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The best of November -- in images

As we have entered the last month of 2019, here's a rewind of the top moments in November. An Iraqi female demonstrator takes part in ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq. Photograph:......

Will PM wield brahmaastra of dissolution?

"Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention?" "To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time." "The dog did nothing in the night-time." "That was the curious......

What Donald Trump is in love with

'Trump said the Republicans had 'moved too far toward the extreme right' and that he was capable of capturing more than the 'really staunch-right wacko vote' by reaching middle-of-the-road......

The uncommon creator of that Common Man

Eminent cartoonist R K Laxman has died at a Pune hospital at the age of 94. Back in 1997, we had carried an excerpt from Past Forward, an autobiographical book which carried anecdotes of eminent......

Why the Saradha mess is not a 'chit fund' scam

One could not have imagined that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Bertrand Russell will have anything to do with Saradha Realty - the company that has been making the headlines lately.' In the absence......

Indian tycoon seals hotel deal at London's Old Scotland Yard

The Kerala-born businessman is the latest in a slew of foreign buyers who have shaken off mounting fears of a 'Brexit' from the European Union Indian tycoon Yusuffali M A (bottom, left) has sealed......

Mystery of the missing train

When trains and stations become desirable again, we might have a murder mystery with the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train as a setting, says Bibek Debroy. Image: The origin of railways in India is......

What Links Srijit Mukherji, Sherlock Holmes?

'Elementary, My Dear Holmes imagines Arthur Conan Doyle stepping into his own fiction, a man haunted by the clarity he created, forced to apply it to a world far messier than the one on paper.'......

The Curious Case Of Miley's Missing Eyebrows

Hollywood's biggest night was high on glitz and glamour but lacked the edge and excitement of the movies it was celebrating, observes Sukanya Verma. IMAGE: Mikey Madison won the Best Actress Oscar......

Laapataa Ladies Out Of Oscars Race

IMAGE: A scene from Laapataa Ladies. Laapataa Ladies, India's official entry in the Best International Feature category at the 97th Academy Awards, is out of the Oscars race. The Hindi......

The Voice of Darth Vader Dies

IMAGE: Mark Hamill with James Earl Jones. Photograph: Kind courtesy Mark Hamill/Instagram Legendary actor James Earl Jones, who voiced Darth Vader in Star Wars, passed away this morning at his......

Conan to replace Jay Leno, in 2009

Jay Leno, host of The Tonight Show since May 25, 1992, will hand over the most coveted reins in America's stand-up comic industry to Conan O'Brien, who currently hosts the Late Night show on......

Soccer PIX: Kane scripts Bundesliga record; Cadiz stun Atletico

Photos from soccer matches played across top European Leagues on Saturday. Record-breaking Kane nets hat-trick as Bayern humble Mainz 8-1 IMAGE: Bayern Munich's Harry Kane celebrates scoring......

PIX: Barca's young guns steal the show; Atletico held

Pedri and Torres score late goals to give Barca 2-0 win over Cadiz IMAGE: FC Barcelona's Ferran Torres scores their second goal. Photograph: Bruna Casas/Reuters Pedri and Ferran Torres scored......

Can you guess which athletes rocked the Time most influential list?

Brady, Kaepernick named to Time most influential list IMAGE: Model Gisele Bundchen and her husband, NFL football player Tom Brady. Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters New England Patriots......