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Whistling via the Himalayas: Kashmir's train ride redefines scenic travel

Criss-crossing the world's highest railway bridge which appears to kiss the clouds, the long-awaited train to Kashmir is no longer a distant dream but a reality offering a jaw-dropping and......

Why would one of the world's finest reporters join Starbucks?

Rajiv Chandrasekaran wrote Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Baghdad's Green Zone, based on his days as the Washington Post's correspondent in Baghdad. It was made into a movie, starring......

A Chor-Police Potboiler

The Hyderabad Heist is a blow-by-blow account of an audacious theft committed in 2018, and a recounting of how the Hyderabad police combined technology and human intelligence to crack the case......

Why 27,000 Litres Of Ganga Jal Was Carried to London

When Jaipur's Maharaja Madho Singh was invited to attend King Edward VII's coronation in 1902, he chartered a ship for Rs 15 lakh for the journey.He also carried 27,000 litres of Ganga jal on......

Manipur: A Distant Outpost Full Of Promise

A lesson we have not learnt from China is the urgent need to knit the vast country together to keep it from falling apart at the seams.While there is considerable dent in poverty, sadly, the North......

Trump's Tariffs Bites Surat's Diamond Industry

'We will be able to anticipate the full picture of the impact after August, which is also the time when demand for a year begins to peak ahead of the December holidays and Valentine's Day.' IMAGE:......

Supertech's twin towers in Noida to be razed today, nearby bldgs evacuated

The evacuation of around 5,000 residents of the two housing societies near Supertech twin towers here is complete, officials said on Sunday as the stage is set to raze to the ground the nearly......

Demolition of Supertech twin towers to begin in 2 weeks

In the wake of the Supreme Court order on razing of the illegal twin towers of Supertech, NOIDA CEO Ritu Maheshwari on Monday said the demolition process will begin on site within two weeks. She......

Noida twin towers demolished, Supertech brought down to earth

Nine years after a residents association went to court over the illegally built Supertech twin towers, a series of controlled explosions reduced the 100-metre tall structures to a huge pile of......

India to get world's first gem bourse

The first of its kind, a gem bourse to cater to the needs of the gemstone industry of the PinkCity where all the business could be transacted under one roof would soon become a reality.The......

Ripley Review: Mind-Blowing!

The show takes its own pace to pick up, but then when you least expect, it grabs you by the throat, notes Aseem Chhabra. 'Does the world need another cinematic representation of the Ripley story?'......

Green Zone review: Chaotic and unsatisfactory

The latest re-teaming of director Paul Greengrass and leading man Matt Damon is set in a fictionalized version of real world events from the not-so-distant past. If that sentence sounded......

Chandrasekaran's book bought by United 93 director

British director Paul Greengrass -- who on one hand makes thrillers such as The Bourne Supremacy, and on the other creates chilling and unhysterical 9/11 drama United 93 -- has announced a film......

Like Kiara's Bridal Looks? VOTE!

Kiara Advani makes a gorgeous bride, and everyone knows that by now. Kiara has been wearing Manish Malhotra designs the whole time, from her wedding lehenga to her first public appearances as Mrs......

Is Navratri Inspiring Shanaya Kapoor?

Katrina wishes Sunny... Plabita's pretty pictures... Laxmi Raai glows... Photograph: Kind courtesy Shanaya Kapoor/Instagram Has the ongoing Navratri inspired Shanaya Kapoor to go traditional?......

Serena, Simone, Sha'Carri Rule Met Gala

The 2025 Met Gala wasn't just a celebration of fashion -- it was a powerful reminder that athletes are the new style icons. From Grand Slam champions to Olympic gold medalists, some of the world's......

Buzz: Ashwin all set to join Delhi Capitals

IMAGE: R Ashwin had captain Kings XI Punjab for two seasons. Photograph: ICC/Twitter Senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is all set to join Delhi Capitals in a trade off with Kings XI Punjab......

Chapecoense vow to rebuild after airline accident

The small club from Chapeco in southern Brazil will be aided in their comeback by other senior teams, a group of whom called for the club to be exempt from relegation for three years. IMAGE: Fans......

Marathon Man on his Spirit of India run

'If I am able to inspire at least one student in this country with the Spirit of India run, I will feel that my purpose is served.' Australian ultra-marathoner Pat Farmer discusses the joys and......