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Goa: 3 GFP ministers, Khaunte asked to resign

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Friday that he has asked three MLAs of the Goa Forward Party and independent lawmaker Rohan Khaunte to resign from his ministry as he would be inducting......

British Queen Elizabeth gets pay rise

Queen Elizabeth II got a 13 per cent hike in her British taxpayer-funded allowance ahead of extensive repairs to Buckingham Palace, estimated to cost around a whopping £369 million (Rs 3,319......

The Great Brit who proved all predictions wrong

The David Cameron-led Conservatives secure an unexpected majority win in Britain -- prompting leaders of the opposition Labour, Liberal Democrat and UK Independence Parties to resign. Britain's......

The world's most powerful billionaires

The authority and influence Michael Bloomberg wields is staggering. As mayor of New York City--America's largest and most complex metropolis--he lords over more than 8 million people speaking 40......

Microcredit: Why India is failing

In the K R Puram slum in Bangalore, India, a group of 15 women gather in a small, muggy living room. The electricity comes and goes, turning the fan and the single bare lightbulb on and off. Flies......

Garbage too can make you rich

In most Indian cities roadsides are dusty or caked with mud. Trash is piled high amid blood-red marks of chewed-up betel leafs and the smell of urine. But the streets are comparatively clean in......

Revisiting Chaalbaaz: Sridevi, TWICE as good!

Sukanya Verma revisits Chaalbaaz where Sridevi was such a pleasure to watch, twice over! IMAGE: Sridevi in a double role in Chaalbaaz. A goddess in a transparent raincoat, a mouse in a sari and......

Mandira Bedi sizzles in a bikini!

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Mandira Bedi, who recently returned from Maldives, turned to Twitter to share pictures from her fun vacation. ‘What a......

Damian Lewis, Tom Hardy, Jon Hamm: The next Bond? VOTE!

Take your pick!With Daniel Craig all set to hang up his Bond boots after his fifth outing with Spectre, hunt is now on for the next actor to portray the legendary superspy. It has also turned into......

'The entire music industry is collapsing'

Abhay Deol's Road, Movie is unusual is many ways. It tells a unique story, not one that we've seen on Bollywood screens time and again. And it has some beautiful music by Canadian guitarist Michael......

Monali sings MJ's Earth song

Fans across the world are mourning Michael Jackson's death. Singer Monali Thakur, who lent her voice to hit songs in Race, Golmaal Returns and Billu, calls herself a 'weird......

India's Baahubali Captain

His cricketing brain, always sharp, was blessed with exceptional speed of information absorption and processing.He could quickly zero in on what needed to be done and use the element of surprise to......

Football Briefs: Mahrez joins Manchester City from Leicester

IMAGE: Riyad Mahrez reacts. Photograph: Craig Brough/Reuters Manchester City have signed Leicester City's Algeria forward Riyad Mahrez on a five-year contract, the English champions announced on......

Hamilton takes 50th win at United States GP to stay in title race

Hamilton's first win since the German Grand Prix in July puts him 26 points behind Rosberg with 75 available in the remaining three races. IMAGE: Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton (44) of Great......

Celebrating 500th Test: India's most memorable wins at home

As India gets set to play its 500th Test, Rajneesh Gupta presents India's memorable Test victories at home. IMAGE: V V S Laxman, left, congratulated by Adam Gilchrist after scoring a double......

World's fastest man Bolt targets third sprint sweep to close Olympic chapter

'On the eve of the Olympics we'll all be debating whether he can win. And then he will win.' - Usain Bolt is determined to concrete his legacy by capping eight years of sprint dominance by......

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