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Why Is The Camel Wearing A Hat?

Scenes from around the world as heatwaves engulf different parts of the globe. IMAGE: A camel wears a hat amidst a heatwave in front of the Great Pyramids of Giza, on the outskirts of......

Rewind: Best PHOTOS in the last 24 hours

Presenting some of the best PHOTOGRAPHS from around the globe in the last 24 hoursA shadow falls on the moon during a partial lunar eclipse, at the Vittoriano monument on Piazza Venezia in......

Italy locks down 16 mn people to fight coronavirus

Calling the coronavirus outbreak a "national emergency," Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte-led Italian government on early Sunday locked down much of the country's north, including Venice and Milan,......

3,282 lives and counting... Coronavirus death toll across the globe

The World Health Organization said that it had registered 2,241 new confirmed cases of the new coronavirus disease worldwide within the past 24 hours, with 84 people having died, which brought the......

Here's why drug users become addicts

A typical drug user's transition to addiction could result from a persistent impairment of synaptic plasticity (the ability of the connection between two neurons to change in strength) in a key......

PwC global head in India

In the midst of an ongoing probe on its role in Satyam scam, international auditing major PricewaterhouseCoopers' global CEO Samuel DiPiazza has rushed to India from Davos, where he was expected to......

Italian village meets China

China has constructed a copy of an Italian city called Florentia Village. It's a sprawling 14-acre complex of colonnades and piazzas that boasts its own faux Colosseum and Grand Canal with gondolas......

Maserati Levante: A stunning SUV @ Rs 1.8 crore

Maserati, whose logo is modelled on the trident in the statue of Neptune in Bologna’s Piazza Maggiore, was acquired by the Fiat Group in 2005. What happens when an exotic Italian sportscar......

I am not minister for Air India: Ajit Singh

Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh tells Kavita Chowdhury that he is focused on passenger comfort and not on favouring private airlines, as many have alleged. Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has......

Sunil Godhwani: The deal maker

Religare's CMD talks about the deals for the Singh brothers of Ranbaxy and how clever structuring of deals, like on loss-making Bollywood film Rann, ensures there's no downside for the group. Sunil......

'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......

'I never thought that it's a pandemic story'

'I never thought the European audience will love this film, but we had over 2,000 people at the screening.' IMAGE: Actress Divya Prabha and Director Mahesh Narayanan on the sets of Ariyippu.......

Hong Kong film fails to impress at Locarno

Ankur Pathak captures the essence of the Locarno International Film Festival, live from Locarno! After including films as linguistically diverse as one can accomodate, the eighth day at the......

Raghu Romeo at Locarno

Raghu Romeo, a film directed by Rajat Kapoor, has been selected for the prestigious Piazza Grande Screening,in the non-competition sectionat Locarno International Film Festival 2003.Co-produced by......

Italy erupts in celebration after Euro 2020 triumph

IMAGE: Italy fans celebrate. Photograph: Hollie Adams/Getty Images Italians poured into streets and squares in massive numbers on Sunday as the national soccer team beat England to win Euro 2020,......

Italy players insisted on open bus tour after Euro 2020 triumph despite COVID risk

IMAGE: The Italy team drive through Rome in an open top bus tour amidst celebrating fans after winning the Euros. Photograph: Remo Casilli/Reuters Italian team players overrode police objections......

PICS: Euro 2020 kicks-off with fireworks, balloons after year-long delay

IMAGE: A general view of the opening ceremony inside the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy, prior to the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship Group A match between Turkey and Italy, on Friday. Photograph:......

PHOTOS: Fans, players say goodbye to Fiorentina captain Astori

'He has always been and will always be a Florentine.' IMAGE: Pallbearers carry the casket of Davide Astori after the funeral service in Florence. Photograph: Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters Thousands......

How Carlos Alberto scored one of football's great goals

Carlos Alberto, who scored one of the greatest goals in World Cup history while captaining Brazil to glory in the 1970 final against Italy, has died aged 72 following a heart attack. IMAGE:......