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The World's First Suicide Bomber

On the night of July 5, the Tigers launched their first kamikaze operation.Miller took the wheels of the explosive-packed truck, smiled at everyone as he turned the ignition key and drove it slowly......

UK knife attack leaves 3 children dead, 5 critical

A nine-year-old girl died on Tuesday in the “ferocious” stabbing incident in Southport, north-west England, taking the death toll to three after two children -- girls aged six and seven......

When I Received My OBE From Prince Charles

'After greeting Prince Charles with a traditional bow, moving away from protocol, I also did a namaste, which HRH reciprocated twice -- once before the award presentation and the second time just......

15 dead, dozens hurt in Czech varsity shooting; gunman killed: Police

A deadly shooting at a university in Prague has killed several people and injured dozens others, the Czech police said. IMAGE: Police officers walk past ambulances parked near the area of the......

'Charles Correa was inspirational and visionary'

Architect Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi recalls his friend of over six decades. Architects Balkrishna V Doshi and Charles Correa Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi is one of India’s......

The Lives PSU Bankers Lead

A peek into the life of a public-sector banker who did well professionally, but paid a price for it, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com A column on what......

Remembering Charles Correa and his 'breathing' buildings

India's foremost architect and town planner was renowned as much for his 'breathing' spaces as for his irascible personality Obituaries can be hagiographic, at least in the immediate aftermath of......

'India can market itself better'

'India is still hierarchical, but not as much as Japan and people appreciate a flat working culture,' Charles Frump, managing director, Volvo Cars India, tells Pavan Lall. Illustration: Dominic......

How Myntra plans to run India's biggest fashion sale

The 12th edition of EORS will be held from June 19-22. There will be a dedicated central virtual war-room for tactical problem solving across all phases of the event. Shoppers across the country......

How Anant Agrawal built edX into a global giant

'Many who have experimented with online education will adopt a blended model once things return to normal,' edX CEO and founder Anant Agrawal tells Anjuli Bhargava.Illustration: Dominic......

Keerthy's Starry, Starry Night In The Maldives

Film folk are busy travelling: Avneet enjoys the night life in London... Soha does yoga in the Maldives... Ibrahim lives his F1 dream... Photograph: Kind courtesy Keerthy Suresh/Instagram Keerthy......

'Critics Wait 20 Years To Like My Films'

'Whenever people say to me that all my work looks unique, I say to them originality is the art of concealing your source.''You can't see the sources that I take from because usually, they are......

The Busiest Firang Actor In India

'There have been and will continue to be, so many captivating stories in colonial India.' 'Obviously, most of the white people were British, so if I am going to take on a role in a film set in one......

The Serpent: Don't miss the Charles Sobhraj series!

Every week OTT platforms inundate us with variety of entertainment. Here's all that caught Sukanya Verma's eye this time: The SerpentWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: English An eight-part......

Sara's travelling... this time, with someone special!

It's a small world and Bollywood knows that only too well. That's why they're always on the move! Photograph: Kind courtesy Sara Ali Khan/Instagram Just a week after returning home from a......

Liverpool crash: Driver held over attempted murder

IMAGE: Flowers and a stuffed toy lie on the ground near the site of an incident where a car plowed into a crowd of Liverpool fans during a parade celebrating their side's Premier League soccer......

SEE: Ferrari's Leclerc reports back to work in grand style

IMAGE: Charles Leclerc is the first driver of the modern era to have driven an F1 car through Ferrari's home town in Northern Italy. Photograph: Charles Leclerc/Instagram Charles Leclerc drove his......

All Squads: Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup

The FIFA 2022 World Cup will kick-off in Qatar on Sunday, November 20. Here is a list of the 26-man squads playing in the quadrennial global football extravaganza. ARGENTINA......

Up'ards vs Down'ards: The crazy 'royal' football match

IMAGE: Players fight for the ball during the annual Shrovetide football match in Ashbourne. Photographs: Toby Melville/Reuters Hundreds of people descended on the town of Ashbourne in central......

Maradona's life, in pictures

IMAGE: Diego Maradona holds aloft the World Cup after Argentina's 3-2 victory over West Germany in ther 1986 final. Photograph: Juha Tamminen/Reuters Diego Armando Maradona, who died on......