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India's First Emperor

Chandragupta Maurya was the first king to establish an empire in India.He died a monk. IMAGE: The Chandragupta Maurya stamp issued in 2001. Photograph: Kind courtesy Wikimedia Commons Chandragupta......

Married only 2 months ago, Kanpur bizman was killed in front of his wife

Shubham Dwivedi, a 31-year-old businessman from Kanpur, got married just two months ago on February 12. IMAGE: Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha......

How Dr Manmohan Singh became India's 'reforms' man

He drew the roadmap of India's economic reform, unshackled it from the licence raj and pulled it back from the brink when even its gold reserve was pledged. IMAGE: Former Prime Minister Dr......

Did Chances Of A Trump Win Spook Bezos?

Did Jeff Bezos decide against endorsing Harris because it would hurt his business interests? Only God and Bezos know, and neither of them are talking, notes Prem Panicker. IMAGE: Jeff Bezos, owner......

BJP MLA gallops into row after 'thrashing' horse

Amid the continuing outrage over injury to a police horse allegedly in an attack by a Bharatiya Janata Party MLA, the animal underwent a surgical procedure to fix one of its hind legs after which......

World's most expensive products: Can you afford any?

There are some things money can buy and there are some things money can’t. But how much can one really spend on luxury? Well, if you check these luxury products, there is just no......

India's Top 10 cash generating monuments

Check out which monuments make the most money for the government. The top revenue-generating monuments during 2015-2018 include the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Qutub Minar, Red Fort and Humayun's Tomb,......

From cattle to crops, drought playing havoc in Gujarat

In Gujarat, of the 12.5 million hectare of area under cultivation, while six million is dependent on rainfall, two million is covered by groundwater, a bulk of which is said to be in north......

The Jaguar XJ50 is more like a Gulfstream jet than limousine

This car doesn't roll in, it sweeps in and turns heads like no other. At over 15 feet long, the Jaguar XJ50 will have admirers doing neck rotation exercises when it arrives, says Pavan Lall.......

D-Street cheers GDP growth but cautions tough road ahead

The uptick in growth during the first quarter of FY15 has been driven by a sharp jump in community, social and personal services, says Malini Bhupta. India's economic growth expanded by 5.7 per......

Adolescence Star Wins Emmy, Says Namaste

IMAGE: Stephen Graham, left, signed off his speech with Namaste. Photograph: Kind courtesy Emmys/Television Academy/Instagram Stephen Graham won two awards at the 77th Emmys, including Best Actor......

The Many, MANY Jobs Of Akshay Kumar

Before Bollywood discovered Akshay Kumar, the actor dabbled in a lot of fields. He sold costume jewelry. He ran errands at a travel agency. He taught martial arts. He cooked and waited tables in a......

'Film Industry Doesn't Like New Things'

'When you try to do something that's not been tried before, nobody likes that.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rasha Thadani/Instagram Having made successful films like Rock On!!, Kai Po Che and......

When Sridevi Flung Aside Her Heels For Aamir

'Somehow no producer found the right project that would justify casting these two selective stars with each other.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Movie Magazine The very first issue of the magazine I......

'Everything Cannot Just Be Box Office'

'Failure teaches you far more than your successes do you.''Like they say, success has many fathers and failure is a bastard.' IMAGE: Aaman Devgn, Rasha Thadani and Abhishek Kapoor. Photograph:......

Asian Games: Major controversies that rocked India!

The deepening crisis in wrestling ahead of the Asian Games turned out to be the biggest controversy in the run-up to the continental showpiece, which starts in Hangzhou on September 23. Even as the......

Kabhi Jeet, Mostly Haar

Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com takes a walk down memory lane, recounting India's sojourns Down Under from 1947 to 2021, in a special 4-part series. Part 1: When It Was Bradman Versus India Part......

PIX: Alcaraz powers past Berrettini into quarters, Tsitsipas exits

IMAGE: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates winning his Wimbledon fourth round match against Italy's Matteo Berrettini on Monday. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters Top seed Carlos Alcaraz roared into......

EPL: Everton beat Chelsea; Arsenal earn crucial win

Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday. IMAGE: Richarlison celebrates scoring the goal for Chelsea during the English Premier League match at Goodison Park in Liverpool on......

Around the wicket: India v Pakistan watched by a billion people

Fans celebrating in Mumbai. Photograph: Sahil Salvi From a chaiwallah in Mumbai to a modest saloon in Multan and from a pub in Kolkata to a shop in Islamabad, the ICC Cricket World Cup opening......