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Why Israel failed to prevent this 'unprecedented' attack

Some experts feel that Israel got so totally engrossed in countering Iran and in efforts to foil the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme that it has neglected its own backyard. IMAGE: A view of a......

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......

William, Harry condemn BBC 'deceit' over Diana interview

UK’s Princes William and Harry have both condemned the ‘deceit’ that lay behind their late mother Princess Diana's famous BBC interview over 25 years ago in which she first spoke......

BBC apologises for cover up in 1995 Diana interview scoop

The BBC on Thursday issued an apology as an inquiry concluded that the media corporation had covered up the tactics used by journalist Martin Bashir to secure his famous 1995 interview scoop with......

Shaheen Bagh's 'Dadi' on BBC's 100 Women Of 2020 list

India's Shaheen Bagh dadi, Bilkis Bano, known for leading a peaceful protest against the new citizenship law is among the four Indian women to be included in the 'BBC 100 Women 2020' list released......

Why India must create new programming languages...

"Yawn", "Zzzzz... excuse me, I need to nap." Why hasn't India produced a single earth-shaking idea like Python or the World Wide Web, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic......

Capitalism is 'under serious threat', says Raghuram Rajan

Rajan said he believes that capitalism is breaking down because it is not providing equal opportunities. Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday warned that capitalism is under "serious......

Will India replace China? Long way ahead, says Rajan

Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan has said it will be ‘a long time’ before India can replace China as a growth engine for the global economy, even if it grows at a faster......

BBC's success mantra in the digital age

'We're still of the camp that editors run news organisations. Having said that, we have a lot of technology and business people high up in the decision making.' One of the six TV studios in the......

HSBC 'tax dodge' revelations are tip of iceberg, says leaker

The former HSBC employee who leaked sensational secret documents alleging the bank helped wealthy customers dodge millions of dollars in taxes warned today that the revelations are just the "tip of......

'I travel the world with a piece of bamboo'

'I will always cherish the fact that I received the first big award of my life, actually two, in the company of legends for an incredible collaboration.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rakesh Chaurasia......

The girl A Suitable Boy fell in love with

'I had never in my wildest dreams imagined that this could happen to me.' IMAGE: Tanya Maniktala in Mira Nair's A Suitable Boy. Photograph: Kind courtesy Tanya Maniktala/Instagram Tanya Maniktala......

Lunchbox director: From Irrfan to Broadbent to Redford

'One of the director's primary jobs is to make sure that all the actors perform as if they are in the same movie, playing in the same band -- one is not acting in a different band than the......

Big B, Salman, Akshay: Bollywood debut in Forbes' highest paid list

Rubbing shoulders with Hollywood royalty. Bollywood biggies Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar have made the top 10 in Forbes’ highest paid actor list.It is for the first time......

'#IndiasDaughter is a wake up call. It doesn't shame the nation'

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: The Indian government has blocked the broadcast of the documentary India's Daughter and several celebrities turned to Twitter to......

'Politically active Gauff can change world for better'

IMAGE: US tennis prodigy Coco Gauff, 16, appeared at a protest in her hometown of Delray Beach, Florida, last month, calling for racial and social justice after the death of George Floyd, an......

Tokyo Olympics would be cancelled if not held in 2021: IOC chief Bach

'You can't every year change the entire sports schedule worldwide of all the major federations. You can't have the athletes being in uncertainty.' IMAGE: International Olympic Committee chief......

ECB cancels contracts of players signed up for 'The Hundred'

IMAGE: Players for the eight teams in The Hundred line up following The Hundred Draft, in Isleworth, England, on October 20, 2019. Photograph: Christopher Lee/Getty Images for ECB The England and......

'Rajasthan Royals open to shortened IPL among Indian players only'

IMAGE: Rajasthan Royals' players celebrate a wicket during the 12th edition of IPL last year. Photograph: BCCI Even a shortened Indian Premier League with just Indian players would be good enough......

Extras: Neymar rape accuser charged with extortion

IMAGE: Neymar Jr was accused of raping Najila Trindade in a Paris hotel room in May. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters Police in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo said on Tuesday they had......

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