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We Danced Slowly; We Didn't Want A Heart Attack

Half a century after he left school, A Ganesh Nadar attends a school reunion. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In August they announced the school reunion. I had passed out of the......

Somewhere along the way we lost humanity

'Are you so scared for your own skin that you will not help a lady or a weak man from attack?' asks an anguished A Ganesh Nadar.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com. In broad daylight, inside......

Kids write letters to Trump to be a 'nice president'

Those struggling to know what to do in the wake of Donald Trump’s election win would do well to follow the lead of these children. In a campaign, which has since gone viral, children under......

A grateful nation and a proud school

'It was not surprising that joining the armed forces was one of the priority professions that the students strived for. Probably, the training in school helped adjusting to the regimentalised life......

IN PICS: Sun 'punches' earth with powerful radiation

A strong follow-up solar flare, which cropped up on Friday, just days after the Sun launched the biggest coronal mass ejection seen in almost a decade, delivered a powerful radiation punch to......

'RBI will keep inflation under control'

Andrew Michael Spence, recipient of the 2001 Nobel Prize for economics (along with George A Akerlof and Joseph E Stiglitz), favours the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s stance on containing......

New FM will take tough decisions, says Nobel Prize winner

In a recent Facebook interaction, Andrew Michael Spence, who got the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2001 with Joseph Stiglitz and George Akerlof, said India had suffered self-inflicted wounds to......

Infosys BPO inks 5-yr pact with T-Mobile UK

Infosys BPO, the BPO arm of Infosys Technologies,announced on Tuesday that it has secured a five-year contract with T-Mobile UK. Infosys BPO has been engaged by T-Mobile UK to support several core......

Why is inequality in India not dropping?

Myprevious article documented how the pessimism about Indian growth prospects was ill-informed. This article looks at the twin side of growth--inequality. Perhaps not coincidentally, most who are......

Globalisation fuels Taxand's rise

Economic boom has led to an increase in the demand for independent tax advisors. Globalisation demands sophisticated and customized tax advice delivered by experienced professionals who meet the......

'I won this at the 'last ever' Golden Globes'

'Once, when I was standing around on the set one day, whining about something -- you know we were gonna work through supper or the long hours or whatever, Tommy Lee Jones said to me, 'Isn't it such......

Will War Horse and Descendants be nominated for Oscars?

Arthur J Pais gives his predictions for the Oscar nominations that will be announced on January 23.When the Oscar nominations get announced on January 23, a few acclaimed filmmakers are sure to be......

Meet Jane Austen

You probably know Anne Hathaway. She was there in Brokeback Mountain, playing Jake Gyllenhaal's wife, and in The Devil Wears Prada, shining alongside Meryl Streep. Now, Hathaway plays British......

EPL PIX: Manchester United rally to beat City; Chelsea win

IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday. IMAGE: Manchester United's Amad Diallo, Bruno Fernandes and Andre Onana celebrate with their victory over Manchester City at......

Colombia reach first World Cup quarters; France advance

IMAGE: Colombia's Catalina Usme celebrates scoring. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters A second-half goal by Catalina Usme fired Colombia to a 1-0 win over Jamaica on Tuesday and carried the South......

Russians, Belarusians to compete as neutrals at Winter Paralympics

IMAGE: International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Chief Brand & Communications Officer Craig Spence, IPC President Andrew Parsons, IPC Athletes Council Chairperson Jitske Visser and IPC Vice......

FA Cup: Holders Leicester thrashed by Nottingham Forest

Leicester City's hopes of retaining the FA Cup came to a brutal end in a 4-1 drubbing away to Midlands rivals Nottingham Forest in the fourth round at a rocking City Ground on Sunday. In the first......

Afghanistan's athletes arrive in Tokyo for Paralympics

IMAGE: Afghanistan's para athlete Zakia Khudadadi had made a video appeal for help to leave Kabul after the Taliban swept to power to compete in the Tokyo Paralympics. Photograph: Zakia Khudadadi......

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