in 20 years

The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, which had tapped 6 billion tonnes of oil and natural gas in the past 45 years, is planning to double the production in the next 20 years, a top executive of the......

The Left's own 'foreign links'!

India's Planning Commission is in the eye of a controversy on the inclusion of foreign consultants in some of the consultative and advisory groups on key areas that include industry, agriculture,......

Check out these exotic holiday destinations

Are you bored travelling to the same mundane places? Did you end up bumping into your neighbour or an office colleague on the previous vacation? This holiday season, we suggest you venture towards......

'Reptiles in Khatron are nicer than Bigg Boss inmates'

If Rupali Ganguly had any doubts at all of her fan base, she was reassured on Tuesday during a Rediff Chat with her fans. The television actress of Sarabhai v/s Sarabhai and Bigg Boss......

10 Things That Make Diana Penty HAPPY

'One cup of tea brings me so much happiness.''You take that away from me and I know I'm going to have a really bad day.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Diana Penty/Instagram Diana Penty is basking in......

SRK, the formidable global businessman

It all started from Mumbai.Now, Khan's fan base has spread from the US, UK and West Asia to Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Germany, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Kuwait and Palestine. Of the top 10......

Why we LOVE Anil Kapoor!

Happy birthday, Anil Kapoor! He was touted as the next Amitabh Bachchan but Anil Kapoor proved he's a force to reckon with by carving his own exclusive identity. For more than three decades, the......

The making of Superman Returns

Much of the principal photography for Superman Returns was done on location near Breeza, Australia, on a rural piece of farmland that had been transformed into a working back lot.Six miles of road,......

Carlsen launches Freestyle tour, India first on list

IMAGE: Magnus Carlsen’s new tour will kick off in India. Photograph: Aude Guerrucci/Reuters Chess great Magnus Carlsen is launching a world Freestyle Chess tour as the variant of the game,......

Du Plessis Eyes T20 World Cup Return

p> IMAGE: Faf du Plessis scored 730 runs for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 14 innings at IPL 2023. Photograph: BCCI Former South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis is considering a......

'Jurel is an absolute match-winner' in the short format'

In 15 First Class matches, Dhruv Jurel, who represents Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket, has scored 790 runs, including a century and five fifties in 19 innings. His best score is 249. IMAGE:......

Rahane, Ishant set to lose BCCI central contracts

IMAGE: Ajinkya Rahane last played for India in the Cape Town Test against South Africa in January this year. Photograph: Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images/Getty Images The BCCI is likely to remove......

'Self-explanatory' that other bowlers were aware of ball-tampering: Bancroft

IMAGE: Umpires Nigel Llong and Richard Illingworth confront Australia's Cameron Bancroft in a Test match against South Africa at PPC Newlands in Cape Town in 2018. Photograph: Peter......

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