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Let us not pretend that our system is flawless

Years ago, as finance minister, Manmohan Singh popularised the term 'systemic failure.' Today he appears to believe it is a case of individuals being at fault rather than the system. I believe he......

'The sound of footsteps, gunfire, grenades...'

Filming Mumbai Massacre has been a chilling experience for Victoria Pitt, the Australian filmmaker. Arthur J Pais meets the crew in New York. A few minutes before she was seized along with her......

Capturing 26/11 on celluloid

Arthur J Pais reports from New York on two documentaries on the 26/11 attacks. "The siege of Mumbai is such a dramatic and complex subject that many filmmakers can work and come up with very......

New Foreign Secretary Rao ready for challenges of the job

India's Ambassador to China and the new Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said that she is looking forward to her new assignment with optimism and is ready for the challenges that come......

Pattabhi Jois passes into the ages

Around 2 pm on May 18, 2009, God in his high heavens, in his most infinite and unfathomable wisdom, took the final decision to allow an old man to just exhale for the one last time in his 94......

World's 10 safest banks

Here's something to chew on: In a list of the world's 50 safest banks, there is not a single Indian bank -- despite the fact that Indian banking system was termed one of the most robust because it......

$1.68 million for lunch with Warren Buffett!

A lunch with the world's greatest investor costs $1.68 million! Toronto-based investment firm, Salida Capital led by Courtenay Wolfe has won the charity auction to dine with billionaire investor......

'Budget won't benefit middle-class'

Kavita Mishra is an astrologer by profession. She says the stars foretell a level of 12,000 for the Sensex, after which it will slowly pick up momentum. However, she doesn't see......

Lalu got math wrong, Mamata corrects

They may be on the same side of political power, but that did not stop Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee and her predecessor Lalu Prasad from taking pot-shots at each other during the presentation......

Aegis to buy UCMS Group for Rs 203 cr

Continuing its inorganic growth strategy, Aegis, the Essar group's business process outsourcing arm, has signed a deal to acquire UCMS Group, an Australian firm, through an all-cash transaction......

What's Naomi Watts doing with Poorna Jagannathan?

The Delhi Belly actress will be seen alongside the Hollywood actress in Gypsy, a new Netflix show. Poorna's awesome journey IMAGE: Poorna Jagannathan in The Night Of. After a leading role in the......

Brad Pitt, Billy Crystal, Gwen Stefani: A day out in Hollywood

Here's what your favourite Hollywood stars have been up to. All eyes were on Hummingbird leading man Jason Statham, as he arrived for the film's world premiere at Liecester Square in London with......

Katie Price wants to do lingerie modelling

Katie Price aka Jordan thinks that she could be a good fit to model for the US lingerie giant, Victoria's Secret. 'Um, I don't know. Obviously if the right deal came along I''d be there -......

The Highest Earning Couples in showbiz

Beyonce Knowles and her rapper husband Jay-Z have been named the 'Top Earning Couple' by Forbes magazine. The star couple topped the list with a combined earning of $ 122 million. ......

Images: Celebrities' Day Out

Bollywood actress Amrita Rao and cricketer Harbhajan Singh pose for pictures during a promotional event for a sports television channel in Mumbai on Tuesday. The function was held to......

What Was Sonam Kapoor Doing At Wimbledon?

IMAGE: Sonam Kapoor Ahuja and her husband Anand Ahuja at the Wimbledon men's final. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Sonam Kapoor/Instagram In an extraordinary showdown, 20-year-old Carlos Alcaraz......

French Open - Day 2 Images

World number one Rafael Nadal started his bid for a fifth consecutive French Open title by labouring past Brazilian qualifier Marcos Daniel 7-5 6-4 6-3 on Monday. The Spaniard, who is unbeaten at......

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