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Accession Remains the Live-Wire of Kashmir Politics

The festering dispute over the accession of Jammu and Kashmir stands out as one of the world's most volatile fault lines that divides regions, countries, societies, communities and ethnic groups,......

History classes shift focus in UK

Mahatma Gandhi, Britain's wartime prime minister Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King and Adolf Hitler have been cut from a list of key historical figures recommended for teaching under a radical......

5 deadliest school shootings in US history

After each massacre, survivors and witnesses have echoed the words “no more” — yet mass shootings have continued to plague the United States. In fact, shootings only have......

Cheers, Terry Pratchett, who christened me a dragon

'Pratchett's work mocked the very idea of literary limitations, going from police procedural in one book to Christmas adventure in the next, from vampires to football, from the birth of motion......

123 doesn't violate Hyde Act: Experts

Refuting criticism that fuel assurances and reprocessing right to India are inconsistent with the US's non-proliferation obligations and the Hyde Act, two reputed scholars have said the 123......

Calculate your income in 10 minutes

'I'm spending a year dead for tax reasons.' This is what the tax noose made English writer Douglas Adams say. Many, like Adams, would do anything to escape the pain of taxes. While knowing the tax......

How do you control CEO rage?

Tom Adams, the chief executive officer of Rosetta Stone, the language software business, says he never blows up about big stuff, like aligning the objectives of an entire board of directors.......

The 400 richest Americans

The nine-figure fortune won't get you much mention these days, at least not on these pages. This year, for the first time, everyone in The Forbes 400 has at least $1 billion. The collective net......

This is the future of computing!

Jefferson Han, a pale, bespectacled engineer dressed in Manhattan black, faced the thousand or so attendees on the first day of TED 2006, the annual technology, entertainment, and design conference......

First look: Hitchhiker's Guide

AsHollywood continues to adapt everything into a movie, celluloid blasphemy gets increasingly painful.On Wednesday night, Disney premiered its latest release, The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy,......

Review: Solid actors play it silly in Men In Black 3

There's something oddly comforting about watching three great actors so earnestly embrace this schlocky cinema from a simpler, cheesier time in Men In Black 3, writes Raja Sen.That the Men In Black......

Hitchhikers is worth the ride

Not everyone who hasn't devoured Douglas Adams' science fiction adventures and enjoyed their eccentric humour and crazy situations will easily embrace the movie adaptation ofThe Hitchhiker's Guide......

De De Pyaar De review: Modern family mockery!

'You'll find more wisdom on such matters in a Sara Ali Khan interview,' says Sukanya Verma. Did I just hear 'misogynist' in a Hindi film? The irony is not lost when its co-producer and writer......

Golden Globes 2019: On The Red Carpet

A look at Hollywood's swish set at the Globes. The 76th Golden Globe awards was held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, and saw Hollywood's glamorous set in attendance. Scenes......

LeBron James Makes NBA History

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's all-time scoring record in the NBA game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. The record is passed......

EPL PIX: United, Villa win with identical scores

A round-up of the action in the Premier League on Sunday. Villa win away at Brighton IMAGE: Brighton & Hove Albion's Joel Veltman in action with Aston Villa's Cameron Archer. Photograph: Andrew......

Celebs Savour Rafa's Triumph

The French Open final on Sunday between Rafael Nadal and Casper Rudd attracted some famous folk. Watching the clash at the Court Philippe Chatrier were movie stars Hugh Grant, Sienna Miller,......

All Squads: Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup

The FIFA 2022 World Cup will kick-off in Qatar on Sunday, November 20. Here is a list of the 26-man squads playing in the quadrennial global football extravaganza. ARGENTINA......

Major transfers by top Premier League clubs

There has been a lot of player movement between clubs in the English Premier League this season. David Luiz, 32, made a deadline day move across London to Arsenal where he signed a two-year......

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