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Salman Rushdie: The free speech champion whose 'verses' put his life at risk

The attack on Rushdie sent shock waves around the world, with world leaders and literary stalwarts saying they were appalled at the attack on the author who championed free speech and lived under......

A life in photos: George H W Bush

With a rich political and personal legacy, former United States President George Herbert Walker Bush left no shortage of memorable images from his time in and out of office.'Pappy' Bush passed into......

The V S Naipaul I came to know

Nikhil Lakshman remembers the times he spent with the legendary writer who passed into the ages six days before his 86th birthday. IMAGE: Sir V S Naipaul gives the Nobel lecture at the Old Stock......

The deadliest mass shootings in US history

At least 50 people have been killed after a gunman opened fire at the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas - the deadliest mass shooting in the history of United States. IMAGE: A Las Vegas......

America's most popular rifle is also the one bleeding it!

As investigators go deeper into the ideological background of Omar Mateen, the perpetrator of the worst mass shooting in modern US history when he killed 50 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando,......

Playing Moneyball With The IPL?

'Did the Moneyball philosophy get redefined in the domain of the cash-rich IPL, which has become an integral part of the cricketing ecosystem?', asks Atanu Biswas. IMAGE: Team Sunrisers Hyderabad......

Hindujas's 1.2 Billion Project Makes Waves

'Our family philosophy is to build a bridge between India and Britain.' IMAGE: Britain's Old War Office is spread over 580,000 square feet and rises to seven floors. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Oscars 2024: Meet The Winners!

IMAGE: Robert Downey Jr, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Emma Stone and Cillian Murphy at the Oscars. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters Oppenheimer and Poor Things lead the show at the 96th Annual......

No, Friends is Not The Best Sitcom Ever!

'The pride of the devoted Seinfeld fan is that he happens to love a show that doesn't take his love for granted, so that even on repeat viewings he is never really sure what directions an episode......

Do You Like The Next James Bond? VOTE!

Is Aaron Taylor-Johnson the next James Bond? If reports are to be believed, the hunt to find the next 007 may be over. Daniel Craig, who played the iconic character between 2006 and 2021, is all......

Jaadugar To Jane Austen: On OTT This Week

From jaadugars to Jane Austen, OTT offerings this week are as eclectic as it gets, says Sukanya Verma. JaadugarWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Hindi When Jitendra Kumar's small-town......

Jagame Thandhiram is an Important Failure

Jagame Thandhiram is a failure alright, but it is certainly an interesting one, given that both the ideas that it was borne out (twin seeds, if you may) were sure-shot movie ideas on their own,......

McGrath tells Bumrah: Take an 'off-season' or risk it all!

Jasprit Bumrah needs off-season, with his bowling action he's bound to get injured: Glenn McGrath IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah spent a lengthy period on the sidelines for undergoing a surgery for stress......

Pat Cummins to captain SRH in IPL 2024

IMAGE: Pat Cummins replaces South Africa's Aiden Markram, who captained SRH in IPL 2023. Photograph: Sunrisers Hyderabad/X Australia's ODI World Cup-winning captain Pat Cummins was named as the......

Can Shreyas Iyer overcome his short ball woes?

IMAGE: Short balls which has been Shreyas Iyer’s problem across formats from the time he made his debut. Photograph: Esa Alexander/Reuters Just before the start of the second Test in......

Argentina, Brazil get favourable Copa America draws

IMAGE: Argentina and Brazil were handed favourable draws for next edition’s Copa America. Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters Defending Copa America champions Argentina and South American......

Gayle, Harbhajan, Afridi among star-studded marquee players

IMAGE: Chris Gayle will ply his trade for Mississauga Panthers. Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters The player draft for the much-awaited Global T20 Canada 2023 was held in a hybrid-form on......

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