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Modi's Edifice Complex

To understand Modi, listen to what he does not say, suggests Prem Panicker. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Narendra D Modi, Amit A Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman and J P Nadda......

Pragati Maidan: A Walk In Time

'A microcosm of India, inclusive and welcoming'.For years, Pragati Maidan was the centre of Delhi's social life. IMAGE: The Hall Of Nations, India's first pillar-less building, the kind no other......

Mike, that f**** guy hates you: Trump said about Xi

Mike Pompeo has said that among the dozens of world leaders he met as the United States Secretary of State he found the 'most unpleasant' was Chinese President Xi Jinping, who threatened to stop......

Should Modi be marketing his administrative model?

Observers say Modi’s speed, skill and scale mission has been supported by a well-oiled state machinery. Mayank Mishra reports Narendra Modi rarely fails to mention the importance of three S......

The life and legacy of Lee Kuan Yew

Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's founding father and first prime minister, passed away on Monday at the age of 91. Yew's passing has reminded the world of his substantive influence on Singapore. The......

Steve Jobs's biography a big hit in China

Apple CEO Steve Jobs's authorised biography seems to be a great hit in China as dozens of people were seen lined outside book stores even before they were opened and entire copies being almost sold......

Setback for Jack Ma; his mother of all IPOs suspended

Jack Ma, founder of China's e-commerce giant Alibaba suffered a major setback on Tuesday as Shanghai and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges suspended dual listing of the shares of his world's biggest......

No room: Luxury hotels booked till March!

If you want a room in Bangalore's Leela Palace Kempinski, the country's most expensive hotel, you will have to wait till March next year. The hotel, with an average room rate of Rs 18,000, is full......

Car loan: ICICI Bank pips Citi

Citibank, the pioneer in the domestic auto loan market, has lost its Number One slot to ICICI Bank. ICICI Bank had already overtaken Citibank in terms of credit cards issued.Citi's share in the......

Safe investment? Beware of experts!

The power of the financial markets should be daunting but many people are not deterred. I have friends in Monaco who are amateur currency traders. They don't have the same experience, resources,......

10 STUNNING Films I Watched In Cannes

With the mad rush of celebrities, paparazzi, official photographers and influencers on red carpets and parties, people almost forget that the Cannes Film Festival is firstly, a celebration of world......

Sonu Sood attends Shanghai film festival

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Sonu Sood recently attended the screening of Stanley Tong’s action adventure film Kung Fu Yoga at the 19th Shanghai......

15 BEAUTIFUL stories, told on screen

Aseem Chhabra introduces us to the best of Berlinale. I usually spend 10 days of February in Berlin attending the Berlinale, the most exciting international film festival in Europe, in the early......

Can you watch 425 films in a year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020. IMAGE: Danesh Razvi and Tanya Maniktala in A Suitable Boy. It was the year of staying at home and watching films......

Desperately seeking Apu's room

Robert Hirschfield goes looking for the space he made his own from the moment he saw Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray's Apur Sansar (The World of Apu).'Why have you come to Kolkata?' At two in the......

Tiafoe launches into foul-mouthed exchange with umpire

IMAGE: Frances Tiafoe of the U.S. in action during his round of 64 match against China's Zhou Yi. Photograph: Tingshu Wang / Reuters Frances Tiafoe launched into a foul-mouthed tirade directed......

'Asian Games is a cash-burning project'

With economic problems and job cuts, Hangzhou locals and people in other parts of China are not very pleased about hosting the Asian Games. IMAGE: Police officers walk on a street following the......

Turkey drops off F1 calendar, Austria gets second race

IMAGE: China's race in Shanghai is in a similar position, not officially cancelled but also not on the calendar. Photograph: Bernadett Szabo/Reuters Formula One scrapped plans to hold the Turkish......

PIX: Manchester United ease past Rooney's Derby

IMAGE: Odion Ighalo, centre, celebrates with his team-mates after scoring the third goal for Manchester United. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images Odion Ighalo scored twice as Manchester......

Last chance for Indian men's archery team to make Rio cut

IMAGE: Jayanta Talukdar of India prepares to shoot during the Archery test event for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Photograph: Buda Mendes/Getty Images. The Indian men's archery team will have......

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