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Queen Rests At Westminster Hall

A man who will be 74 in exactly two months' time, his sister who turned 72 on August 15, his brothers who are 62 and 58 respectively and an uncle who is 78 walked for 38 minutes in an elegant and......

China buckles under global pressure, hints at relaxing Covid curbs

China on Tuesday said it will take steps to “minimise” the impact of its draconian coronavirus lockdowns, amidst the unprecedented public protests against President Xi Jinping's......

William, Harry won't walk next to each other at Prince Philip's funeral

Britain’s Prince William and Prince Harry will not walk together at their grandfather Prince Philip's funeral on Saturday, according to the details provided by The Buckingham Palace. IMAGE:......

Prince Philip's funeral to mark his 'unwavering loyalty'

The royal ceremonial funeral of Britain’s Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, will incorporate hymns and readings chosen by the late royal himself and focus on his ‘unwavering......

Britain's Prince Philip laid to rest in royal ceremony

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II led a small group of senior royals at the ceremonial funeral of her husband and consort Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, at Windsor Castle on Saturday. IMAGE: The......

The Peter Principle lives

The Peter Principle, about to be reissued in a 40th anniversary edition, was a best seller when it was first published. A satiric treatise on workplace incompetence, it touched a nerve with readers......

Column: Have time, will waste

Managers of the world seem to be united in their passion for wasting time at work, writes Shyamal Majumdar. The Mumbai branch head of a navratna public sector company wanted to replace a......

How Shah Rukh beat Letterman at his game

Shah Rukh Khan had David Letterman in his grip, giving him no quarter whatsoever, declares Sreehari Nair. The David Letterman of the post-Late Night, post-Late Show phase is a man on a spiritual......

Impressive collections for Matrix Revolutions

When Peter Travers, certainly not America's most demanding film critic, said, 'at the risk of understatement, The Matrix Revolutions sucks,' you may want to believe the Rolling Stone critic and......

Oscars 2007, in review

Well done, Oscar. We are so used to the Academy disappointing us year after year that when it doesn't, we're at a loss for words. Okay, so 2007 wasn't bad, a gleeful, long-delayed celebration of......

Oscars Winners at a Glance: The Artist wins 5 awards

The 84th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold:Best Picture The ArtistThe DescendantsExtremely Loud & Incredibly CloseThe HelpHugoMidnight......

BAFTA announces 2012 nominees

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe joined Great Expectations actress Holliday Granger as the young actors announcedthe 2012 British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) nominations this......

PICS: Sterling's early goal takes England past Czechs

Unbeaten England top Group D ahead of Croatia, who finished second. IMAGE: Raheem Sterling puts England ahead with a header during the Euro 2020 Group D match against the Czech Republic, at......

PIX: Arsenal edge past Liverpool on penalties

IMAGE: Arsenal's players celebrate after Joe Willock scored the winning penalty during the penalty shootout against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup fourth round match, at Anfield, in Liverpool, on......

Euro 2020: Five scintillating strikes of Round 1

The European Football Championship, featuring 24 nations, kicked off on Friday, June 11, and with the first round of matches in the league stage done and dusted, here's a look at the five best......

PICS: Liverpool celebrate long-awaited EPL title sans fans

IMAGE: Liverpool's Jordan Henderson and teammates celebrate with the English Premier League trophy at Anfield on Wednesday. Photograph: Phil Noble/Pool via Reuters Liverpool's players finally got......

EPL PIX: Spurs sink City to open up title race; Liverpool, Chelsea win

Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday. IMAGE: Harry Kane celebrates scoring the third goal for Tottenham Hotspur against Manchester City at Etihad Stadium in......

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