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Before Michelle, Barack proposed to another woman: Book

Michelle was not the only women in Barack Obama's life and he had been in a serious relationship before he met his future wife, according to an upcoming biography of the former United States......

President Pranab to attend Mandela's memorial service

President Pranab Mukherjee will join 52 other heads of state and government at memorial events for former South African president Nelson Mandela this week. South African Foreign Minister Maite......

In photos: UK's race to 10 Downing Street

It was a catastrophic gamble for British Prime Minister Theresa May and the ruling Conservative Party. Snapshots from UK's post-Brexit snap general elections. A numbers game: Britain's......

A house for Dr Ambedkar in the UK

'If the museum in his memory inspires and instils among Brahminical British Indians an attitude of equality towards Dalits, the edifice would be worth it,' reports Ashis Ray.Illustration: Uttam......

Behind the scenes at Obama's state dinners

United States President Barack Obama hosted the 14th and final formal State Arrival Ceremony and State Dinner on October 18. Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and his wife Agnese......

London court remands Nirav Modi till Feb 27 in PNB case

Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, fighting extradition to India on charges over the nearly USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case, was produced for a regular......

UK court rejects Nirav Modi's bail plea for fifth time

He appeared via videolink from the prison as his legal team offered a package of "stringent" bail measures, including bail security of 4 million pound, house arrest with a 24-hour electronic tag as......

Why India must support start-ups

We need to make start-ups, instead of small businesses, part of the priority sector, says Shubhashis Gangopadhyay. I heard an interesting presentation at a recent conference.* The paper on......

'Ray is a hit and miss job'

If Netflix and the film's producers thought they would bring younger audiences to the master's works, they have failed with the experiment, says Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE: Manoj Bajpayee in Ray. In......

Game Of Thrones, Handmaid's Tale lead Emmy noms

The Emmy nominations for 2018. Game Of Thrones led the 70th Emmy awards with the highest nominations at 22. It was followed by Saturday Night Live and Westworld at 21, and The......

'When Saeed Jaffrey wanted something, he would get it anyhow'

'Saeed Jaffrey was one of the few actors who managed to shine in both British movies like Gandhi and Hindi movies like Chashme Buddoor.' The veteran actor's friends pay tribute to......

Can you recognise this actor?

It took us a couple of seconds to believe the actor playing Whitey Bulger in the upcoming Black Mass -- an old man with a receding hairline and eerily light eyes -- was Johnny Depp. ......

EPL PIX: Arsenal edge Newcastle; Forest keep hopes alive

Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday. Arsenal relief as Rice secures narrow win over Newcastle IMAGE: Players of Newcastle and Arsenal clash during the English Premier......

EPL: Arsenal edge Chelsea to keep title hopes alive

Arsenal keep alive faint title hopes with 1-0 win over Chelsea IMAGE: Chelsea's Christopher Nkunku in action with Arsenal's Thomas Partey. Photograph: Tony O Brien/Reuters Arsenal defeated......

EPL PIX: Draws order of the day as City, Liverpool, Chelsea held

IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Tuesday. IMAGE: Brentford's Christian Norgaard scores the equaliser against Manchester City at GTech Community Stadium, London, Britain.......

2024 ICC T20 World Cup Squads

The ninth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup will feature a record number of teams, with 20 different sides represented in a tournament co-hosted by the USA and West Indies between June 1-29.......

Michael Jordan inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame

Michael Jordan, considered by many as the greatest basketball player of all time, was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday. Jordan joined former San Antonio Spurs center David......