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Finding food and drink in London

'London being Tier 2, pubs can serve drinks but only with a 'substantial meal',' sighs Sunanda K Datta-Ray. IMAGE: A public health warning sign beside a road in London, December 22, 2020.......

US polls generated highest voter turnout rate in 120 years

The 2020 United States presidential election has recorded the highest voter turnout in 120 years, a prominent electoral expert has said. IMAGE: A voter at her ballot box at a back porch polling......

US sees record voter turnout in Trump-Biden clash

The US appears to be on track to see over 160 million votes cast in the 2020 presidential election, a turnout rate of about 67 per cent, which is higher than what the country has witnessed in more......

US Prez polls: 10 crore Americans have already voted

A record number of nearly 10 crore Americans have already exercised their franchise in the Presidential election, with another six crore likely to vote on the real election day on Tuesday. ......

The world's worst natural disasters in 2018

The world endured bushfires, drought, tsunamis and earthquakes in 2018.According to the Centre of Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, 5,000 people died and 28.9 million needed emergency......

The next billionaire boom

It's hard to see them with all the gloomy news, but they're out there. Working away in the shadows of the global recession, a slew of future billionaires are quietly tinkering with the ideas that......

Will social networks on the Web ever make money?

In the last week or so, there have been a number of events that bring up the big question: Will Web-based social networks ever become significant businesses? Or, put another way: Do these social......

How to negotiate, and win!

Life is one big negotiation--be it with your boss, spouse, customers or the used-car salesman. Formidable deal makers like Warren Buffett, Bill Clinton and sports agent Scott Boras tend to be born,......

The kid who turned down $1 billion!

"I'm just lucky to be alive." Mark Zuckerberg, the 22-year-old founder and CEO of social-networking site Facebook, is talking about the time he came face-to-face with the barrel of a gun. It was......

PIX: Family, friends bid Joan Rivers goodbye

The veteran comedienne passed away at the age of 81 on September 4.Several of Joan Rivers' family members and friends from the film and television industry turned up to bid her final farewell in......

Why Wolf Of Wall Street is an irresponsible film

Martin Scorsese's The Wolf Of Wall Street could set a bad precedent, feels Aseem Chhabra. Last weekend I watched Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 Oscar-winning masterpiece The Godfather at the Museum of......

Oscars Winners at a Glance: The Artist wins 5 awards

The 84th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold:Best Picture The ArtistThe DescendantsExtremely Loud & Incredibly CloseThe HelpHugoMidnight......

Cummins banishes captaincy queries with World Cup heroics

With Pat Cummins in charge, victory over India in the World Cup final in Ahmedabad on Sunday will mark Australia as one of the great cross-format teams of the modern era. IMAGE: Pat Cummins......

Aus coach backs Smith, Labuschagne to fire in second Test

IMAGE: Both of Australia’s top batters, Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith came a copper in the opening Ashes Test. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Australia coach Andrew McDonald......

Blow for Australia! Pacer Hazlewood ruled out of WTC final

IMAGE: Josh Hazlewood played only three games for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2023 after a side injury flared up while he also grappled with a left Achilles issue. Photograph: Robert......

Clarke slams Australia for lack of preparation

‘…according to me Australia should have gone to India earlier. The preparation was not up to the mark at all. If you couldn't go to India, you should have gone to the UAE at least to......

Hayden ready to help solve Australia's batting woes

IMAGE: Matthew Hayden speaks to Steve Smith during the first Test in Nagpur. Photograph: BCCI Batting great Matthew Hayden is ready to help Australia solve their batting woes in the ongoing......

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