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The Queen's Controversial India Visit

At sunrise the following day, a hunt was organised for the queen to shoot a female tiger.But she decided a monarch should not make the kill and handed her gun to one of her staff to deliver the......

Mountbatten's Indian valuables auctioned for Rs 56 crore

A diamond bracelet and jewelled decorative elephants from Jaipur are some of the Indian heirlooms that made up a collection of 350 personal items belonging to Patricia Mountbatten, Lord Louis......

Sheena Bora Trial: What did the bodybuilder see?

Something about the big car and its passengers, standing solemnly outside their vehicle, piqued the biker's interest.Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Sheena Bora murder trial.Illustration:......

'The lady told me her name is Sheena Bora'

That answer, the strangest of all till date in this courtroom, set off a ripple of excitement, surprise and muted amusement among those present, including Accused No 1 Indrani Mukerjea.Vaihayasi......

What makes for a good autobiography?

As cricketing ability goes, there is no comparison between Sanjay Manjrekar and Sachin Tendulkar. But while the former has produced a wonderful autobiography, the latter’s book is deadly......

How far away is the US recession

So that's it then. We're all agreed. "This is clearly the worst financial problem we've had since the Great Depression," as Joseph Stiglitz told a radio show in New Zealand on Wednesday morning,......

What movie did Arjun take his kids to?

Clue: It has a Gandhi connection :) A special screening of Blue Planet II: One Ocean And The Deep was held at PVR Icon, Versova, north west Mumbai. Narrated by David Attenborough -- whose elder......

'Thank you, Sir Richard, for focusing world attention on India'

'That night -- when Gandhi won Best Picture at the 1983 Oscars belonged to India and it meant a lot to a young student like me who was trying to establish his Indian identity among the Americans......

And so Batman wins an Oscar!

Possibly best known as the new and most iconic on-screen Batman, Christian Bale has won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his fine, fine work in David O Russell's The Fighter. Hours before......

Review: The Fighter is a winner

Ankur Pathak reviews The Fighter. Post YOUR reviews here!When yougo fora movie established on the sport of boxing, expect the fireworks as well asa host of cliches. Based on a true story and......

The Forgotten disappoints

The supernatural thriller The Forgotten is an easily forgettable drama that mightlead the US box-office this week for want of strong competition. But discriminating moviegoers, at least in New York......

Domestic umpiring standards under scanner after CK Nayudu Trophy howler

IMAGE: The CK Nayudu Trophy final was marred by umpiring blunder. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X The dubious dismissal of Karnataka opener Prakhar Chaturvedi in the recent Col. CK Nayudu Trophy U23......

Paris Masters: Rune in semis after Alcaraz retires; Djokovic advances

IMAGE: Denmark's Holger Rune in action during his quarter-final against Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in the Paris Masters, at Accor Arena, Paris, France, on Saturday. Photograph: Christian......

How many times have India won the Asia Cup?

Rajneesh Gupta's fascinating insights about the Asia Cup. IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni celebrates India winning the 2010 Asia Cup after beating Sri Lanka in the final in Dambulla, June 24, 2010.......

Harsha Bhogle: My Hero, Sunil Gavaskar

We have all had heroes. We have all wanted to be someone else.But there was nobody I wanted to be more than I wanted to be Sunil Gavaskar, notes Harsha Bhogle.Continuing our series celebrating 50......

Gavaskar@50: 15 interesting facts

It was this day, March 6, in 1971 that Sunil Manohar Gavaskar made his debut in Test cricket. Gavaskar -- the first cricketer in history to surpass the 10,000 runs mark in the longest format -- was......

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India held the top position in the ICC Men's Test Team Rankings while Australia secured the...

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