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Name Games Countries Play

What's in a name, did you wonder? Plenty, it would seem, going by the name change carried out by various nations.   Most changes have been cosmetic, like dropping/adding a term like 'republic......

Phas Gaye Re Obama

The Democrats, especially the Biden administration, wanted to deliver a sharper message to Mr Modi than would be possible in a formal summit setting.So, why not get the most prominent Democrat in......

Indrani Mukerjea's charm has not deserted her

'That winsome smile is a key asset. And says a lot about her too.'Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Sheena Bora murder trial.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Indrani,......

Is India forever condemned to live with corruption?

Democracy is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for rooting out corruption The Opposition has demanded that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj should quit for allegedly facilitating......

New single-dose Ebola vaccine shows promise

Researchers have developed a quick-acting Ebola vaccine that is both safe and effective with a single dose against the strain of the virus that  killed thousands of people in West Africa......

Will Congress & BJP defend the honour of Rajiv Gandhi?

Are the political parties in India fooling us on the issue of illicit wealth parked abroad by winking at the obvious, wonders M R Venkatesh. The Stolen Asset Recovery (STAR) initiative was......

Hard rock, Indian style

For the last 24 years, Ashok Jain, managing director of Swarn Gems Ltd, has been running a diamond wholesale business from Tokyo's Okachimachi jewellery district. No surprise then that he's now......

The spoils of war

Six executive jets were parked at Shaba's Lubumbashi airport in Zaire, formerly Belgian Congo, in the summer of 1997 as the American-backed rebel leader, Laurent Kabila, closed in on the previously......

A sucker for the African e-mail scam

Those of you who are regular recipients of the African scam e-mails would probably wonder why I am writing about a confidence trick that is nearly a decade old and has merely switched from snail......

Seen these FANTASTIC films?

The New York Film Festival served an amazing plate of films.Aseem Chhabra picks the best ones. It has been the strangest year of our lives, but films have been important in keeping us sane. And......

Ash: Cannes, Locarno, now Toronto!

Rubbing shoulders with heavyweightslike Ridley Scott and Jane Campion at the Toronto International Film Festival will be half-a-dozen filmmakers of Indian origin from Canada, Britain and India.The......

Soccer PIX: Modric stunner helps Real extend lead; Ramos nets late equaliser

IMAGE: Real Madrid's Luka Modric celebrates scoring their first goal with Lucas Vazquez. Photograph: Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric came off the bench to net a......

Champions League PIX: Atletico seal top spot; City finish with perfect six

IMAGE: Lazio's Matteo Guendouzi in action with Atletico Madrid's Jose Gimenez. Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters Antoine Griezmann and Samuel Lino scored in each half to give Atletico Madrid a 2-0......

Euro Qualifiers: France demolish 10-man Gibraltar; Dutch qualify

IMAGE: France's Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring their twelfth goal against Gibraltar during their Euro 2024 Qualifier Group B match at Allianz Riviera, Nice, France on Saturday. Photograph:......

Champions League PIX: Haaland lifts City; Barca win

Haaland brace lifts Man City to 3-1 win over Young Boys IMAGE: Manchester City's Erling Braut Haaland scores their third goal. Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters Erling Haaland ended his goal......

UCL PIX: Newcastle stun PSG; Man City, Barcelona win

Newcastle run riot to secure famous 4-1 win over PSG IMAGES: Newcastle United's Sean Longstaff celebrates scoring their third goal. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters A rampant Newcastle United......

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World Test Championship 2023

India held the top position in the ICC Men's Test Team Rankings while Australia secured the...

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Complete Coverage of Indian cricket team's encounter with Sri Lanka during 3rd Jan - 15th Jan 2023.

GUJARAT, HIMACHAL GO TO POLLS

The Bharatiya Janata Party was on Thursday poised for a landslide victory in Gujarat to retain...
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