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Our intellectuals are in a state of denial

After 800 odd years of Islamic and British rule, the Indian elite and intellectuals are copybook examples of the Fanon phenomenon: Living, breathing purveyors of a sordid ideology, says Jay......

Why loss of 2 P-3 Orions is a big blow to Pakistan

Even though Pakistani commandos managed to regain control of the key military airbase in Karachi from Taliban fighters after a 16-hour gun battle, they could not save two of the five US made......

Gaddafi's forces halt rebel advance

Libyan forces on Tuesday struck back at the rebels hampering their march towards Muammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte, as world leaders gathered in London to map out his early exit from power. Using......

Latest PHOTOS: Noose tightens around Gaddafi

Embattled Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi was pushed further to the brink as opposition forces stormed closer to the capital Tripoli and the international community stepped up pressure on him to......

If found guilty, no one will be spared: PM

Sharing concerns of all sections over scams including those involving 2G spectrum and Commonwealth Games, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday asserted in Parliament that his government would......

India to be global services hub for Alcatel-Lucent

Franco-American telecom equipment vendor Alcatel-Lucent has shortlisted India as the new location for its global services headquarters, which will entail an investment of $500 million over the next......

Alcatel gets $1-billion contract from RCom

Reliance Communications Ltd, India's No. 3 mobile phone carrier by customers, said on Wednesday it would award a multi-year contract valued at more than $1 billion to Franco-American......

Flexible working hours at 80% Indian firms!

India Inc is now increasingly taking to flexible working hours at the office as it finds that it helps in containing costs and pushing up employee productivity, a survey said. Four-fifths of......

Citibank sees maximum number of card fraud

Citibank has witnessed maximum 92 cases of cloning of debit/credit cards or use of fake cards involving over Rs. 1.89 crore (Rs. 18.9 million) from 2007-08 to December 2010. "Largest number of......

Poverty: 20 alarming facts you must know

It is unbelievable but true! More than 25,000 people die every day of hunger or hunger-related causes, according to the United Nations. One child dies of hunger-related causes every five seconds,......

Review: Django Unchained is brutal, powerful

Django Unchained is far better a script than it is a film, writes Raja Sen.Some slant their glasses as they pour out their beer. Some pour it straight but fastidiously slow. Some others like their......

Two and a Half Men cancelled over Charlie Sheen's rant

Bad news for fans of Two and a Half Men sitcom. Warner Bros has cancelled the show citing the behaviour and remarks of series star Charlie Sheen. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the move......

Baby time for Enrique Iglesias & Anna Kournikova?

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Hollywood, right here! Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias and tennis star Anna Kournikova are expecting their first child together, according to......

Oscar nominations: Snubs and surprises

Look quickly and you may think that most predictions for the films The King's Speech, Black Swan, and The Social Network have come true --they have been nominated for the top Oscars.And yet there......

Will Rahman win a third Oscar?

After bagging a Golden Globe nomination, music maestro A R Rahman is once again in Oscar race with his song 'If I Rise' from 127 Hours making it to the Academy shortlist for the Original Song......

Luis Enrique quits as Roma coach

Luis Enrique has quit as manager of AS Roma, putting an end to a troubled reign in charge of the Serie A side, the club's general director confirmed on Friday. "His work was good. At a certain......

Europa League: Braga floor Liverpool

Modest Braga, who have never won a Portuguese league title, stunned five-times European champions Liverpool 1-0 with a first-half penalty in the Europa League on Thursday. Twice European champions......

Champions League Images: Spurs, Schalke through

Tottenham Hotspur and Schalke 04 belied their reputations to knock seven-times winners AC Milan and twice finalists Valencia out of the Champions League on Wednesday with performances that went......

Liverpool draw with Sparta, late win for Porto

Substitute Fredy Guarin gave former European champions Porto a late 2-1 Europa League win at Sevilla on Thursday while their old rivals Benfica beat VfB Stuttgart by the same score. Russian......

Kiwis face testing time in Ahmedabad

Fresh from the 2-0 triumph over Australia, a full-strength India goes into a three-Test rubber against New Zealand in Ahmedabad on Thursday with the focus on Sachin Tendulkar, who just needs one......

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MoD invites private firms to bid for transport aircraft manufacturing project

India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Thursday issued a request for proposal (RFP) to foreign aerospace companies, inviting tenders for co-producing... ...

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Jessica Alba suffers wardrobe malfunction during stroll

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