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Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak dies at 91

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who reigned the North African country for almost 30 years and stepped down from his post following a popular revolution in 2011, breathed his last on......

Ousted Egyptian president Morsi dies in court

Ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi collapsed during a court session and died, almost six years after he was forced from power in a bloody coup. IMAGE: Mohamed Morsi was to make a statement in......

Countries where Islamic State is still a major threat

Driven from its self-styled caliphate in Iraq and Syria, Islamic State is down but not out. Where once they confronted armies, the extremist Islamist group's adherents have now staged hit-and-run......

'Slumdog Millionaire opens doors for me as a diplomat'

'If I get posted to a place, if people engage with me just as an Indian diplomat, I have X amount of leverage.''But when they look at me as the high commissioner of India and the author of Slumdog......

'Blood moon' dazzles skywatchers around the world

The longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century occured on Friday, July 27, and was visible from much of the world. Prime viewing locations for the four-hour long event included......

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......

Audi ups the game in India with luxury electric vehicle plans

German Car maker Audi plans to offer cars that can do 400 km on a single charge, as opposed to existing EVs that can run 150 km at most. IMAGE: The electric Hyundai Ioniq being charged at an......

India's EV dreams spin on how to charge -- car and customer

Operators are likely to charge users on the basis of the time a vehicle spends at the station to get charged and not on the basis of power consumed. This is because some batteries take longer to......

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......

Shammi Kapoor and his beautiful women

Nutan was the kind of woman Shammi got drawn to -- sensitive, aware and erudite, yet seductively feminine.He admitted he was infatuated with her. 'We had a sort of calf love going between us,' he......

What makes Shah Rukh feel 'beautiful'

A look at the top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar The first song titled Gerua from Rohit Shetty's Dilwale was recently released......

Sports Shorts: Shiva Thapa, six others enter semis of Olympic Test event

IMAGE: India’s Shiva Thapa (blue) in action. Photograph: Warren Little/Getty Images Four-time Asian medallist Shiva Thapa (63kg) secured a medal at the Olympic Test event for boxing by......

Sports Shorts: ATK pump in five past Hyderabad in ISL

IMAGE: ATK players celebrate a goal during Friday's ISL match against Hyderabad FC at the Salt Lake stadium, in Kolkata. Photograph: ISL/Twitter Former champions ATK got off to a flying start at......

Shorts: Kuhoo-Dhruv pair wins Egypt International mixed doubles title

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday IMAGE: Kuhoo Garg and Dhruv Rawat. Photograph: BAI Media Kuhoo Garg and Dhruv Rawat put up a brilliant effort to win the mixed doubles......

Soccer Extras: Rapinoe slams FIFA over schedule, prize money

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: US football captain Megan Rapinoe speaks during the press conference at Groupama Stadium, Lyon, France, on Saturday. Photograph:......

Football Extras: Rooney scores stunning goal for DC United

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: DC United forward Wayne Rooney (9) in action against Orlando City SC in the first half at Audi Field in Washinhton DC on......

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Egypt holds funeral for former president Mubarak

Egypt held a military funeral in Cairo on Wednesday to bury its former president Hosni Mubarak, who ruled for 30 years until he was ousted in a... ...

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Egypt's Former President Hosni Mubarak Dies At 91

Egypt's former long-time president Hosni Mubarak died Tuesday at age 91 at Cairo's Galaa military hospital, his brother-in-law General Mounir... ...

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/hosni-mubarak-egypts-former-president-dies-at-91-2185505

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... ...

http://www.rediff.com/money/report/auto-despite-push-electric-cars-have-a-mountain-to-climb/20200224.htm

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The Arab League rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan at a meeting of foreign ministers in Cairo on Saturday, saying it... ...

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Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan say final agreement on Blue Nile dam ready by next month

Ministers from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan said on Friday a final agreement will be signed by the end of February on the giant Blue Nile hydropower... ...

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