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'If we had sent a few airplanes (into Tibet), we could have wiped the Chinese out.''And everything could have been different in the 1962 War.''They did not believe me there was no Chinese air......

Jallikattu: Protests intensify, OPS ponders over options, PETA warns Centre

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The General who 'created' Bangladesh

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Freebies are the new god in Tamil Nadu

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Pitroda among telecom licence applicants

The rush to enter the world's fastest-growing mobile services market has attracted a wide range of applicants for telecom licences with the Department of Telecommunications. Among the 46......

Tax benefit on personal loan? Yes!

The March 31 deadline for making investments to get tax benefits is at hand. Have we made the right investments this year?Isour tax planning for financial year 2007-08 correct? What are the best......

Kuwait gold souk traders tense as war draws nearer

In troubled times the fluctuating price of gold is used the world over as a political barometer and the fabulous gold souk in Kuwait City is no exception to this age-old tradition.As war with Iraq......

The Actor Who Corrected Dilip Kumar!

During rehearsals, when Dilip Kumar improvised, Gulshan Grover was quick to point out that he had got the lines wrong. Had death not snatched him away on July 7, 2021, Dilip Kumar would have......

CAT Review: Authentic, Praiseworthy

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The Official Timekeeper Of Beating Hearts

If Irrfan could have been our finest professor of empirical philosophy, and Nawaz is our foremost poet of that space halfway between the gutter and the stars, then Jaideep Ahlawat has to be our......

7 MUST WATCH FILMS of 2021

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IPL Auction: Shami, Iyer for Rs 2 cr

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami celebrates taking a wicket for the Punjab Kings during IPL 2021. Photograph: BCCI The top Indian players, including Mohammed Shami, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin and......

Ranji roundup: Retiring Gambhir hits century in final game

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Ranji Trophy: Kerala take Day 1 honours; Siddharth's ton boosts Karnataka

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IPL Qualifier-II: Upbeat KKR ready for Sunrisers battle

IMAGE: KKR ticked all the boxes during the business end of the tournament with four wins on the trot. Photograph: BCCI Two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders will be aiming to exploit......

IPL Eliminator: Rajasthan have a mountain to climb against KKR

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