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Was subjected to racism: Kash Patel tells Senate committee

Kash Patel, United States President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has told lawmakers that he has been subjected to racism while growing up. IMAGE: US......

Former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin dies

Former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin on Saturday died in a Saudi Arabian hospital after a prolonged illness. He was 80. He had been admitted to the King Faisal Specialised Hospital in the Red Sea port......

Idi Amin in coma

Former dictator Idi Amin, who had forced many Indians based in Uganda to flee the country, is in coma and is under treatment at a hospital in Saudi Arabia.Amin ruled Uganda for eight years from......

Idi Amin solution for Prabhakaran?

Providing LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran a ''safe haven'' abroad like Ugandan dictator Idi Amin "has been proposed for sometime", Sri Lanka has said while warning the elusive rebel leader that......

The Age of the Loh Purush

Overt displays of physical machismo is the stamp of the strongman and it's a symptom that manifests itself in direct proportion to their sense of insecurity, says Kanika Datta. Illustration: Uttam......

Sooooo Many Mercedes-Benz Cars!

What do you get when you roll out 81 supremely beautiful Mercedes-Benz gadis in one go? The tenth edition of the Mumbai Mercedes-Benz Classic Car Rally. Sooooo many classic Mercedes-Benz cars all......

UK list names Swraj Paul as 2nd richest Indian

NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul is the second richest British Asian with business interests largely based in the UK, next only to Mike Jatania, head of the Lornamead cosmetics group. According to......

Gujjubhai the great!

Gujarat was among the earliest civilisations in the sub-continent, dating back four millennia, notes Shreekant Sambrani. Image: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, in a traditional Gujarati......

Unravelling India's innovative streak

This was the high noon of the shortage economy. Necessity, the old cliche goes, is the mother of invention. That must make scarcity the father of innovation. India had to make do with very little,......

Review: Joe B Carvalho is a comedy of errors without the comedy

Joe B Carvalho is the crime scene of a murder-suicide where the script kills common sense and then puts the gun to it's own head, says Paloma Sharma Let's start off with the good......

The Last King is worth a watch

Conscience. It is a word that makes a lot of people do things despite the fact that they get nothing from it. But, what happens when your conscience compels you to do something good for humanity,......

How Mira Nair's hubby helped Forest

When Forest Whitaker was preparing for his role as Idi Amin in director Kevin Macdonald's The King of Scotland, he read a lot of books and met with several people -- the late Ugandan dictator's......

Why Mira Nair's Films Speak To Me

Mira's films are alive, rocking and so true to the reality I know.They are gifts that I keep revisiting, and I cannot wait for what more she will share with us, notes Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE:......

The Queen sweeps Golden Globes

Jeremy Irons gets major soothsayer points for the Golden Globes. The actor was one of the evening's first winners -- Best Supporting Actor (TV) for Elizabeth I -- and used up his acceptance speech......

These women fight their way out of the slums, dream of boxing glory

IMAGE: The female boxers have to spar against a host of obstacles (picture used for representational purpose only). Photograph: AIBA Nineteen-year-old Lydia Nantale makes her way home from......

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