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Sai's Take: Has RaGa gotten over ArGo?

'Rahul Gandhi has shown that he can field questions on the fly -- something the frontrunner in this election has failed to do in the last five years -- but does it mean he can survive another bout......

US Javelin Helps Ukraine Destroy Russian Tanks

The United States has supplied Ukraine with thousands of Javelins, the anti-tank missiles that have become the iconic weapon of the war for Ukraine which has helped in pushing back Russian tanks.......

In PHOTOS: When political drama unfolded at the Oscars

Politics has often stolen the show from Hollywood at the Academy Awards.This year, several of the nominated films had political connections -- Lincoln, Zero Dark Thirty, Argo and won some top......

Award of excellence for Indian-origin astronomer

Anjum Mukadam, an astronomer of Indian origin, will be awarded the Robert J Trumpler Award for an outstanding Ph D thesis, at the 2008 awards for excellence in astronomy research and education on......

CIA asked Dutch govt not to act against A Q Khan

Former Dutch Premier Ruud Lubbers has said thatthe Netherlands government, in 1975 and in 1986, had refrained from acting against disgraced Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadir Khan following......

Bajaj Finance sinks 8% amid rising NIM pressure

Investors shunned shares of Bajaj Finance on Friday, a day after the non-banking financial company (NBFC) reported a sharp contraction in its net interest margin (NIM) for the March quarter of the......

UK retail major Argos to pull out of India

Catalogue retail major Argos is winding up its two-year trial operations in India that include five stores in Mumbai and a telephone and internet ordering service. The Home Retail Group, which owns......

HyperCity launches catalogue shopping

K Raheja Corp Group company HyperCITY Retail India on Saturday its first HyperCITY Argos, a catalogue shopping retail format in Thane. HyperCITY Retail, along with its group company Shoppers' Stop,......

Foreign apparel brands exiting Indian market

When people back home in the UK ask Mark Ashman to spell out the success mantra in India, he says: "Be patient". The CEO of Marks & Spencer Reliance India (MSRI), who has spent two years in India,......

Indian and Pacific Oceans have been 'hiding' global warming

Extra heat from greenhouse gases has been trapped in the waters of the Pacific and Indian oceans in recent years, which may explain the so-called 'pause' in global warming observed during the past......

Why I don't like Argo

Argo seems all set to win the Best Picture Oscar award, but that will still not make Aseem Chhabra like the film. Here's why.Ben Affleck’s Argo begins on the right political note -- a......

Argo or Lincoln: Who will take home the big prize?

The final battle will be between Argo and Lincoln at the Oscars, and Argo will win with flying colours.It is a certified hit and critics’ darling. But whoever thought a month ago that Argo --......

Reports: Iran mulls suing Hollywood over Argo

Iranian media say authorities are planning to sue Hollywood over the Oscar-winning Argo because of the movie's allegedly "unrealistic portrayal" of the country. Several news outlets, including......

Review: Ben Affleck's Argo is a masterpiece

Argo tells a staggeringly peculiar story, and tells it with violent tension and extreme cleverness, writes Raja Sen.God bless grown men who make swooshy laser sounds with their mouths. Wonderment......

Argo, Life of Pi win at Oscars 2013

The 85th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture Amour Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild Django Unchained Les......

Tour de France: Kittel pips Cavendish to take stage 12

German Marcel Kittel claimed his third victory on this year's Tour de France when he pipped Mark Cavendish on the line to take the 12th stage on Thursday. Kittel, who won the first and 10th stages,......