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Meet the other Bidens: Family says living in Nagpur since 1873

Some of the 'distant relatives in India' United States President-elect Joe Biden spoke of in 2013 and then again in 2015, have been living in Maharashtra's Nagpur city since 1873, they claimed......

'Sri Lanka will adopt India first approach'

Sri Lanka will adopt an "India first approach" as its new foreign policy plank and protect New Delhi's strategic security interests, the country's Foreign Secretary Jayanath Colombage has said as......

The soldier who became a legend

A fortnight after he became the face of the Indian soldier in the Kargil war, on July 8, 1999, Vikram Batra died. He was mortally wounded after fighting through the night while recapturing Peak......

Captain Radhika Menon who saved 7 lives at sea

'I just did my duty,' says the captain, who will become the first woman in history to receive the International Maritime Organisation Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea for her dramatic......

India's Shakespearean love affair

When it comes to celebrating William Shakespeare, can India be far behind?At the recent celebrations marking the Bard's 400th death anniversary, India's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom......

Future of digital payments in India

'The focus needs to shift towards the ability to collect payments, particularly in tier-3 to tier-4 areas where acceptance is still lacking.' IMAGE: Cutlery vendor switches on Paytm at a roadside......

Udaan set to fly after hitting Covid air pocket

The lockdown that crippled the entire logistics, delivery and supply chain network to near zero, was enough to deal a body blow to India’s fastest growing unicorn whose very business model......

Paytm rolls back 2% charge on top-ups via credit card

Two days after introducing it, Paytm has withdrawn the 2 per cent fee on adding money to mobile wallets using credit cards. The Alibaba-backed company had introduced the fee on March 8 after it......

Starbucks CEO on what makes a great leader

The thoughtful leader accepts that tough choices must sometimes be made in the short-term to ensure a successful future. Exceprts from the interview with Howard Schultz, chairman, president, CEO,......

Markets gain on IT stocks

The markets had a firm closing after recovering from the day's low in noon trades.The Sensex, which had dropped to a low of 16,213 in early trades, recovered in noon deals on back of buying in......

#RIPKhayyamsaab: 'Music lost a note today'

Veteran composer Khayyam passed into the ages on August 20. He was 92. His music was loved by film personalities and political leaders alike, and they took to social media to offer their......

India, Merchant-Ivory and the Oscars

Making her film debut with The Householder, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala wrote more screenplays than novels, winning two Oscars -- for A Room with a View and Howards End.She kept her distance from the film......

Bollywood's history of blackmail

Bollywood's tryst with blackmail... IMAGE: Irrfan Khan in Blackmail. In Blackmail, Irrfan Khan learns about his wife's infidelity and decides to profit from it by anonymously pressurising her......

'We all have stories to tell and projects we need financed'

Keeping it short and so sweet at the 90th Annual Academy Awards. Host Jimmy Kimmel may have made sure the speeches remained short this year -- the shortest speech would win a Kawasaki jet......

Meet the Shashi Kapoor no one knows!

He was Bollywood's beloved star, the Kapoor who could charm the birds off the trees. He starred in both commercial and art cinema. He went international before most actors in India even considered......

Permanent seat for Dhoni at Wankhede

IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni hits a six to take India to victory against Sri Lanka in the World Cup final at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, April 2, 2011. Photograph: Graham Crouch/Getty Images......

Don Bradman's India connection

Although sounds strange, it's a fact that despite having legions of fans in India since he began striding the cricket world like a colossus, Don Bradman never toured this country irrespective of......

With a poor Test record, history is against India

The Indian cricket team is on its 15th Test tour of England. It may be interesting to go down memory lane and find out how our players have fared in the heavyweight division of cricket in Old......

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