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#RIP #Brexit #Trump #Aleppo made Twitter a pretty distressing place in 2016. Dhruv Munjal wonders what 2017 will bring. IMAGE: Twitter made for a tumultuous does of social media in the past......

Poor rains? Consumer goods firms not affected

It’s the third week of June and the rains, which normally fall thick and fast by this time of the year, have been patchy. But the deficient rainfall in most parts of the country has hardly......

Posco land acquisition may be deferred by a week

The start of land acquisition for the South Korean steel major Posco's $12 billion project near Paradip, scheduled on May 18, may be deferred due to non-cooperation of the activists of United......

Telcos cut mobile Internet, data service rates

Mobile Internet and data services are fast emerging as the new front for a rate war among service providers. Telecom companies are eyeing a piece of the market share where data usage generates a......

Bharti won't be a pest; not to call MTN again

Telecom wizard Sunil Mittal has said Bharti Airtel would not call South Africa's MTN again, after renewed merger talks between the two companies failed for want of government approval. In his first......

Leo's 50 Today: His 10 Best Movies!

Can you believe it? Leonardo DiCaprio is 50 today, November 11. Namrata Thakker celebrates the big day by listing her 10 must watch Leo movies and where you can catch them on OTT. Shutter......

The Revenant, Mad Max, Star Wars sweep Oscar nominations

The nominations for the 88th Annual Academy awards were announced by Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, directors Guillermo del Toro and Ang Lee, and actor John Krasinski at the Academy's......

BAFTA 2016: The Revenant, Mad Max: Fury Road win big

The 2016 British Academy Film and Arts (BAFTA) awards were held at The Royal Opera House on February 14 in London, England. Here's taking a look at all the big winners of the night: The winner's......

What if SRK starred in The Revenant?

Oh, how different the film would be! Will Leo finally walk away with an Oscar for his gritty portrayal in The Revenant this year? While we keenly look forward to the much awaited, meme-ed moment......

India beat Sri Lanka by 34 runs to lift U-19 Asia Cup title

IMAGE: India’s 19 team celebrates after victory. India dished out a clinical performance to beat hosts Sri Lanka by 34 runs and lift the Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup title, in......

Athletics sees Olympic Games revenues cut by IOC

Athletics will get a lower share of Olympic revenues in the future after the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday recalculated the federations' revenues according to their contribution to......

BCCI rejects PCB's proposal to share revenue

Pakistan Cricket Board chief Ejaz Butt had suggested that Pakistan would play in India in a bid to resume bilateral cricketing ties but want a share of the revenues from the series, a proposal that......

Maharashtra govt to tax cricket matches

The Maharashtra government will levy entertainment tax on cricket matches, including the Twenty20 matches of the third edition of Indian Premier League. "The government has not charged any tax on......

'Strategy breaks' to expedite matches

Denying that boosting advertising revenue is the real reason behind introducing 'strategy breaks' in this year's Indian Premier League, IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi on Thursday said it is actually......