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Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda Zia critical, to be shifted to London

The family of former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia, who remains in a critical condition in Dhaka, is preparing to transfer her to London, where her son and Bangladesh Nationalist Party......

Bangladesh court convicts Sheikh Hasina, UK lawmaker niece in land scam

A Bangladesh court on Monday convicted and sentenced deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to five years of imprisonment and her niece, British parliamentarian Tulip Siddiq, to a two-year jail term......

Where The Victims Of The Kanishka Terror Attack Are Not Forgotten

Names and names and names and names...329 in all.Some Indian. Some Canadian. Some British.Berry. Gupta. Jain. James. Bhatt. Beauchesne. Chatlani. Enayati. Lougheed....Vaihayasi Pande Daniel visits......

India's 'Tiger Man' Valmik Thapar dies at 73

Valmik Thapar, one of India's most eminent wildlife conservationists and authors who devoted his life to the protection of tigers, died at his residence Saturday morning. IMAGE: Valmik Thapar......

35 killed, 43 hurt as 62-year-old man rams car into crowd in China

Thirty-five people were killed and 43 others injured when a 62-year-old man rammed his car into a crowd of people exercising at a sports centre on Monday in the Chinese city of Zhuhai, which is......

5 Indians in WEF's Young Global Leaders list

Byju Classes' founder Byju Raveendran, Zomato co-founder Gaurav Gupta, CEO of Antara Senior Living, Tara Singh Vachani, Vinati Organics' MD & CEO Vinati Mutreja and Swapan Mehra, CEO of Iora......

Why India must create new programming languages...

"Yawn", "Zzzzz... excuse me, I need to nap." Why hasn't India produced a single earth-shaking idea like Python or the World Wide Web, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic......

Mumbai, Bangalore among cheapest cities in world

The EIU said India and Pakistan accounted for five of the 10 least expensive cities in the world. Image: Mumbai among world's cheapest cities. Mumbai and Bangalore are among......

'I travel the world with a piece of bamboo'

'I will always cherish the fact that I received the first big award of my life, actually two, in the company of legends for an incredible collaboration.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rakesh Chaurasia......

Kangana Wants To Get Married Soon!

'I see myself as someone who is actively participating in the vision of new India.' Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar glimpsed these stars on Wednesday. Please click on the......

OTT: What You Can Watch On Long Weekend

Stars. Substance. Style. Sukanya Verma lists them all on OTT this week. Gangubai KathiawadiWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Hindi Sanjay Leela Bhansali adapts a chapter from S Hussain Zaidi and......

Sean Connery, first James Bond, passes away

Legendary Scottish star Sean Connery, who became a global sensation as the first James Bond and featured in a string of cult hits in his five-decade-long career, has died. He was 90. IMAGE:......

A Suitable Boy review

In A Suitable Boy, Mira Nair holds our hands and takes us through the magical journey, introducing us to so many fascinating characters from another era, observes Aseem Chhabra. In April 2007,......

Borg Has 'Extremely Aggressive' Cancer

IMAGE: Bjorn Borg with Vijay Amritraj in Bengaluru, February 21, 2023. Photograph: ANI Photo Tennis legend Bjorn Borg has revealed that he has been diagnosed with 'extremely aggressive' prostate......

Fines not right punishment for slow over-rate in Tests

'I don't' think fines work. I think these lads (cricketers) are quite rich. I don't think the cash is going to affect them.' IMAGE: Only 75 overs were bowled on Day 2 of the 3rd Test at Lord's on......

How disgraced Armstrong helped Wiggins beat addiction

'Lance has been a source of inspiration to me and a constant source of help towards me and is one of the main factors why I'm in this position I am today mentally and physically, so, I'm indebted......

Can India Breach Fortress Birmingham?

India has lost 7 out of 8 Tests played at Edgbaston. Will the second Test see an Indian win at last? IMAGE: India are yet to win a Test in Birmingham in nearly six decades -- boasting of a dismal......

6 Reasons Why India Lost Leeds Test

IMAGE: This was India's seventh defeat in their last nine matches as their poor run in Test cricket continues. Photographs: Reuters Shubman Gill endured a tough baptism in his first Test as......