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Why Are Airport Roofs Collapsing?

Are faulty design, hurried construction and private ownership to be blamed for the incidents of airport roofs crashing? IMAGE: A view of the T1 terminal at the Indira Gandhi international airport,......

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......

How BJP rose in Goa with Christian help

It is a record that the BJP has created where the majority of its legislators belonged to the minority community.A fascinating excerpt from Sandesh Prabhudesai's Ajeeb Goa's Gajab Politics, Goa......

Remembering Diana: The life of a princess

On July 1, 2021, Britain's Princess Diana would have turned 60 and two decades after her tragic death in a car accident near the end of summer 1997, she still holds an exalted place on the altar of......

Pope elevates Kerala nun Mariam Thresia to sainthood

Photograph: Wikimedia Commons Indian nun Mariam Thresia and four others were declared Saints by Pope Francis at a grand ceremony at the Vatican City on Sunday. Mariam Thresia, who founded the......

How Anant Agrawal built edX into a global giant

'Many who have experimented with online education will adopt a blended model once things return to normal,' edX CEO and founder Anant Agrawal tells Anjuli Bhargava.Illustration: Dominic......

'You can't stand on a podium and preach to India'

'India is no longer the India of the '70s and the '80s.''It's a large country with the fastest growing economy.''In working with India, you just can't go and humiliate the nation publicly.' USIBC......

He may have an answer to energy problems

Jim Gordon has a vision. It moves him so much that he abandoned his chair about an hour ago and paces the corridors and rooms of his Boston offices. He stops at a map of Cape Cod and taps his......

America's 10 hottest jobs for 2007

Fast Company's Top Jobs list for 2007 takes a look at 10 of the most sought-after positions in some of the fastest growing U.S. industries. This year, we followed in the footsteps of the creative......

The scheming US megacorps

Third-world economists (and some from the West) had been saying this for a long time: foreign 'aid' organisations like the World Bank, USAID, and others funnelled money into the coffers of large......

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......

5 great ways to spend the weekend

Here are five ways to spice up your weekend.IttefaqCast: Rajesh Khanna, Nanda, BinduDirector: Yash ChopraPlot: A mad murderer on the run takes shelter inside the huge bungalow of a 'home alone'......

The Oscar nominations

Arthur J PaisJeet Thayilrediff.com critics list their Academy Awards nominees! -- Aseem ChhabraRediff.com presents Aseem Chhabra's predictions for the 2004 Academy Award nominations. BEST......

Serena in the broadcast booth? The ball is in her court...

'If either sister is interested in exploring that route in retirement, of course we would certainly welcome any opportunity and would be happy to talk to them.' IMAGE: With her charisma, comfort......

PHOTOS: Dominant Hamilton cruises to Belgian GP win

IMAGE: Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes GP celebrates in parc ferme after winning the F1 Grand Prix of Belgium at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, on Sunday. Photograph: Stephanie Lecocq/Pool via Getty......

Rajneesh's Believe It Or Not in Cricket!

Rajneesh Gupta lists some more amazing coincidences in cricket -- a feature guaranteed to amuse you in these anxious times. IMAGE: The Lord's cricket ground, owned by the Marylebone Cricket Club,......

Verstappen extends Red Bull contract till 2023

IMAGE: Max Verstappen, who won three races in 2019 and has a career total of eight F1 victories, and is seen as a champion-in-waiting. Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images Max Verstappen has......

Soccer Extras: Neymar 'punches' fan after French Cup final

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field  IMAGE: A video grab of PSG's Neymar punching a fan in the stands after losing the French Cup final against Stade Rennes on Sunday.......

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World Test Championship 2023

India held the top position in the ICC Men's Test Team Rankings while Australia secured the...

Manipur's Tragedy

Here are news, updates and coverage from violence hit Manipur.

IPL 2023

Complete coverage of IPL 2023

Sri Lanka's Tour of India 2023

Complete Coverage of Indian cricket team's encounter with Sri Lanka during 3rd Jan - 15th Jan 2023.

GUJARAT, HIMACHAL GO TO POLLS

The Bharatiya Janata Party was on Thursday poised for a landslide victory in Gujarat to retain...
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