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LTTE chief Prabhakaran alive, claims Tamil leader, but finds few takers

Fourteen years after the Sri Lankan government announced his death, a veteran Tamil nationalist leader claimed in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, on Monday that Velupillai Prabhakaran, the leader of Eelam......

Protesters storm Lanka president's home, swim in Rajapaksa's pool

Thousands of irate anti-government protesters in Sri Lanka on Saturday stormed into embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's official residence in central Colombo's high-security Fort area after......

What Awaits Rajapaksas After Monday's Mayhem?

Gota has to decide if he could order elder brother Mahinda's arrest as the agent provocateur of Monday's violence.Then he has to prepare for an interim government, in which no one would now want to......

The Rajapaksas You Did Not Know

From Sri Lanka's most popular political family to its most despised -- going by the voices on the streets calling for the Rajapaksas' ouster what went wrong for the powerful clan? Veteran Sri Lanka......

FREEZE! Animals on the Prowl

If you thought human beings were expressive, take a look at these animals; they beat us hollow! And, to prove that, it is that time of the year again -- The Wildlife Photographer of the Year......

India's most astute deal maker is now a bankrupt entrepreneur

A look at the life and times of maverick businessman Chinnakannan Sivasankaran Chinnakannan Sivasankaran On August 26, the Supreme Court of Seychelles declared Chinnakannan Sivasankaran, better......

Kolkata potters join e-selling

Working out of their tiny tents in the dingy bylanes of north Kolkata, potters of Kumartuli are now banking upon the Internet to reach out to the overseas clients. E-selling of idols of Goddess......

Here's the winner of the world's best job!

Ben Southall, a British charity worker has won the 'best job in the world'. He bags a $150,000 deal to work as caretaker of a tropical Australian island. The 34-year-old beat over 34,000......

Why the women of Wall Street are disappearing

Nadine Mentor, 29, had just landed in New York--and found out, she says, that she'd bagged one of the biggest gets of her career at Citigroup: a role for the bank leading a bond offering, valued at......

The new Asia crisis

From where I sit in Hong Kong, you can't help but compare the Wall Street wipeout with the Asia Crisis of a decade ago. Remember the Asia Crisis? It started back in 1997 when Thailand's currency......

Watched These Amazing 2022 Movies?

As the pandemic slowed down in 2022, people across the world came back to movie theatres. This summer, Tom Cruise's refurbished Top Gun: Maverick became a huge global hit. And just around the time......

Can You Watch 384 Films In A Year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021. IMAGE: Aditya Rao Hydari and Konkona Sensharma in Ajeeb Daastaans. Year two of the pandemic was a challenge in so many......

The BEST Moments in Hindi Films in 2016

Aseem Chhabra lists the elements that he loved and was pleasantly surprised by in the movies. As the year closes, critics and film writers come up with their favourite lists -- the top 10 best and......

George Clooney and 10 movie gems from Berlin

Aseem Chhabra spots 10 must-see movies at the Berlin Film Festival. George Clooney was pissed. He was the headliner at the opening day press conference at the Berlinale, for his new film Hail......

Madras Cafe: All about John Abraham...

A Ganesh Nadar, who once met V Prabhakaran at the LTTE's press conference in Jaffna, feels Madras Cafe is not about the Tigers. The film's all about John Abraham, he says. Much controversy was......

PIX: Germany qualify for 2022 World Cup; Croatia draw

Images from the World Cup qualifying matches played on Monday. IMAGE: Germany, who were eliminated in the first round of the 2018 World Cup and the last 16 at this year's Euros, became the first......

Fowler suspended for 4 games, fined for anti-ref comments

IMAGE: East Bengal coach Robbie Fowler. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters/Files East Bengal football club's high-profile English coach Robbie Fowler was on Wednesday suspended for four matches......

Indian football: NorthEast United stun Mumbai City

NorthEast do a double against mighty Mumbai with 2-1 victory IMAGE: NorthEast is the only side who have managed to win against the might of the table-toppers. Photograph: ISL/Twitter......

Race of a lifetime for tribal kids in Singapore

Five tribal youngsters from Maharashtra's Dhule district will run the Singapore Marathon this Sunday.Harish Kotian finds out how they made it. IMAGE: Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao, centre,......

India eye series lead as they move to Antigua for 3rd ODI

IMAGE: Virat Kohli pulls a shot. Photograph: BCCI/Twitter A formidable India will fancy their chances of taking an unassailable 2-0 lead against a weakened West Indies when the two sides lock......

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