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John le Carr's matchless legacy

'Le Carré's spies were nothing like the exotic Kim of Kipling or the caricature that is James Bond.''Driven by a simple patriotism, held back by incompetence and politics, his characters use......

This is NOT a Muslim ban: Trump defends immigration order

Defending his controversial executive order on banning people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering America, United States President Donald Trump has insisted that it is “not a......

The Jaya you didn't know

'We spoke of everything but politics.''She was well-versed in the Eng. Lit. canon of Dickens and Austen, but had also read Oscar Wilde's famous epistolary tract from jail, De Profundis.'Sunil Sethi......

What a writer this man is!

'One of his most famous scenes is set in a prison in Delhi where the British try to subvert Karla, the legendary Soviet spy who is being transferred back to Moscow and is being temporarily detained......

The burnt-out case of David Headley

The Headley case highlights that the Indian government proved incapable of assessing the geopolitical dimensions of the US-led war in Afghanistan, while Pakistan has shrewdly exploited the......

Lessons from India's 'brightest investment minds'

'Indians are great savers, but they are lousy investors.'Excerpts from Anuj Shah's Brightest Investment Minds: Their Journeys, Their Insights. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com How many of......

Adani's coal project in Australia moves ahead with final okay

Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani on Tuesday gave his final investment approval for the Indian conglomerate's controversy-hit 21.7 billion dollars coal mine project in Australia which had hit......

Mystery of the missing train

When trains and stations become desirable again, we might have a murder mystery with the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train as a setting, says Bibek Debroy. Image: The origin of railways in India is......

US immigration bill to raise H-1B visa

The sweeping US immigration bill, likely to be unveiled on Tuesday, may propose a substantial increase in the much sought after H-1B visa, but the conditions imposed therein, if approved by the......

Curbs on biz visas will impact Indo-US ties

Industry body US India Business Council has expressed concerns over proposals such as imposing restrictions on US business and work visas being considered by a group of Senators, saying the......

Golden Globes 2019: Rami Malek, Glenn Close win

Who won at the Globes? We tell you! The 76th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There were a few surprises and some expected nods. Jeff Bridges won the Cecil B Demille Award. A quick......

Sacred Games: The Gangster as Mumbai

'What would a composite of Dawood, Rajan, and Arun Gawli be like?''What if an absconding mafia boss were to land in Mumbai tomorrow, tired from all the running, and tender his final apology to the......

BAFTAs 2018: Amy Jackson rubs shoulders with Hollywood

The highlights of the glamorous Brit awards, right here. The British Academy of Film and Television Awards ceremony was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on February 18 and Hollywood turned......

The Top 10 Moments from the Oscars 2015

The rather drab 87th Academy awards wasn't without its share of high points.It wasn’t the finest, funniest event, but the Oscars gave out more well-deserved awards this year than they......

'So disappointed Birdman won'

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Alejandro González Inarritu's Birdman won four awards out of its nine Oscar nominations, including Best Director but not......

NBA round-up: 76ers snap Bucks' 16-game winning streak

IMAGE: Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) drives to the basket as he attempts to go past Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) in the second half of their NBA match at Fiserv......

Akashdeep scores hat-trick but sloppy India lose 4-5 to Australia

Akashdeep Singh's hat-trick went in vain as India conceded two late goals to lose 4-5 against Australia in the high-scoring first hockey Test of the five-match series in Adelaide on Saturday.......

Ashes Pix: Khawaja ton leaves England batting to save Test

IMAGES from Day 4 of the 4th Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday Scorecard IMAGE: Usman Khawaja celebrates after reaching his century at the SCG during the Ashes......

Ashes: Australia recall Khawaja, England include Broad for 4th Test

IMAGE: Usman Khawaja's return for his first Test since 2019 was expected after Travis Head was ruled out by a positive COVID-19 test. Photograph: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images Usman Khawaja will......

What India men's hockey team must do vs Belgium in SF

'We need to keep 11 players on the pitch. The problem is that we played a lot of our game against Great Britain with ten men.' IMAGE: India's head coach Graham John Reid speaks with his players......

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