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Guess Their Ages Folks!

There's much talk in the United States about how the main contenders in November's presidential election are old and have dodgy memories. But as The Wall Street Journal newspaper pointed out on......

Truck crashes into security barriers near White House

The driver of a truck which crashed into security barriers near the White House on Monday has been detained by United States Secret Service officers, a spokesperson said. IMAGE: Members of law......

Man held outside Buckingham Palace, cops say 'no terror angle'

The arrest of a man at the gates of Buckingham Palace in London on Tuesday evening is not being treated as terror-related, the Metropolitan Police said on Wednesday. IMAGE: Security forces guard......

Indian student shot dead in Canada, Jaishankar expresses condolences

A 21-year-old Indian student has been shot dead by an unidentified man at the entrance of a subway station in Toronto in Canada while he was on his way to work, police said.  IMAGE: Kartik......

Beware of Xi's secret army!

India, Taiwan and countries with large numbers of Tibetans, Uyghurs and overseas Chinese will be prominent among those that witness elevated United Front activity, notes Jayadeva Ranade, the......

India's growing coffee culture

Indian coffee shops market over the next four-five years will grow between 6 and 18 per cent CAGR, all due to the growing coffee culture among the youth, increasing urbanisation, rising disposable......

Immigration ban: America Inc vs Trump

US President Donald Trump's executive order prohibiting the entry of people from seven Muslim majority nations -- Syria, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Somalia, Yemen and Libya -- for 90 days widened the rift......

Wall Street slides as oil prices tumble to near 7-year low

Stock investors were wary after Friday's November employment report intensified expectations that the economy would be strong enough to absorb an interest rate hike US stocks fell on Monday, led by......

Apple posts largest profit in corporate history

Apple's cash pile is now $178 billion, enough to buy IBM or the equivalent to $556 for every American. Image: Apple’s high profit thanks to iPhone 6 sales. Photograph, courtesy: Apple Inc......

3 India-born CEOs on Fortune Business Person of the Year list

Image: President and CEO of Mastercard Ajay Banga leaves after meeting India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Photograph: Carlo Allegri/Reuters Three leading India-born CEOs, including......

Jurassic World Dominion Review

Dear Mr Spielberg, can we now put to rest this overstretched, bloated dinosaur franchise? asks Aseem Chhabra. We are in the year 2022. The dinosaurs that roamed the restricted Jurassic Park are......

Oscars 2016: Meet the Best Actor Nominees. PREDICT the winner!

Watch the trailers and predict the winner at the end. I feel weird commenting on the Best Actor race this year since I've watched all the nominated performances except that of the frontrunner, and......

When Irrfan wanted to be killed off

The gulf between Hindi cinema's finest current actor and his contemporaries widens with each film. But even Irrfan Khan, in Mick Jagger's words, can't always get what he wants. Raja Sen tells us......

Decoding the Golden Globes 2013 nominations

The Golden Globes 2013 nominations is a spread so full, rich and varied it'd satisfy most cinematic gluttons, writes Raja Sen. It’s been a helluva year at the movies. From Martin Scorsese to......

Review: Forget the books, enjoy this Sherlock

Elementary, my dear reader. It was just waiting to happen. For the last decade, Hollywood blockbusters have devoted themselves to being retreads of things we've seen already -- from comic books to......

PHOTOS: Ali feted by the famous and fans in final farewell

IMAGE: A hearse carrying the body of the late Muhammad Ali enters Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky, US. Photograph: John Sommers II /Reuters Religious and political leaders joined......

World leaders, celebrities to pay final tribute to Muhammad Ali

Many admired Muhammad Ali for making Islam more acceptable and giving US Muslims a hero they could share with mainstream America IMAGE: Nahed Ahmed Zeead, 51, of Iraq, takes part in the......

Forlan, the discovery of this World Cup

Claude Arpi captures the fan's passion for football in these entertaining e-mails to Ivan Crasto, Rediff.com's Sports Editor. Read Claude's first e-mailHis secondHis thirdHis fourthHis Revolution......

Murali returns home to hero's welcome

Sri Lankan bowler Muttiah Muralitharan was given a hero's welcome when he returned home as the highest wicket-taker in Test history on Thursday. SpecialA True TigerThe off spinner, currently......

Warne facing biggest test of his career

Shane Warne has overcome many obstacles in his high-profile career, but one of the toughest may be returning to Test cricket next year after serving a drugs ban.One of Wisden's five cricketers of......

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