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Held hostage in Goa row over property, claims French actress

A 75-year-old French actor has alleged she is being held "hostage" in her house at Calangute in North Goa since earlier this week over a property dispute and finds herself in a......

Maha teacher wins $1mn for promoting girls' education

A primary school teacher from India was on Thursday named the winner of the USD 1-million annual Global Teacher Prize 2020 in recognition of his efforts to promote girls' education and trigger a......

Princess Eugenie marries in second UK royal wedding of the year

Five months ago, Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle tied the knot. Now, his cousin, Princess Eugenie -- Queen Elizabeth’s grand daughter -- is marrying Jack Brooksbank at St......

Section 295A needs to be deleted

'The existence of Section 295A on the Indian statute books sits uneasily with India's ambitions to be seen as a progressive democracy,' says Kanika Datta.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The......

JLF matters

Outside Diggi Palace's walls, things may be getting darker. Speech may be under threat; writers may be getting murdered for their writing. But, inside, it is possible to feel hope that ideas,......

What the economy needs: Painful medium-term steps

'Even without major reforms, with a business as usual scenario, and with current inflation trends, we should be clocking around 11 to 12 per cent nominal growth.''That is not happening and is a......

Why Tim Cook's coming-out is a big thing

More than laws, what helps individuals, especially young people, to cope with their struggles is to have role models -- movie and television stars, musicians, sports figures and writers. In that......

America's customer service champions

Bob Emig was flying home from St. Louis on Southwest Airlines this past December when an all-too-familiar travel nightmare began to unfold. After his airplane backed away from the gate, he and his......

The Big Bull on the markets and his dream

He might have been more at home at Geoffreys - his favourite watering hole - but this was Lunch with BS, so Rakesh Jhunjhunwala didn't have much of a choice.After having agreed to meet up on a......

Stranger Things 4 Review

Stranger Things Season 4 is dedicatedly macabre and menacing, its deadly ambitions and volatile tempo keeps the mood edge-of-the-seat, applauds Sukanya Verma. I did not look at the watch once......

Shape Of Water, Three Billboards, Darkest Hour lead BAFTA noms

Which film are *you* rooting for? IMAGE: Frances McDormand in Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri. A day after the Golden Globes comes the nominations for the BAFTAs, the British Oscars so......

Pix: Shah Rukh's son AbRam turns 2

Shah Rukh Khan's lil boy AbRam reportedly turns two today, and that was reason enough for him to be trending on social media. We celebrate the adorable little boy by posting his cute pictures,......

Raveena Tandon's CHILLY vacation

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Raveena Tandon is currently enjoying her vacation in the Arctic. She shared a picture, left, and tweeted: 'At the Arctic.' The......

Review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is brilliant

According to Sukanya Verma, The Hobbit series continues to exhilarate and astound with The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.With over a decade spent immersed in Middle Earth......

'Strongly believe ODIs should be World Cups only'

IMAGE: The upcoming ICC Men’s ODI World Cup is set to get underway on October 5. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters The new president of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) Mark Nicholas......

What Are These Cricketing Legends Up To?

Check out this picture of cricketing legends! Sourav Ganguly, seated second from right, is in the frame as is Jhulan Goswami, seated right. There is also Kumar Sangakkara, standing second from......

List of French Open women's singles champions

Following Iga Swiatek’s victory over Coco Gauff in the final, here’s a list of French Open women's singles champions: IMAGE: Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates after winning match point......

Actor Stephen Fry is new MCC president

IMAGE: An MCC member since 2011, Stephen Fry said he was "honoured and proud" at the nomination. Photograph: MCC/Twitter British actor Stephen Fry will become the next president of the Marylebone......

England cricketers to pay tribute to COVID-19 warriors

The people named on the shirts include Dr Vikas Kumar, a Specialist in Anaesthetics and Critical Care at Darlington Memorial Hospital, who plays for Cowgate Cricket Club in Newcastle in his spare......

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