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Taliban Bans Beauty Salons

Ahead of the second anniversary of its grabbing power in Afghanistan, the Taliban has banned women's beauty salons in the country. Beauty salons were where Afghan women -- who were forced out of......

When Queen Elizabeth Visited NDA

'I have never seen such a large parade being commanded with such precision just by a vocal word of command.''I would like to import this technology to England.'IAF Veteran Air Commodore Nitin......

'Putin is a goonda'

'Sholay wallah kahani hai: 'Gabbar Singh aayega, Gabbar Singh aayega.''But what is inside Gabbar Singh nobody knows.' IMAGE: Kundan, Olga and Aaryan Sandwar, with Archi, after crossing the Polish......

When ISIS found home in India

The nine meetings offer an interesting window into Shafi Armar's efforts to try and group together what after all were excitable keyboard warriors into an actual terror group, capable of handling......

Sheena Bora Trial: Indrani, Peter discuss their divorce

Indrani's words were quick, her hand gestures quicker.She kept pointing to certain paragraphs in their consent terms.Savera R Someshwar reports from the Sheena Bora murder trial.Illustration:......

Is Zia Mody planning to retire?

'I'm an unbalanced human,' the founding partner of AZB, India's top law firm, tells Pavan Lall.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com "So, who have you signed on recently?" I ask of Zia Mody,......

The new WagonR isn't perfect, but is ready to challenge its rivals

Can a stronger platform, an all-new design, a more powerful engine and an extended feature list make the third-gen WagonR a better car than its rivals? Let's find out The Maruti WagonR has been......

Can the Mercedes Benz S-Class Maybach S650 be made better?

The Maybach S650's focus on luxury would make a private jet's interiors appear pedestrian, says Pavan Lall. Does it mean it has no room for improvement? The story goes that, before he left India,......

It's your choice: Skoda Superb or Ford Endeavour

If you don’t mind working over weekends and like being in a two-piece suit all day long, pick the Superb. And if you have a penchant for exploring places over the weekend, look no further......

Honda BR-V is not your average SUV

If there was ever a car to define the word ‘crossover’, the BR-V would be it The SUV is clearly king of the Indian automotive segment today and every carmaker wants to cash in on this......

Ready For REVENGE On OTT?

It's raining brand new seasons and shows on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma shares her OTT recommendations. ReginaWhere to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage: Tamil (with subtitles) A woman......

Scam 1992 review

Hansal Mehta's nine-hour drama series Scam 1992 needs to be viewed by everyone, young and old, recommends Moumita Bhattacharya. Hansal Mehta's Scam 1992 is the story of the rise and fall of the......

Article 15 Review: Entertaining social drama

'Article 15 is not the work of a hack, or of someone merely scooping a plot out of newspaper headlines.''It is a well-researched, clear-headed movie; but its findings have a purpose,' says Sreehari......

How Shammi Kapoor became a superstar

'After watching Elvis Presley, Shammi Kapoor decided to pick the rock and roll star's style itself.''Dada was the kind of producer who took a leap of faith and gave Shammi Kapoor the freedom to......

Trapped! A metaphor for Motwane's movies

'In Udaan and in Lootera, the initial sensations that drove Vikramaditya Motwane to make those pictures never quite travelled beyond the walls that contained them.''Here, in Trapped, this......

PICS: Bayern oust Barca; Liverpool, Porto, Inter advance

A round-up of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League. IMAGE: Sadio Mane scores Bayern Munich's first goal during the Champions League Group C match against FC Barcelona, at Camp Nou,......

Milkha Singh: An unmatchable romance with a near miss

IMAGE: One of independent India's biggest sporting icons was a tormented man but refused to let that come in the way of accomplishments which were unheard of in his era. Photograph: Todd......

Poland set out to break opening-match curse at Euros

IMAGE: General view during training. Photograph: Kacper Pempel/Reuters Poland will be hoping to improve on their poor record in opening matches at major tournaments when they take on minnows......

Foden ready to light up Euro 2020

Blessed with silky technical skills, vision, anticipation and an eye for goal, Phil Foden offers coach Gareth Southgate several options, either wide in a three-pronged attack, a more orthodox......

French Open PIX: Sinner stuns Zverev; Halep, Bertens ousted

IMAGES from Day 8 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, on Sunday. IMAGE: Italy's Jannik Sinner celebrates victory over Germany's Alexander Zverev at the French Open, in Paris, on Sunday.......

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