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Over 200 world leaders urge G7 to help vaccinate world's poorest

Over 200 world leaders, including former presidents, prime ministers and ministers have backed a campaign urging the Group of Seven (G7) rich nations to help vaccinate the world's poorest from......

China's 'Sputnik Moment'

'Seen in the context of world turmoil in face of the pandemic and the Chinese 'miracle' of being the only country in the world to control it, this is not merely a 'Sputnik' moment, but a 'Sputnik......

UK terror suspect was planning Mumbai-style attack

A 26-year-old terror suspect currently under trial may have been planning an attack in the UK similar to the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks a British court was informed on Tuesday. Erol Incedal, a......

Modi means business on US visit

'We have never before seen an Indian prime minister's visit to the United States so heavily business-oriented and so packed with meetings with the US business community.' Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com......

Obama sacks intel chief Dennis Blair

President Obama has asked his Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair to step down. As director of National intelligence, Blair was responsible for collationof intelligence among the 16......

Rakesh Mohan joins Yale faculty

Yale University president Richard C Levinannounced on Thursday the appointment of Rakesh Mohan as professor in the Practice of International Economics and Finance in the Yale School of Management,......

Good times end in Dubai

Dubai's Hot 100 party last month was a reminder of the city's high-rolling times before the credit crunch. The annual celebration, laid on by a magazine profiling the United Arab Emirates' smart......

Google to compete in wireless auction

Google on Friday revealed that it will compete to buy wireless spectrum in a forthcoming US auction, carrying through on a promise that could give it a big stake in the US mobile industry. The......

Happiness, growth and capitalism

In the late 1980s I received an impressive missive from the Crown Prince of Bhutan inviting me to a conference, which would seek to provide measures of a country's level of happiness to replace the......

An uphill climb for XM-Sirius merger

In February, when Sirius Satellite Radio Chief Executive Mel Karmazin announced plans to merge his company with rival XM Satellite Radio, he pegged the chances of winning deal approval from......

'Veer Savarkar is an anti-propaganda film'

'I owe it to Veer Savarkar, to his spirit, to his legacy and to his untold story so that I tell it well and it reaches people, and people absorb it and feel what he went through and all the......

Rowling 'cried' after finishing final Potter book

Author J K Rowling admits that she felt 'terrible' for the first two days after completing the seventh and final Harry Potter book, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows. After that, it all got a......

Harbhajan Singh's AWESOME Records

Harbhajan Singh is the first Indian to take a Test hat-trick. He achieved this feat while playing against Australia at Kolkata in March 2001 by dismissing Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist and Shane......

'Arjun Tendulkar can be a match-winning bowler'

'People should have faith in him. Don't compare him with Sachinpaaji.' IMAGE: India Under-19's Arjun Tendulkar bowls during the Youth Test against Sri Lanka Under-19 in July 2018. Photograph: Sri......

Beware the West Indies!

Rajneesh Gupta highlights important numbers featuring the West Indies from World Cups. Result Summary IMAGE: The West Indians celebrate the fall of a Pakistan wicket at Trent Bridge on May......

Who's the most successful World Cup captain?

In a three part series, Rajneesh Gupta highlights all the important numbers from cricket World Cups held between 1975 to 2015. All you need to know about the World Cup How much do you know about......

Will Yuvraj go unsold at 2019 IPL auction?

Yuvraj Singh managed just 65 runs in eight games for Kings XI Punjab and no wonder that the team decided to release him. IMAGE: Yuvraj Singh has put himself in the Rs 1 crore base price bracket......

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