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In Photos: The Man Who Will Be Crowned King

King Charles III spent 70 long years as the heir to the British throne. In those years as a prince -- a record number among royal families -- he led a colourful and unusual life, indulging so many......

Remembering Anglo-Indian Courage For The Motherland

'Anglo-Indians have played a significant role at the forefront, meeting every challenge to the security of the motherland.'A fascinating excerpt from Barry O'Brien's The Anglo-Indians: A Portrait......

International Landscape Photographer of the Year revealed

If want to look at the world's most beautiful places, scroll down now. The winners of the fifth International Landscape Photographer of the Year competition have been announced, with stunning shots......

'Doctor death' gets bail after Oz court orders re-trial

In a major relief to Indian-American surgeon Jayant Patel, accused of the manslaughter of three patients in Queensland, an Australian court on Friday granted him bail, ruling that he had been the......

Australian jailed for life for killing three Indians

An Australian man, who killed his Indian girlfriend and her two siblings, was on Thursday sentenced to life with a minimum 35 years of jail without parole, the longest sentence handed down in......

Win-win deal in sustainable energy

Sustainable Energy Bond program is an approach that comes with a business model that satisfies all stakeholders on the good old fashioned single bottom line of money - while also offering social......

World's largest solar project in Gujarat

This could well be the world's largest solar power project at a single location if all goes as planned. The US-based Clinton Foundation is in talks with the Gujarat government to set up an......

The power of positive thinking

Jon Gordon is spending most of his summer touring the U.S. in a big yellow school bus. He arrives in New York in early June and hopes to reach San Francisco by the end of the month, followed by......

Oscars 2019: Rami Malek wins Best Actor

The complete set of winners on Oscar night! IMAGE: Olivia Colman, winner of Best Actress for The Favourite, Mahershala Ali, winner of Best Supporting Actor for Green Book, and Regina King, winner......

Roma, The Favourite lead 2019's Oscar nominations!

Which films are *you* rooting for? IMAGE: Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born. The nominations for the 91st Annual Academy Awards are out. Hosts Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick) and......

The Last Tango with Bernardo Bertolucci

Aseem Chhabra salutes the Italian Master and his cinema. IMAGE: Maria Schneider and Marlon Brando in Last Tango in Paris. It was the summer of 1974. I had just finished high school and my father......

George Clooney, Meryl Streep win at Golden Globes 2012

The 69th Annual Golden Globe 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: Best Motion Picture - Drama......

Weekend Watch: Little Women

Little Women DVD review Collector's EditionThe story: One doesn't generally go looking for warmth and spirit in films. Mostly, we only expect to be entertained. Some films, however, succeed in......

Briatore riding high again

Flavio Briatore has always done Formula One his way.Nightclub owner, escort of some of the world's most beautiful women and a title-winning team boss who went from the Benetton fashion empire to......

Ferrari look to the future

Familiar faces took centre stage when Ferrari launched the F2004 that could take Michael Schumacher to a record seventh Formula One title.Behind the scenes, however, the understudies are learning......

France face tough Irish test

Dismissed as outsiders before the rugby World Cup 2003 began, France should learn in Sunday's quarter-final against Ireland if they really could become the first northern hemisphere side to win the......

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