History In 3 Minutes: Battle of Vasai

Chimaji Appaji remains one of the foremost military generals of the Maratha Empire who inflicted a crushing defeat on the Portuguese. IMAGE: The Maratha siege of Vasai, 1739. Photograph: Kind......

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The dramatic moves of Donald Trump, which have shaken up the global order, dominated the discussion.A sense of bewilderment prevailed, but there was also expectation that President Trump would......

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US President Donald Trump has said that he would have chosen Usha Chilukuri Vance, JD Vance's wife, as his Vice President as "she is smarter but the line of succession did not work that way".......

What Our Netas Can Borrow From Trump

Our politicians need to take a leaf out of Mr Trump's personalised merchandise sale: It keeps his image in the public eye, continuing to engage him differently and innovatively with his supporters,......

COVID fallout: Markets crowded, but malls empty

What can malls do to entice customers? Brand coach Ambi Parameswaran has a few suggestions. IMAGE: An employee applies a social distancing sticker inside a shop in a mall after it reopened......

Will Thalapathy Vijay Take A Plunge Into Politics?

At the Leo fete, Vijay had this to tell his fans: 'I know you all are in my heart. But today, I also know that I am also in the hearts of all of you...'A typical politician's line, did you say,......

'We Will Bring The Oscar'

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Did Sinead O'Connor Die By Suicide?

IMAGE: Sinead O'Connor in the Nothing Compares 2 U video Sinead O'Connor, the gifted Irish singer-songwriter who became a superstar in her mid-20s and was known as much for her private struggles......

Elvis Review

Elvis is a missed opportunity, notes Aseem Chhabra. Baz Luhrmann is a master showman and everything he has touched so far -- Strictly Ballroom, Romeo+Juliet, Moulin Rouge! and even the sometimes......

Every save I made in Olympics was for team and country: Sreejesh

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Athletics: Women's 100m explodes into life in Tokyo

IMAGE: Ivory Coast's Marie-Josee Ta Lou (right) looks at her opponents as she out-runs them during round one of the Women's 100m heats on day seven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic......

'He's great but he's not God': Pope on Messi

IMAGE: Pope Francis receives a Barcelona soccer jersey of Lionel Messi during the weekly audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican April. Photograph: Osservatore Romano/Reuters For Barcelona......

In Easter sermons, Australian church leaders urge forgiveness for disgraced cricketers

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