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Was Babri Masjid demolition justified?

'The outrage that followed the destruction of the Babri Masjid was an inability to see the event for what it was: The rectification of a grave historical wrong, the restitution of a hurt of a......

Virginia: Accused acquitted; community upset

The Indian community in Northern Virginia was shocked and outraged after a Fairfax county judge dismissed charges against three people arrested in connection with a series of burglaries targeting......

US: Three burglars targeting Indians arrested

Three people from New York -- a woman and two men -- were arrested and charged in connection with a series of burglaries in Northern Virginia. The trio was reportedly targeting Indians. US......

How the British stole the Kohinoor from a child

'I can tell you the case that hurts me the most is the one in which the little boy is forced to sign the Kohinoor over.''You take a mother away from a child, you surround him with grown ups......

The Englishman who was more Indian than Indians

Buried in a Kolkata cemetery is an Englishman who served India well during her struggle for freedom.A close friend of both Gandhi and Tagore, Charles Freer Andrews was more Indian than many Indians......

Cooking up a feast

It was a king-sized banquet that made it to the Guinness Book of Records. The giant cooking pots were filled with 1,250 kg of basmati rice, 550 litres of oil and the meat from 100 sheep.The result......

Pix: Mahie Gill's 'red-hot' shoot

Dev D girl Mahie Gill looked stunning as she shot for a title track of the film Mirch at Dreams Zone Studio, Jogeshwari (a western suburb in Mumbai) on Wednesday. Mahie, who plays a sutradhar......

Shruti Haasan changes her Luck

Kamal Haasan's daughter Shruti gave a lively song and dance performance at a surbuban hotel on July 1 to promote her debut film, Luck. Shruti sang the title song Aazma Luck, which she has lent her......

Varnam, a film to look out for

Varnam is the latest film to join the likes of Tamil films like Veyil, Subramaniapuram, Paruthiveeran, Pasanga etc that are taking an offbeat path. S M Raju, one of the producers of Santhosh......

Salman, Kareena start shooting for Bajrangi Bhaijaan

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Kareena Kapoor and Salman Khan were spotted shooting for their film Bajrangi Bhaijaan at the Jama Masjid in Delhi recently.......

A weekend with Dirty Harry

At home this weekend? Pick up these DVDs and have a blast.Dirty HarryCast: Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Reni Santoni, John Vernon, and Andrew Robinson.Director: Don SiegelPlot: A serial killer......

World U20: India qualify for 4x400m mixed relay final

IMAGE: The Indians clocked their season best performance of 3:22.54s to finish second in heat one and overall third. Photograph: Kind courtesy AFI/X The Indian quartet of Jay Kumar, Neeru......

Pennetta saves six match points to stop Zvonareva

World number 10 Flavia Pennetta saved six match points and advanced to her second successive US Open quarter-final with a 3-6, 7-6, 6-0 victory over Russian seventh seed Vera Zvonareva on Sunday.......

2nd T20I: India ready to wrap up series against England

A 2-0 series' lead will allow India to close the gap with second-placed Australia, while a 3-0 whitewash will help them overleap to second behind top-ranked Pakistan IMAGE: A win on Friday would......

Ashes PHOTOS: Rogers hits 95 but England eye first innings lead

Australia batsman Chris Rogers raises his bat after reaching his half century during day two of the first Ashes Test in Cardiff. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images Chris Rogers fell for 95,......

Champions Trophy final squad to be picked on Saturday

India's squad for the ICC Champions Trophy, in England and Wales in June, will be picked in Mumbai on, Saturday, May 4. The five-man selection panel, headed by Sandeep Patil, will......

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