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Spare a thought for Obama

'His popularity is still high; respect for his intellect and integrity is still discernible; but his long night may just be beginning,' says Ambassador B S Prakash.Illustration: Dominic......

'Only a nation that respects its women can become a global power'

'Where have we failed, as parents, teachers and leaders, that our children have forgotten all tenets of decent behaviour and respect for women?' President Pranab Mukherjee asks the nation on the......

Bush named among worst ever US Presidents

During his darkest hours, with his job performance approval rating hovering around 30 per cent, then United StatesPresident George W Bush frequently told his confidantes that that history would......

NRI scientist bags Jefferson Science fellowship

A Non Resident Indian scientist -- Dr Kalidas Shetty from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst -- is among the US State Department's first five Jefferson Science Fellows.Welcoming them at the......

A Hungarian invention that helped the British in WWII

Tracing the early life of the humble ballpoint pen to its present. IMAGE: Modern folks would not even think of the ballpoint pen as an innovation. It seems to be an inexpensive writing instrument,......

Where should you invest? Stocks or MFs?

The global financial sector is in turmoil, the Indian markets are volatile. Rupee is going down against the dollar.The investors are at a loss, they are groping for a solution.At this juncture, is......

Citi mulls board revamp

Battered Citigroup is considering restructuring its board after the departure of long time members Kenneth Derr and Franklin Thomas in the wake of criticism of its ability to supervise its......

Premji, Yunus among top 30 world entrepreneurs

Wipro chief Azim Premji and Bangladesh's micro-credit leader and Nobel Prize winner Mohammad Yunus are among the all time top 30 entrepreneurs identified by leading business magazine BusinessWeek.......

What you need to succeed

"The child is father to the man," the saying goes. Just so, the start-up is father to the large successful company. Now that I'm a venture capitalist, helping entrepreneurs build into their small......

Leonard Cohen passes into the ages

'We have lost one of music's most revered and prolific visionaries.' Visionary. Poet. Singer. Legendary singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen has passed into the ages. He was 82. Cohen's label, Sony......

Oscars 2015: Eddie Redmayne, Jullianne Moore win

The 87th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. A quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: BEST PICTURE American Sniper Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Boyhood The......

Birdman, Boyhood, American Sniper sweep Oscar 2015 nominations

The 87th Annual Academy awards nominations were announced by directors JJ Abrams and Alfonso Cuarón as well as Chris Pine and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, at the......

Lincoln leads BAFTA 2013 nominees

Steven Spielberg's Lincoln dominates the 2013 nominations for the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA). The American historical drama film earned 10 nominations including Best Film, Best Actor for......

Oscars 2011: Winners at a Glance!

The 83rd Annual Academy Awards have been announced. There were quite a few surprises and many more expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold:Best PictureBlack SwanMike......

FIFA WC PIX: Germany win only to crash out again

IMAGE: Germany's Serge Gnabry scores the team's first goal during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group E match between Costa Rica and Germany Photograph: Dan Mullan/Getty Images Four-time......

WC PIX: Japan STUN Germany with late strikes

IMAGE: Japan’s Ritsu Doan celebrates with teammates after scoring their victory. Photograph: Claudio Villa/Getty Images Late goals by Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano gave Japan an incredible......

PIX: Denmark rout Russia to make last 16; Belgium top group

Belgium finish top of Group B with 9 points; Danes progress on better goal difference than Finland and Russia IMAGE: Mikkel Damsgaard celebrates putting Denmark into the lead during the Euro 2020......

Denmark and Belgium pause Euro clash to honour Eriksen

IMAGE: Denmark fans react after the ball is kicked out in the 10th minute of the match to applaud Denmark's Christian Eriksen who remains in hospital after collapsing during the match between......

Football world prays for Denmark's Eriksen

IMAGE: Sabrina Kvist Jensen, girlfriend of Denmark's Christian Eriksen, is consoled by Simon Kjaer, as the player receives medical treatment after collapsing during the Euro 2020 match against......

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