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Will Chennai Shed Its 'Disaster Capital' Tag?

For the Stalin government to win back the confidence of voters ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, post-flooding restoration works, their speed and efficacy would be closely watched, and not just by the......

inside every blogger is an aspiring author

"I believe that I have written the longest poem ever, perhaps only your Mahabharata is longer. Well...that is an Indian poem, isn't it?" said the young man perched on the sofa next to me at the......

Gold, silver? Asia is the hot spot!

Nothing says 'Life is good' like jewelry, and sales are taking off in the world's upwardly mobile countries. Forget America and Europe. When it comes to all things shiny, parts of Asia and the......

The Wal-Mart squeeze

A bottom feeding investor might be intrigued by an electronic games maker called Handheld Entertainment, a San Francisco-based company that's trading at about a third of its 52-week high of $7.78 a......

Selling India to foreign funds

Chief Executive Officer, CEO and chief investment officer, Quantum Advisors, Ajit Dayal seems to have known what he wanted from life, very early on. Though, his father was a doctor and it was......

The Fabelmans Review: Spielberg At His Best!

Spielberg was born with a camera in his eye. And this one movie, he'd been recording all his life, observes Sukanya Verma. 'His eye is so connected to his brain.' Tom Hanks is spot on about the......

Super filmi week: When the bride cried Sallu

Starry-eyed Sallu fans, Kajol's biggest secret and Amitabh Bachchan's one-man justice league...Sukanya Verma's super-filmi week was high on drama. Monday Life wears an extra touch of filmi around......

Jackie Chan wins Oscar after 56 years of movie-making!

'After 56 years in the film industry, making over 200 films, I've broken so many bones, finally this is mine. I want to thank you, Hong Kong, such an incredible city, my hometown, my......

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......

Dev Patel, Eddie Redmayne to join Academy of Motion Picture Arts

Actors Eddie Redmayne, Emma Stone and Dev Patel are invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to be its new members of 2015. After adding 271 people last year, the......

Hockey: Belgium hand India a thrashing!

IMAGE: Belgium handed India a 7-2 defeat in the 5 Nations Tournament in Valencia,. Photographs: Hockey India The Indian men's hockey team produced a listless show as they suffered a 2-7 thrashing......

Hockey World Cup: India's long wait for medal continues

German resilience triumphs in high-quality World Cup IMAGE: This was India's fifth worst placing in all the 15th editions of the World Cup the country has participated in. Photograph: Hockey......

Germany stun Belgium for third hockey Word Cup crown

IMAGE: Germany's players celebrate with the FIH men’s hockey World Cup trophy after beating defending champions Belgium in the final of the 2023 tournament, at Kalinga Stadium, in......

Germany, Belgium to clash in hockey World Cup final

Gonzalo Peillat sends adopted country Germany to WC final with sensational hat-trick IMAGE: Niklas Wellen celebrates scoring in the dying seconds to take Germany past Australia in the semi-finals......

Harmanpreet nominated for FIH player of year award

IMAGE: India's star drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh was among the five nominees for the men's Player of the Year honour. Photograph: Hockey India India's star drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh was on......

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