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Salman Rushdie makes first public appearance since attack

Salman Rushdie has been honoured with the PEN Centenary Courage Award as the Mumbai-born writer made his first in-person public appearance since being stabbed and severely wounded in a knife attack......

Remembering Diana: The life of a princess

On July 1, 2021, Britain's Princess Diana would have turned 60 and two decades after her tragic death in a car accident near the end of summer 1997, she still holds an exalted place on the altar of......

Farewell, Floyd

Aseem Chhabra remembers Master Chef Floyd Cardoz who died of coronavirus in New York on Wednesday. IMAGE: Floyd Cardoz, the legendary chef, at work at his restaurant Tabla in the early 2000s. All......

Remembering Diana: The life of a princess

From shy bride to passionate campaigner, the story of Princess Diana was more often than not told through photographs.On her 20th death anniversary, August 31, a walk down memory lane to remember......

At last, a Trump choice we can cheer

Donald Trump and General H R McMaster: It is almost like the Chinese monarch Helü with Sun Tzu at his side. IMAGE: US President Donald Trump looks on as his newly named National Security......

The Akasa Air experience as it takes to the skies

Sundays are generally quiet days for air travel, but this Sunday was a tad different. Photograph: Akasa Air/Twitter There was quite an excitement at Gate 28 of Mumbai airport’s Terminal 1......

Why foreign car-makers are betting big on track car models

Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, Porsche and Lamborghini are some marquee badges that have introduced track cars to excite hard-core customers who want to push their cars to the limit, says Pavan Lall.......

Chandilya's grand plans to make AirAsia top airline in India

Former model and entrepreneur Mittu Chandilya wants to make AirAsia India's leading airline. Does he have it in him? Image: AirAsia India, CEO Mittu Chandilya (centre) with actors Shah Rukh......

What Fortune 500 cos can learn from Tatas, Godrej

Winning global markets is not about acquiring or developing technology but about developing solutions for target consumers, Amitava Chattopadhyay, the INSEAD Chaired Professor of Marketing and......

RIM to discontinue 16GB version of its PlayBook

BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion said on Friday it would discontinue selling the 16GB version of its tablet PC PlayBook."RIM will no longer be making the 16 GB model of the BlackBerry PlayBook......

What Makes Kantara And Brahmastra The 'Chosen Ones'

As much as we enjoy and write reams and reams about our amazement at the Kantara climax, 30 years on from now, will we remember these portions more fondly or the ones where Shiva is simply hanging......

15 BEAUTIFUL stories, told on screen

Aseem Chhabra introduces us to the best of Berlinale. I usually spend 10 days of February in Berlin attending the Berlinale, the most exciting international film festival in Europe, in the early......

What made the Oscars SO DIFFERENT this year

The 91st Annual Academy Awards was anything but boring, feels Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE: Rami Malek, Olivia Colman, Regina King and Mahershala Ali hold up their Oscars. Photograph: Frazer......

SHOCKING night at the Golden Globes!

Why were two of 2018's critically panned films awarded?! exclaims Aseem Chhabra. Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters It was a shocking night. Most observers seemed beyond surprised when the......

'I get slightly troubled when people see Sherlock Holmes as sexy'

'I was very wary about stepping into the limelight and the populist role like Sherlock Holmes, but the minute I saw who was involved and read the script and the quality of it I thought: I've got......

FIFA World Cup: Steely Uruguay ready for Mbappe-fired France

'Les Bleus' will be inspired by the two-decade anniversary of their only World Cup win in 1998, while double winners Uruguay's modern generation are desperate to recreate the black-and-white-era......

Why Virat adores Roger and other revelations...

'He is defying all the logic and that is something that I totally love.''I hate following the norm, and he is someone that is breaking all those barriers on a daily basis so I have a huge respect......

Muhammad Ali's life celebrated by thousands at prayer service

IMAGE: Boxing gloves with well wishes are left at a makeshift memorial for late boxing champion Muhammad Ali in Louisville. Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters. A Muslim funeral for Muhammad Ali on......

Woods looking to end Major woes

World number one Tiger Woods will be bidding to end a six-major run without a victory at Augusta National in April, one of several mouth-watering story-lines set to dominate the game over the next......

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Salman Rushdie makes first public appearance since attack

Remembering Diana: The life of a princess

Farewell, Floyd

Remembering Diana: The life of a princess

At last, a Trump choice we can cheer

The Akasa Air experience as it takes to the skies

Why foreign car-makers are betting big on track car models

Chandilya's grand plans to make AirAsia top airline in India

What Fortune 500 cos can learn from Tatas, Godrej

RIM to discontinue 16GB version of its PlayBook

What Makes Kantara And Brahmastra The 'Chosen Ones'

15 BEAUTIFUL stories, told on screen

What made the Oscars SO DIFFERENT this year

SHOCKING night at the Golden Globes!

'I get slightly troubled when people see Sherlock Holmes as sexy'

FIFA World Cup: Steely Uruguay ready for Mbappe-fired France

Why Virat adores Roger and other revelations...

Muhammad Ali's life celebrated by thousands at prayer service

Woods looking to end Major woes

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