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'19 dead. 53 wounded. The battle was ferocious'

'In the 1971 War my battalion suffered 4 casualties after fighting for 14 days.''In Operation Blue Star, I lost 19 men in just one hour.' IMAGE: Then Lieutenant Colonel Israr Khan (4th from right)......

Farewell, India Abroad

Ambassador T P Sreenivasan salutes India Abroad, the leading Indian-American newspaper for half a century, which ceased publication on March 30. IMAGE: India Abroad, the oldest Indian-American......

Mumbai's 'lifeline' local trains stopped till Mar 31

With the increasing number of coronavirus cases in Mumbai, the railway authorities have suspended the local and outstation trains till March 31. IMAGE: Trains are seen parked at Lokmanya Terminus......

2019: The year in photos

We sorted through countless photographs taken around the world to come up with the top images of 2019. Together these tell the story of the year -- capturing moments of hope and heartbreak,......

Dalit protests turn violent during Bharat bandh, 9 dead

At least 6 persons died in MP, 2 in UP, one in Rajasthan during protests against the alleged dilution of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.Other states hit with violence included Punjab,......

Fresh housing supply rises 43% to 80k units across 6 cities in Jan-Mar

Fresh housing supply rose 43 per cent quarter-on-quarter across six cities during January-March to around 80,000 units, mainly driven by a revival in the demand for residential properties,......

Refund Rs 49,000 cr to investors: Sebi to PACL

Saying PACL Ltd ran a collective investment scheme, mobilising about Rs 50,000 crore (Rs 500 billion), the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has asked the company to refund investors......

Fast food set to be red-flagged in schools' menus by Dec

In what would alter the consumption pattern of products such as burgers, pizzas, sandwiches, snack foods and soft drinks in schools, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India is putting in......

Homes of the billionaires

America's wealthiest citizens can buy or build just about any type of house they like, and so it should come as no shock that many of them live very nicely, indeed. They can easily purchase in some......

PIX: Liverpool cruise; Barcelona, Atletico stunned

A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League. IMAGE: Trent Alexander-Arnold celebrates scoring Liverpool's first goal with Darwin Nunez in the Champions League Group A match against......

PICS: Real Madrid crush Granada; Inter down Napoli

Images from soccer matches played across different leagues in Europe on Sunday. IMAGE: Real Madrid's Ferland Mendy celebrates scoring their fourth goal with Marco Asensio during their La Liga......

EPL: Injury to Wolves keeper overshadows Liverpool win

IMAGE: Wolverhampton Wanderers' Rui Patricio after sustaining an injury as Conor Coady looks on. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Reuters Liverpool stayed in the hunt for a top-four Premier League......

PIX: Italy, Belgium win to book Nations League semis spot

Images from the UEFA Nations League matches played on Wednesday.England ease to victory against 10-man Iceland IMAGE: England's players celebrate after Phil Foden scored their third goal against......

When sledging backfired...

Rajneesh Gupta picks instances of sledging which backfired spectacularly and the players had to pay dearly for their misadventures. Sachin Tendulkar vs Abdul Qadir Photograph: Getty Images......

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