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Remembering Anglo-Indian Courage For The Motherland

'Anglo-Indians have played a significant role at the forefront, meeting every challenge to the security of the motherland.'A fascinating excerpt from Barry O'Brien's The Anglo-Indians: A Portrait......

From Tokyo to Paris, the heat is really on!

Images from across Europe and parts of Asia show hot and bothered people dunking their feet in buckets of ice and wading into the sea as sweltering temperatures put some areas on red......

Shantaram Review: Too Verbose

If future episodes are as verbose and unwieldy, it might be difficult to keep from switching channels, points out Deepa Gahlot. When the book Shantaram came out in 2003, it became a bestseller and......

Directing Amitabh, Johnny Depp

As Mira Nair was travelling to a number of film festivals with her film The Namesake since August last year, she was also working on several film projects, including a detailed outline for Gregory......

Johnny Depp to play Freddie Mercury?

Fans are not getting enough of Freddie Mercury it seems. Just the other day in a poll organised by BBC, Queen -- the band Mercury fronted --upstaged the Beatles to win the title of the greatest......

Hiccup for Johnny Depp's Mumbai movie

The big budget Johnny Depp film Shantaram has no captain, after director Peter Weir (Master and Commander) quit the project over the weekend. But Warner Bros and Depp, Hollywood insiders say, are......

The Oscar nominations

Arthur J PaisJeet Thayilrediff.com critics list their Academy Awards nominees! -- Aseem ChhabraRediff.com presents Aseem Chhabra's predictions for the 2004 Academy Award nominations. BEST......

Nageeye steals the show in NYC marathon

IMAGE: Netherlands' Abdi Nageeye crosses the finish line to win the men's elite race. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters Dutchman Abdi Nageeye survived a tense battle through the final mile to win......

Transfers: Bellingham joins Real Madrid from Dortmund

IMAGE: Jude Bellingham joined Real Madrid for a six-year contract. Photograph: Reuters Jude Bellingham's decision to join Real Madrid was not driven by money but by a desire to contribute to......

CWG: Kiplangat takes wrong turn on way to marathon gold

IMAGE: After more than 40 kilometres of running through the twisting Birmingham streets, Victor Kiplangat veered off course in the late stages but had built up such a commanding lead that the......

Kosgei shatters women's marathon World record

IMAGE: Brigid Kosgei set a blistering pace from the start to run two hours, 14 minutes, four seconds to break Paula Radcliffe’s 16-year-old women’s marathon world record. Photograph:......

Wheelchair champion Weir makes history

IMAGE: David Weir of Great Britain competes. Photograph: Francois Nel/Getty Images. Briton's Paralympic champion David Weir became the first wheelchair athlete to complete a mile in under......

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