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Writer, historian Patrick French dies after battle with cancer

Award-winning British author, historian and academic Patrick French, best known for his biography of VS Naipaul, The World Is What It Is, and India: A Portrait, died in London on Thursday after a......

Modi's day out with Indian diaspora in Glasgow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with a cross-section of members of the Indian diaspora in Scotland who gathered here to felicitate him and also unveil his bust. IMAGE: Prime......

PHOTOS: The odd, odd world we live in!

A collection of oddball, amazing moments from the world! A rare white moose is seen in Gunnarskog, Varmland, Sweden. Photograph: TT News Agency/Tommy Pedersen/Reuters A portrait......

Prince Philip helped design Land Rover that will carry his coffin

A Land Rover that Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, helped design over 15 years ago will be at the centre of his pandemic-induced scaled-back ceremonial funeral procession at Windsor Castle in......

What we LEARNT about COVID-19

'If you delay the diagnosis even by 24 hours, in that 24 hours individuals would have affected more people.' 'So, contact tracing, testing, isolation, quarantine needs to continue.' IMAGE: A......

My blog makes money!

At a unique festival of music and arts where nearly 16 amateur and professional rock bands performed live, a joke began doing the rounds. "Finally," said someone, "we have a music festival where......

The economics of a pink heritage

The Jaipur Heritage International Festival is back in town. After a shaky start last year, Faith Singh, the director of Jaipur Virasat Foundation, the organisational body behind the festival, has......

Smart investment strategies

"Live life so you have no regrets." This is the cornerstone of my philosophy, so I found it particularly interesting to read a study of pensioners in the UK. A majority of these over-65s said they......

Malaika celebrates Christmas!

Film folk have been celebrating Christmas with familiar fervour. Photograph: Kind courtesy Malaika Arora/Instagram Malaika Arora twins with son Arhaan. Photograph: Kind courtesy Malaika......

Goodness Gracious Me! It's Meera Syal!

The television adaptation of writer-actress Meera Syal's novel Life Isn't All Ha Ha, Hee Hee will be screened in May. Syal, who has Indian parents and was awarded an MBE in 1997, will play a......

PIX: Shahid, Alia's SHANDAAR turn on TV

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Alia Bhatt recently joined her Shaandar costar Shahid Kapoor on the sets of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa to promote the film. Kapoor......

What does 2017's cinema hold for you?

Ranjita Ganesan lists the movies we should look forward to. There's a lot happening in Bollywood, Hollywood and world cinema this year. We break it up for you. Bollywood: Masala mix IMAGE: Shah......

Super Filmi Week: John Wick's Amar Akbar Anthony moment

John Wick's Amar Akbar Anthony connection, filmi fundas from Gabbar Singh and the best Bollywood songs of 2017 so far...Everything you need to know about Sukanya Verma's Super Filmi Week. Monday......

Another marathon milestone for centenarian Fauja Singh

Hundred-year-old Fauja Singh maintained his awe-inspiring record at the marathons after he became the first centenarian to complete the Toronto marathon on Sunday. Ironically, the event witnessed......

Excitement builds ahead of Youth Games

The Isle of Man is busy welcoming hundreds of the Commonwealth's most talented young athletes, officials and supporters to the island. During the week-long event 1000 athletes from 63 Commonwealth......

Tennis round-up: Bacsinszky out of US Open with hand injury

IMAGE: World No 24 Timea Bacsinszky has been troubled by her hand since last year. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images Switzerland's Timea Bacsinszky has withdrawn from the US Open due to a......

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