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US wanted China to intervene against India in 1971 War

On December 10, Kissinger began to encourage the Chinese to take action against India: 'If the People's Republic were to consider the situation on the Indian subcontinent a threat to security, and......

How the Soviet Union Helped India Win the 1971 War

It is a timely reminder that when faced with twin threats, India has succeeded by wisely choosing allies, points out Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). IMAGE: Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, Prime......

At least 64 die in Russia shopping mall fire

At least 64 people were killed by a fire in a shopping mall in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry said on Monday. The fire, one of the deadliest in Russia since......

Iran's President Rouhani to visit India from Feb 15-17

The President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hassan Rouhani will pay a state visit to India at the invitation of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi from February 15 to 17, the ministry of external......

What remains of the October Revolution in St Petersburg

It's been 100 years since Lenin and the Bolsheviks overthrew the government, and its legacy remains visible even today in the buildings and monuments scattered throughout St Petersburg.T N Ninan......

Sebi's proposal can restrict growth of algo trading: Brokers

Markets regulator Sebi's proposal of treating all orders emanating from application programming interface (API) as algorithmic or algo order can restrict the growth of such trading in India,......

Want to invest in direct plans? Opt for an advisor

While a do-it-yourself approach in direct plans will help you save money, there is the risk of making poor investment decisions and suffering loss of capital, says Devang Kakkad, head of research,......

Home loan at 4 per cent! Should you go in for it?

Sanjay Kumar Singh speaks to experts to find out if Tata Housings new loan offer should interest you. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Tata Housing has partnered with Indiabulls Housing......

Armchair investing in EPF may soon be over

If the changes being considered by the EPFO become a reality, investors may have to be more active in deciding equity preference and when to withdraw money, reports Sanjay Kumar Singh.......

Going for a fancy home loan scheme? Read this

Look at effective interest rate on home loan offers. Availing of ICICI Bank's cashback offer will mean you lose the flexibility to switch or prepay the loan, reports Sanjay Kumar Singh.......

Weddings And Movies: Match Made In Heaven

I remember a showbiz wedding during which guests had to sit through several painstakingly rehearsed but awkward dances performed by the bride's and groom's relatives.When Karan rolled his eyes, I......

Monsoon Wedding Revisited

'What guides Monsoon Wedding through and through is Mira Nair's openness as a film-maker,' observes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Shefali Shetty (now Shefali Shah) in Monsoon Wedding He walks through the......

Jawaani Jaaneman review

Saif is a hoot, applauds Sukanya Verma. While admiring Saif Ali Khan in my review of Baazaar I wrote, 'I see a self-possessed actor whose progressing potential overshadows the conventional......

'This was a life not meant to be mine'

'It's very expensive for a girl to become an actress.' 'I remember I was nominated at all the award shows for Tanu Weds Manu and conscientiously, like a new actress, I attended all of them and I......

Akshay Kumar: 3 cheers to these 3 ladies!

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: On International Women’s Day, several celebrities turned to Twitter to wish fans and share their views: Akshay Kumar......

Ostracized by Wimbledon, Russians back Moscow-born Rybakina in final

IMAGE: Moscow-born Elena Rybakina, who represented Russia until 2018, is the first player representing Kazakhstan to reach a Grand Slam final. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images Russians scoffed......

Day 11: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Valieva dominates the ice despite doping scandal IMAGE: Figure skater Kamila Valieva of the Russian Olympic Committee performs in the women single skating short program at Capital Indoor Stadium......

Ukrainian and Russian athletes keep distance at Winter Games

'We're not best friends' IMAGE: We spend time with our own team. We're not in contact with the Russians, says Ukrainian bobsledder, Lidiia Hunko. Photograph: Ice_Bolida/Instagram via Reuters With......

Several cases of COVID-19 reported at Tokyo Olympics hotel

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Tokyo Olympics/Twitter A COVID-19 cluster at a Japanese hotel where dozens of Brazilian Olympic team members are staying raised new concerns about infections at the Tokyo......

Olympics: COVID-19 in Russian rugby camp, team isolating

IMAGE: Police officers patrol around the arrival gate at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Tuesday Following a surge in coronavirus infections in Tokyo, the government has placed the capital in its......

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