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The law is an ass

Section 377 is a colonial relic of a law that makes it criminal to have "carnal intercourse against the order of nature," says Mitali Saran Like many other people, I often fantasise about......

139-yr-old house rolls through San Francisco to new address

A 139-year-old Victorian house was moved in one piece through the streets of San Francisco to its new home Sunday. The 5,170-square-foot house, known as the Englander House, was relocated from its......

Tagore's Gitanjali translation home in London for sale

A family home in the leafy Hampstead neighbourhood of north London where Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore lived during a visit in 1912 is on the market, reviving some talk of its acquisition on......

Celebrating the life of Britain's Queen Victoria

Buckingham Palace, one of the world’s most iconic buildings and a focal point for British national life, is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth with a......

London mansion fit for Indian prince goes on sale for 15.5 million

A sprawling mansion in the heart of London which was the former family home of Maharaja Duleep Singh's son, Prince Victor Albert Jay Duleep Singh, has gone on sale with a price tag of £15.5......

We must get rid of draconian laws, wilful defaulters: Rajan

While delivering the third Verghese Kurien lecture in Anand, RBI governor Raghuram Rajan was clear about cleaning up the mess in the banking system. Image: RBI governor Raghuram Rajan. Photograph:......

Frankenstein: Aesthetically Pleasing, Visually Lush, Morally Unequivocal

Guillermo del Toro restores and amplifies the morality tale Shelley had meant her book to be.His message is kindness and forgiveness are the greatest virtues and arrogant ego meets its own just......

Amy Jackson-Ed Westwick Attend BAFTA

The 2024 British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) were held at the Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank Centre, London, and saw its share of the good and the bad. The best was, of......

'Huma surprises even herself with what she achieves'

'Huma is one of those actors who makes acting seem effortless.''But that happens because she has put in a certain amount of preparation.''She has a certain confidence that allows her to let go.'......

At the Oscars: Politics inside and outside

J Jagannath on how he expects to see the Trump effect at the Academy Awards on Sunday. IMAGE: This year's Oscars will be held on February 26. Photograph: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images The......

Why I like Farah Khan

When Mira Nair planned a brief harem dance sequence in her film Vanity Fair, she went to Bollywood and contacted Farah Khan -- the industry's top and perhaps the most creative choreographer. Nair......

England eye rare Ashes chance against depleted Australia

Their last eight Tests in Perth have all been defeats, with the most recent setback a bitter innings and 41-run capitulation in 2017 that saw Joe Root's team surrender the urn. IMAGE: Expect a......

'It doesn't look great': Australia sweat over Lyon injury

IMAGE: On crutches, Australia's Nathan Lyon greets umpire Sharfuddoula Saikat after Australia win the Adelaide Test and retain the Ashes on Sunday. Photograph: Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Reuters......

Ashes to Ashes, cricket's oldest rivalry endures

IMAGE: For more than 140 years the bilateral series has kept the heart of Test cricket beating even if the five-day format appears on life support in certain nations. Photograph: England......

'Life Has Truly Come Full Circle'

'Today, to have my portrait unveiled at this very place is a feeling that's hard to put into words.' IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar joins a rare group of cricketers to be commemorated in the museum at......

First man to score Test triple ton in Aus passes away

IMAGE: Bob Cowper played 27 Tests for Australia between 1964 and 1968. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Cricket Australia/X Bob Cowper, the first batsman to score a Test triple-century on Australian......