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Muslim Women And The Hijab Debate

When turbans are allowed on school and college campuses, or sacred ash on the forehead, can one ban the hijab? asks T N Ninan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Outside Cairo......

Why is he on a potty outside British PM's home?

Images from around the world to intrigue you this weekend. Please click on the images below for a better look. IMAGE: Activist Steve Bray's unique protest outside the gates of 10, Downing......

Our ODD ODD World

Unusual scenes from around the world. Please click on the images for a better look. IMAGE: A waxworks artist retouches one of the wax figures at the unveiling of Little Mix waxwork figures at......

Why Great Men Worship Light of Asia

Count among The Light of Asia's many, many admirers over 132 years: Gandhi, Tagore, Vivekananda, Nehru and Ambedkar, Tolstoy and Kipling, Yeats and Eliot, Alfred Nobel, Dmitri Mendeleev and C V......

Over 200 world leaders urge G7 to help vaccinate world's poorest

Over 200 world leaders, including former presidents, prime ministers and ministers have backed a campaign urging the Group of Seven (G7) rich nations to help vaccinate the world's poorest from......

Egypt deports key official of Nirav Modi's firm

Subhash Shankar Parab, a key accused in the Rs 7,000 crore diamantaire Nirav Modi bank fraud case, was “deported” from Cairo on Tuesday after a long diplomatic and legal process,......

The British home secretary has granted permission for jeweller Nirav Modi's extradition to India.During their arguments in a London court, his lawyers claimed Modi suffers from mental illness and......

Electric cars have a mountain to climb before winning market share

According to research by IHS Markit, for an ecosystem still grappling with infrastructure issues -- the high cost of EVs and a greater OEM (original equipment manufacturer) focus on electrifying......

When V G Siddhartha refused all trappings of reflected power

When word got around in the ministry of external affairs that Siddhartha and Malavika were going to New York and would be with SM Krishna, protocol officers went to Delhi airport to see off the......

Nirav Modi's defence team even used his pet dog in attempt to win bail

Clare Montgomery, Modi's barrister, made a series of offers to try and convince the judge to grant bail. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi failed in his......

Karan has a Valentine's Day Surprise

Fatima shows us how to 'palat'... What's A R Rahman doing in Cairo? And why's Tripti getting coy? Please click on the images for a better look at the stars. IMAGE: Karan Johar shares a......

And the BEST part of an item song is...

'Her short black choli with a deep cut-out back and multi-coloured pom-poms became quite a sensation. It was clearly meant to draw your attention to Kareena's perfect figure.' Costumes play an......

Mrinal Sen had 'little patience for bigots and hypocrites'

'Mrinalda, the world, and for sure my world won't be the same without you,' Nandita Das tells Subhash K Jha. IMAGE: Nandita Das with Mrinal Sen. All photographs: Kind courtesy Nandita Das Mrinal......

PIX: Portugal, Poland, Senegal punch ticket to Qatar World Cup

Images and a round-up of all the World Cup qualifiers played across continents on Tuesday. IMAGE: Portugal's Bruno Fernandes (2nd from right) celebrates with teammates after scores their second......

Shooting WC: Rhythm and Anish win 25m rapid fire pistol gold as India top medal tally

Photograph: Kind courtesy ISSF/Instagram India's Rhythm Sangwan and Anish Bhanwala won the gold medal in the 25m rapid fire pistol mixed team event on the concluding day of the ISSF World Cup, in......

Sports Shorts: India win third gold at ISSF World Cup

IMAGE: Rahi Sarnobat, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan with their gold medals after winning the women's 25m pistol team event at the ISSF World Cup in Cairo on Sunday. Photograph: Esha Singh/Twitter......

Shri Nivetha, Esha, Ruchita win gold in women's 10m air pistol

India's Esha Singh won the country's second gold in the ISSF World Cup. Photograph: SAI Media/Twitter The Indian trio of Shri Nivetha, Esha Singh and Ruchita Vinerkar combined to win the gold......

Saurabh Chaudhary claims gold in shooting World Cup

Photograph: Kind courtesy SAI Media/Twitter Indian shooting ace Saurabh Chaudhary won the gold medal in the men's 10m air pistol event, opening the country's account in the year's first ISSF World......

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