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UK lockdown hero Captain Tom dies of COVID at 100

A 100-year-old army veteran, who became a national hero in the United Kingdom for raising over £32 million (Rs 320 crore) for healthcare charities by completing 100 laps around his garden......

Arise Sir Tom! Queen knights 100-yr-old fundraising Captain

Captain Tom Moore, the 100-year-old war veteran who served in India during World War II and became a national hero in the United Kingdom for raising over £32 million (Rs 300 crore) for......

London looks amazing thanks to UK's biggest light festival

London has been spectacularly lit up as the Lumiere festival returns to the capital. The city’s largest light festival, commissioned by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and produced by Artichoke,......

Fidel, the eternal revolutionary

'No other Communist leader after Lenin had such an internationalist vision as Fidel,' says Prakash Karat, the CPI-M leader in this eloquent tribute to Fidel Castro who passed into the ages on......

BBC use of term 'Islamic State' sparks fury

The British government has condemned the BBC's decision to keep using the term 'Islamic State' in reference to the terrorist outfit, days after Prime Minister David Cameron asked media outlets......

Bebo developers deal blow to Google

Bebo, the third-largest social networking site in the US, on Wednesday dealt a blow to Google's ambitions in the sector by adopting Facebook's open standards for applications. Bebo, founded by......

Who can be immune to Oscars magic?

'They are perhaps the only night when the stars, those celestial seraphs, become as vulnerable, as doggedly human, as the rest of us,' says Vikram Johri. IMAGE: Priyanka Chopra with Liev Schreiber......

ICC unveils Men's ODI Cricket World Cup mascot duo

IMAGE: ICC's ODI World Cup mascot duo unveiled in the presence of the captains of the reigning U19 World Cup Champions, Yash Dhull and Shafali Verma, in Gurugram on Saturday. Photograph: Kind......

Kohli's Brilliance, Klaasen's Heroics

IMAGE: Centurions Virat Kohli and Heinrich Klaasen. Photograph: RCB/Twitter In a clash featuring remarkable centuries from both teams, Virat Kohli's magnificent hundred for Royal Challengers......

Nadal to miss ATP World Tour Finals; set to undergo surgery

Rafael Nadal of Spain leaves the court. Photograph: Chris Hyde/Getty Images Rafael Nadal's announcement on Friday that he will miss the ATP World Tour Finals because of appendicitis ended a......

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