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Why Badlapur accused was shot in head, asks HC

The Bombay high court on Wednesday said the shoot-out of Badlapur sexual assault case accused Akshay Shinde could have been avoided and urged for the probe into his death to be carried out in a......

'I have grown some steel in my psyche'

'I'm 79 + now, and I've been doing all this since my late 20s.''Sometimes the ideological war extends to the home as well.''Many nights I couldn't sleep when someone close to me uttered the......

HC wants govt control on crowdfunding for treatment of rare diseases

There has to be some government control over the money being collected via crowdfunding for treatment of rare diseases and every "Tom, Dick and Harry" cannot be permitted to raise funds like this,......

Taliban Govt: ISI Has The Last Laugh

ISI chief Faiz Hameed coerced the Taliban to announce an interim government guaranteed to preserve Pakistan's control over the levers of power in Kabul, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar, who......

Thriller writer Dick Francis passes away

Writer Dick Francis, famous for his horse racing-based crime novels, is dead. He was 89. He breathed his last on Sunday in his home in the Cayman Islands. In a statement, the writer's son, Felix......

How to pass on your family business

Six Feet Under might have made a killing for HBO, but that doesn't mean young people are dying to get into the funeral business. Just ask John Bachman, funeral director at the Bachman Funeral Home......

Starbucks boss on the romance of coffee-making

Howard Schultz claims that after 26 years with Starbucks, the world's largest coffee retailer, his blood runs brown. He drinks five cups of coffee a day and his favourite drink is the double-shot......

The spoils of war

Six executive jets were parked at Shaba's Lubumbashi airport in Zaire, formerly Belgian Congo, in the summer of 1997 as the American-backed rebel leader, Laurent Kabila, closed in on the previously......

Bush ousts O'Neill as bad economic news mounts

US President George W Bush pushed out Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill and top economic adviser Lawrence Lindsey on Friday, launching the first shake-up of his administration to tackle the ailing......

Your OTT GUIDE for the week!

Action, animation, drama, documentary, there's plenty to watch on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma makes it easy for you. Zindagi in ShortWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Hindi Seven short films......

Review: Mary Poppins Returns will put a smile on your faces

It's worth a watch, Aarush S promises. It's not easy to reboot a perfect classic. When Julie Andrews floated down from the London skies in Disney's Mary Poppins, she was so impressive......

Robbins embeds anti-war theme into hit play

In one of the most shocking moments in Embedded, a hugely popular satire written, directed, and produced by Oscar-winning actor Tim Robbins, a group of journalists set to cover the American......

Golden Globes 2018: Big Little Lies wins

The 75th Annual Golden Globes awards have been announced. There were quite a few surprises and some expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: IMAGE: Laura Dern,......

Angelina Jolie moved to tears with Brad Pitt's proposal

Get your lowdown on what's going on in the world of Hollywood, right here!Hollywood star Angelina Jolie reportedly teared up when partner Brad Pitt gathered their six children and proposed to......

'Former IAAF president behind corruption'

‘The corruption was embedded in the organisation. It cannot be ignored or dismissed’ IMAGE: :Former IAAF President Lamine Diack, left, hands over the flag during the closing ceremony......

Football Briefs: Ibrahimovic to talk with United, consider rival offers

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho (right,) with Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Photograph: Ed Sykes/Reuters Manchester United striker......

Dick Motz: A truly tragic hero

New Zealand's cricketing great Dick Motz, who was the first Kiwi to take 100 wickets in Test cricket, breathed his last in Christchurch on April 29. He was 67. A colourful character, Motz was......

Marion Jones pleads guilty in steroid case

Reversing years of denials, US track superstar Marion Jones pleaded guilty on Friday to lying to federal investigators and admitted using steroids, which could cost her the five medals she won in......

Bush thrills World Anti-Doping Agency

Dick Pound, president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), had settled down with his wife to watch the State of the Union address with the wary scepticism Canadians reserve for their......

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