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Meet Britain's youngest MP since 1667!

A 20-year-old Scottish student has become Britain's youngest lawmaker since 1667, toppling one of the opposition Labour Party's top figures in the process. Politics student Mhairi Black took......

'Pakistan army is a dishonourable bunch of people'

Naresh Chandra, bureaucrat, diplomat and administrator, shares an 'insider's view' on the India-Pakistan peace process in an exclusive interview with Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt. Naresh Chandra,......

Revisiting the Electronic Voting Machine controversy

On Thursday, the BJP and the Shiv Sena appeared before the Election Commission to allege that Electronic Voting Machines, which are now used for all Indian elections, can be manipulated to favour a......

'Iran's youth waiting for an Iranian Martin Luther King'

When I hear about doctors and nurses getting out of the hospitals in Teheran for about 15 or 20 minutes to talk to the protestors about the wounded and dead that peaceful demonstrators brought to......

The Dreamcatchers

She is 5'11 and inches tall, but model Shonal Rawat has skilfully fitted herself in a corner seat less than half her size. Several small and semi-big bags are strewn around her as she dozes with......

'Diageo India focuses on value rather than volume'

'Our approach has been to work with consumers and help them drink better, not more.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Diageo India Diageo, the UK-based alcoholic beverage company, that acquired......

Diageo wins $ 135 mn claim against Mallya in UK court

At the heart of Friday's case lay an ICICI Bank loan owed by Mallya's Watson and CASL, for which Diageo stepped in as a backstop so that it could be refinanced by Standard Chartered Bank.......

Diageo to buy Mallya's remaining 50% stake in African firm

Diageo, the world's largest spirits maker on Thursday took full control of South African beer maker United National Breweries by acquiring the additional 50 per cent stake in the company from Vijay......

Diageo, United Spirits chart 14 power brands' strategy

The much anticipated three-year schedule on how Diageo will sharpen United Spirits’ operations, along with that of its own brands, is coming through. The newly constituted board of directors......

Diageo's executive panel to take stock of USL integration

The revamped global executive committee of global spirits major Diageo will be meeting for the first time in India a year after it acquired strategic control of Vijay Mallya-led United Spirits......

Skyfall: Catch all the buzz on the new Bond film here!

The cast and title for the 23rd James Bond production has been officially announced, and while there's no word on the film's plot yet, here's what we already know: The film is called Skyfall Yup.......

Review: Luck is a dud

Early on in Soham Shah's latest film, we see a sign on the walls of a peculiar little gambling den saying that the only thing certain about luck is that it will change. This is a sign that gives......

The Indian soap opera that's taken Brazil by storm

As I go to the embassy and open my e-mail, there are the normal clutch of commercial news letters, trade enquiries, complaints about visa or passport services, invitations for events and so on.......

On the sets of SRK's My Name is Khan

Reader Vipul Sharma's wife Swasti was lucky enough to go on the sets of Shah Rukh Khan's new film, My Name Is Khan, in San Francisco. She met the superstar, as well as co-star Kajol, director......

50 Cent live in India!

His real name is Curtis James Jackson III, but fans around the world call this man 50 Cent. In the tradition of gangsta-rappers throughout America, 50 had a chequered past, what with drug-dealing......

Formula One under pressure end alcohol sponsorship

Fernando Alonso of Spain and McLaren Honda sports an alcohol company sponsorship. Photograph: Mark Thompson/Getty Images Formula One was accused of sending out a mixed message on alcohol at the......

Images: Barcelona vs Real Madrid

Barcelona players celebrate after beating Real Madrid 6-2 in their Spanish Primera Liga match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, on Saturday night. It was the first time in the 80-year......

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