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US prisoner chooses to be executed by firing squad

A convicted murderer is set to be executed by firing squad in the United States state of South Carolina on Friday, marking the state's first use of the method and the first such execution in the US......

Video: Operation Desert Lark in Rajasthan

Indian and American forces had earlier this month carried out a joint training exercise codenamed Operation Desert Lark, during Yudh Abhyas, the annual exercise between the two armies.......

15 STUNNING Wildlife Photos

A sneak peek of some extraordinary entries for the 60th annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year event. The 60th annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition will return to the Natural......

Rising early or late in your genes

A person's preference for being a 'lark' or 'an owl' is determined by genes, a study has found. Researchers in Europe have carried out the study and discovered that every cell in the body contains......

Kamala Das: Celebrating the faithless

I first met Kamala Das in Bank House on Backbay Reclamation. The flat was quite close to what is today my office in Nariman Point (in Mumbai). I had come from Kolkata, where I lived in those days,......

Email: For God's sake, use it!

The other day, a Maharashtra government official called me up, wanting to resume contact after several years in postings elsewhere. The new posting was in Mumbai and wanted to know who was where.......

Super bikes: A rage among middle-aged Indians

Traffic heading out of Delhi, beyond the airport and looping over the multiple flyovers that form the new expressway, is desultory just before dawn. But even the most alert drivers are taken by......

Metro, the best thing that ever happened to Delhiites

There are plenty of reasons to take the Delhi Metro - meeting polite and helpful people is just one of them, notes Anjuli Bhargava. Roughly a year ago, I dispensed with the services of my driver of......

How Big Brother Stole Diwali

Gone are the days of over-the-top Diwali parties, says Kishore Singh.This year round, the taxman is the invisible -- and unwanted -- guest at these once extravagant affairs.Illustrations: Uttam......

The most powerful woman in Indian business

'I want to leave behind the bank stronger and better than when I took over,' SBI Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya tells Niraj Bhatt and Abhijit Lele. IMAGE: Arundhati Bhattacharya was appointed......

Indian History Could Have Changed If...

'Had these leaders known that Jinnah was dying...' IMAGE: Arif Zakaria plays Muhammad Ali Jinnah with Chirag Vora who plays Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in Freedom At Midnight. Photograph: Kind......

The VERY BEST of Surekha Sikri

An effortless artist at all times, Surekha Sikri's emotional eloquence and authoritative presence showed a knack for turning moments into meaning. Things that begin for a lark end up making......

Review: To Rome With Love is magical

There is much joy to be found in watching the stories unravel in their wonderfully unpredictable ways in To Rome With Love, writes Raja SenSometimes, all you need is a song.Woody Allen's latest......

Sallu as opening batsman, SRK as wicketkeeper?

Raja Sen imagines top Bollywood actors as cricket players and comes out with this absolutely wacky list! India won the 2011 World Cup, and that's a bigger event than all the movies put together......

Akshay rocks in Garam Masala

The first time you toss two balls into the air at the same time, you do it for a lark. Both objects have some value to you, and you're just seeing if you can actually pull it off. To raise the bar,......

Team spirit secret to England's recipe for success

IMAGE: Dele Alli of England celebrates after scoring his team's second goal with teammate Ashley Young. Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images It has been seven long weeks of hotel rooms and......