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Burns worked tirelessly for the N-deal: Bush

President George W Bush said he is "pleased" with outgoing Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns for agreeing to continue to handle the "historic" Indo-US civil nuclear deal in which Washington......

Burns arrives to discuss N-deal, Bush visit

Even as United States President George Bush called for time and patience for implementation of the July 18 civilian nuclear agreement with India, US Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns arrived......

The world's worst natural disasters in 2018

The world endured bushfires, drought, tsunamis and earthquakes in 2018.According to the Centre of Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, 5,000 people died and 28.9 million needed emergency......

Gauri Lankesh: The fighter who did not wait for deliverance

'Gauri was a woman of great integrity and few people know how modestly she lived, generously sharing the little she had.''Her only asset was the home her mother built.''But she had even bigger......

Toll in anti-Sterlite protests rises to 13; Stalin, CM trade accusations

The death toll from police firing at Tuticorin on Thursday went up to 13, even as cases were registered against opposition leaders, including Dravida Munnetra Kazagham’s M K Stalin and......

What looms for Greece after referendum

Euro zone policymakers have openly spoken out in favour of a 'yes' vote Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's plan to hold a referendum on Sunday on creditors' demands for austerity has prompted a......

Why Sterlite Industries is a disaster for Tuticorin

On March 23, Tuticorin residents woke up to itchy eyes, burning throat and breathing trouble. As they suffered an unusual morning, they first thought it was a gas leak, and then, rumours spread......

Why you'll work through your retirement

There is a major social and cultural message in the current economic collapse for the future retirees of America: Forget retirement.That's right. The recession is making clear what we've suspected......

Of trust vote and bad economics

A dispassionate understanding of the emerging world order would convince anyone that the Americans require the nuclear deal more than India does.Paradoxical as it may seem, much as America is the......

365 days. 319 films

How many of the 319 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2018 have you seen? IMAGE: Deepika Padukone in Padmaavat. I watch many films in a year -- for work and pleasure, and I keep a record of them. In......

Ready Player One Review: Spielberg's love song is a thumping joyride

In Ready Player One, Steven Spielberg returns to an arena he predominantly parented with the optimism of a kid who hasn't forgotten what it's like to be an audience, notes Sukanya Verma. Steven......

Can a man and a woman be 'friends' without having sex?

As Imtiaz Ali's Jab Harry Met Sejal releases, Aseem Chhabra feels it's the best time to revisit the Hollywood classic When Harry Met Sally, which tries to answer the question in the title of this......

We Indians love binge-watching!

Indians may have come late to the binge-watching party a little later than the West, but we're making up for lost time, says Shuma Raha. New reports suggest that we are the fastest in the world......

The MOST SHOCKING moment of Game of Thrones? VOTE!

Take your pick! Not slick production values or clever writing but an endless capacity to shock its viewer is Game of Thrones greatest USP. Ever since the enormously popular HBO show, based on......

The grass isn't green anymore for Roger Federer

'Everything that goes up must come down. But there comes a time when not everything that's down can come up' - George Burns\\nRoger Federer has achieved another first!\\nHowever, it is not......

F1: Hamilton exempted from media duties; 300 milestone for Raikkonen

IMAGE: Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix. Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton was exempted from media duties at the Monaco......

Cricket Buzz: Australia's Warner, Smith dominant on club return

IMAGE: Steve Smith plays a cover drive during the NSW First Grade Club Cricket match between Sutherland and Mosman at Glenn McGrath Oval in Sydney, on Saturday. Photograph: Brendon Thorne/Getty......

Good showing earns contractual rewards for Khawaja, Burns

Bowlers Nathan Coulter-Nile, John Hastings and Peter Siddle, who is battling stress fractures in his back, were all given central contracts, as was Test wicketkeeper Peter Nevill. IMAGE: Joe Burns......

Lord's ODI: Australia beat England by 64 runs, lead series 2-0

IMAGE: Australia's Pat Cummins celebrates dismissing England's Chris Woakes. Photograph: Philip Brown Livepic/Action Images via Reuters Australia thumped England by 64 runs to go 2-0 ahead in......

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