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Award-winning writers, thinkers, Nobel Laureates to attend Jaipur Lit fest

Two Nobel Laureates, four listed writers of this year’s Man Booker Prize, Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists, winners of Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, Crossword Prize and film stars......

US considered killing Osama with 'magic bullet'

The United States considered slaying terror mastermind Osama bin Laden with a just developed minute missile 'magic bullet' among the options to breach his hideout deep inside Pakistan, a new book......

Libya: Obama approves use of armed drones

United States President Barack Obama has approved the use of armed Predator drones in Libya against forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, in an effort to provide "precision capabilities" to......

'Pak terror havens major strategic vulnerability'

Four-star General James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who is expected to succeed chairman Admiral Mike Mullen as the top military man in Pentagon next year, has admitted......

Power, politics dazzle Obama's state dinner

Scores of Indian American politicians, administration officials, media personalities and activists were among the 320 guests at the first state dinner of the Barack Obama presidency in honour of......

Facebook told to add 'panic button'

Facebook has been asked to add to its pages a child safety 'panic button' that will guide users how to handle cyberbullying and inappropriate behaviour. Officials of the social networking site,......

ANZ Bank reviews impact of exposure to Satyam

Australian banking major ANZ Bank is reviewing the impact of its exposure to Indian software exporter Satyam Computer Services following the more than $1 billion accounting fraud in the IT firm,......

Tax sops not enough to drive pension plan sales

Tax incentives cannot drive the sale of pension plans when the informal sector is not paying taxes, pointed out life insurance companies in a recent meeting with the Insurance Regulatory and......

Bridge Of Spies, Carol dominate BAFTA 2016 nominations

The nominations for the 69th British Academy Film Awards -- or the BAFTAs -- have been announced, and it seems to be a Tom Hanks and Cate Blanchett show all the way! Their films -- Bridge Of......

Sound of Music at 50: The Von Trapp family THEN and NOW!

As Sound of Music turns 50 today, here's a look at its beloved Von Trapp family and what they're doing today. Julie Andrews swirling in a field of flowers against snow-clad Alps. Blue-eyed......

Which celebrity makes the best host?

It's become too regular to even call it a trend anymore.When any Bollywood personality -- actor, director, item-girl, former vamp -- isn't busy working, then they decide to take up a TV channel's......

The 9 starkids of '09

Bollywood, as we all know, is a family business.Most acting roles are inherited, and starkids stick around long enough to find their footing and even if they aren't impressive the first dozen......

Hollywood's hottest girls

Yes, girls.Not young women, not interesting actresses -- we're talking hot girls, and while they may be more than just scorching bodies, that's the important part to get on this list. Here then......

Sensational PIX: World Aquatics Championships 2023

IMAGE: Katie Ledecky of the U.S. in action during the women's 800m freestyle final. Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters Sarah Sjoestroem cruised to her fifth consecutive World Aquatics Championships......

PIX: Ledecky wins 19th gold; butterfly double by Milak

With her 19th FINA World Championships gold medal, Katie Ledecky is now within seven of Michael Phelps's all-time record. IMAGE: Katie Ledecky of the United States shows off her medal from the......

IPL Auction: Shami, Iyer for Rs 2 cr

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami celebrates taking a wicket for the Punjab Kings during IPL 2021. Photograph: BCCI The top Indian players, including Mohammed Shami, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin and......

Marcus Stoinis blasts record BBL score!

IMAGE: Marcus Stoinis broke the record held by D'Arcy Short. Photograph: BBL/Twitter Marcus Stoinis on Sunday scored the highest individual score in Big Bash League (BBL) history, a 79-ball......

Love-all! They found each other on court

Playing tennis professionally can be difficult physically, mentally and emotionally.But the tennis courts have often been the venue for for blossoming romance as love-struck couples decide it is......

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