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Ex-Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi's son shot dead

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi had remained a prominent and polarising figure in Libya since the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that ended his father's rule. IMAGE: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi is pictured...

Budget 2026: 7 new high-speed rail corridors announced

Two dedicated freight corridors -- Eastern and Western -- are in operation covering several states and districts. IMAGE: Japan's Nozomi bullet train. Photograph: Reuters Key Points A new...

Lack Of Political Unity Is India's Greatest Challenge

'No, India and China were not about to go to all-out war over a few rocks of Galwan.' 'The full picture of what went on at the highest level between two heads of State will not be known for a very,...

Rajnath calls Coast Guard a 'wall of trust' after Operation Sindoor

Singh said Operation Sindoor displayed 'seamless inter-service coordination' within India's multi-layered maritime security system, and reaffirmed the role of the ICG as a 'frontline force' IMAGE:...

No word from India on stopping oil imports: Russia

Russia has not heard any statements from India about stopping Russian oil purchases, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. Image used only for representation. Photograph: Richard...

Small taxpayers get relief window for foreign asset disclosure

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed a six-month foreign asset disclosure scheme for small taxpayers like students, tech professionals and relocated NRIs as she presented the...

Budget 2026: Time To Fix The Weak Link In R&D Ecosystem

Restoring weighted tax deductions and adopting a petty patents regime can foster firm-level innovative activity critical for competitiveness, points out Nagesh Kumar, member, Monetary Policy...

Most Indian IT leaders find AI augmenting talent: Survey

Indian IT leaders are betting big on agentic AI adoption for business growth compared to the leading western market, where focus is on enhancing traditional efficiency, a survey report by...

Lessons To Learn From The Tatas

Usually, in the western view, corporate success is attributed to efficiency, organisational structure, and scale.R Gopalakrishnan and Harish Bhat argue that philosophy, culture, and the...

Southern states hold the steering wheel in India's ePV transition

India’s electric passenger vehicle (ePV) market has expanded sharply over the past five years, with registrations rising from just 3,252 units in 2020 to about 170,000 in 2025. Photograph:...

Border 2 Review: Overdramatic But Watchable!

Because it treats soldiers as human, and concentrates on their emotions as much as their bravery, Border 2, probably without meaning to, speaks out against war, observes Deepa Gahlot. Key Points...

The Night Manager 2 Review: Wildly Entertaining

The Night Manager, Season 2 is a comfortably paced, tension holding series, with a couple of solid twists, observes Deepa Gahlot. Only in a British series could two adversaries sit across a table...

'I Just Flowed Where Life Took Me'

'The Dhamaal director wanted an innocent guy who's still like a child. He hinted that my voice was very strong.''I worked it out: I got this dungarees look, made him slouch, got rid of the bass in...

The Biggest Bollywood Hits In 25 Years

Selecting one film as the standout of a given year is difficult, since multiple releases often merit the honour. Trade analyst Girish Wankhede puts together a curated list of the 25 biggest hits in...

'The Soldiers Ordered Us To Be Strip-Searched'

'...including my baby sisters, age three and one.''My dad was humiliated, and he started screaming at them.' IMAGE: Adam Bakri in All That's Left of You. In the summer of 2023, Palestinian...

Australia unfazed by rushed build-up ahead of Pakistan T20Is

Australia captain Mitchell Marsh said the team is ready for the Pakistan T20I series despite a short, interrupted build-up, calling the tour vital preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup....

Inderjit Singh Bindra: Architect of Modern Indian Cricket

As he is laid to rest, Indian cricket bids farewell to one of its greatest administrators -- a visionary who understood that breaking monopolies and building stadiums were about the same thing:...

Aussie legend Damien Martyn hospitalised, in coma

IMAGE: Damien Martyn was hospitalised with meningitis. Photograph: Damien Martyn/Instagram Former Australian cricketer Damien Martyn has been hospitalised and put into an induced coma following a...

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