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'To Kanti Bhatt, books played god'

Kanti Bhatt, respected Gujarati author and journalist, passed into the ages on August 4, 2019, at the age of 88. In tribute, we reproduce an article his wife Sheela Bhatt wrote about him 19 years......

Trump's in-house woes: Some call him 'dangerous', some won't vote for him

In a blow to Donald Trump, a group of 50 Republican national security experts, including former top spy masters and diplomats, has said the White House nominee would be a dangerous President and......

Bigoted attack on Indian in US congressional poll

Indian American state legislator, Democrat Rajiv Goyle, who is running for the United States Congress from the open 4th District seat in Kansas against Republican Mike Pompeo, is as all-American as......

Racist post: Indian Americans slam Rep candidate

The Indian American Leadership Initiative and Democratic Party activists and political operatives, have rounded up Mike Pompeo, Republican Congressional candidate in Kansas' District 4, for using......

World Bank appoints Indian national Indermit Gill as chief economist

After Kaushik Basu, Gill will be the second Indian to serve as chief economist at the World Bank. Asit Ranjan Misra reports. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Brookings Institution The World Bank has......

Stimulus: To spend or not to spend?

As the House of Representatives prepares for a Jan. 28 vote on the $825 billion Obama fiscal stimulus bill, politicians want to know: How much does boosting government spending or cutting taxes......

Economics Nobel winners through history

The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for 2005 will be declared on Monday, October 10. Here we present a list of all the recipients of the Economics Nobel that was first given in 1969. 2005......

E&Y top brass to attend India meet

Ernst & Young's (E&Y) global chairman, Jim Turley, and chief executive officer, Rick Bobrow, are scheduled to attend the firm's India partners' meeting scheduled later this month.This is the first......

Bridge Of Spies, Carol dominate BAFTA 2016 nominations

The nominations for the 69th British Academy Film Awards -- or the BAFTAs -- have been announced, and it seems to be a Tom Hanks and Cate Blanchett show all the way! Their films -- Bridge Of......

Oscars 2014: Matthew McConaughey, Cate Blanchett win top awards

The 86th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: Best Picture American HustleGravityTwelve Years A SlaveCaptain PhillipsDallas Buyers......

PIX: Hollywood A-listers grace Cannes

The Paperboy actress Nicole Kidman arrived for the premiere of the film at the ongoing Cannes International Film Festival with costar Zac Effron and country musician husband Keith...

SRK gets Oprah's suite!

Shah Rukh Khan bagged the most exclusive suite at the opening party of Dubai's Atlantis Palm Jumeirah, leaving behind a host of Hollywood celebrities. The over Rs 18 lakh-a night exclusive suite,......

EPL PIX: Chelsea rally in dramatic draw with Liverpool

IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday IMAGE: Chelsea's Axel Disasi celebrates scoring their first goal against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge. Photograph: Tony......

Messi shortlisted for FIFA Best Men's Player award

IMAGE: Lionel Messi led Argentina to the FIFA World Cup title in Qatar on December 18, 2022. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Argentina featured heavily in shortlists for FIFA's Best awards......

Champions League: Napoli thrash Liverpool; Barcelona win

A round-up of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League. IMAGE: Robert Lewandowski celebrates scoring Barcelona's fourth goal and registering a hat-trick in the Champions League Group C......

PIX: Lewandowski hits fastest Champions League hat-trick!

Images from the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals played on Tuesday night. Lewandowski 'tricks' Bayern to big win IMAGE: Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski celebrates with the match ball after......

EPL: Chelsea keep title hopes alive; Liverpool edge closer to City

Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday. IMAGE: Chelsea's players celebrate after Hakim Ziyech scored the first goal against Tottenham Hotspur during the English Premier......

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