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London's stylish hotel lounge, Connaught, named as world's best bar

The irony is that Connaught Bar cannot properly celebrate its victory until December 1, as a new four-week coronavirus lockdown takes effect in the UK

India, Italy expected to sign several pacts during virtual summit on Friday

India and Italy are expected to sign a number of agreements providing for expansion of cooperation in trade, investment and environment during a virtual summit

Women's T20 Challenge: Difficult playing back-to-back games, says Mithali

Mithali, who is leading the Velocity team in the Women's T20 Challenge on Thursday admitted the difficulty of play back-to-back matches with less than 12 hours of recovery time in sultry conditions

Striving for relevance: Kolkata trams get a drive in a slowing world

Despite the campaigns, trams have been disappearing from the streets of Kolkata. From 37 routes covering 70 km in the 1960s, only six routes covering about 20 km are operational now

Here is why Burger King wants you to order from McDonald's

Burger King has often found itself in a David and Goliath contest with its unconventional but creative content taking pot shots at its mammoth rival

Investigative documentary says 2016 US election was exposed to fraud

An HBO investigative television documentary Kill Chain graphically portrayed what happened in the 2016 presidential contest and how the electoral system could easily be hacked

Art in a Covid-19 pandemic: Openings delayed, museums embrace technology

The first of a four-part series turns the gaze to some of India's leading art institutions to see how they are keeping the show going

Boy saves lives of 75 residents before building collapsed in Mumbai

Around 75 occupants of a two-storey building in Dombivli were miraculously saved by a young boy before it collapsed on Thursday morning.

FEMA case: SC stays HC order allowing Lalit Modi to cross examine 5 people

SC on Tuesday stayed the Bombay HC order directing the ED to allow cross examination of five persons by former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi in a case of alleged violation of FEMA

For Mumbaikars, work from home triggers an escape to beach town Alibaug

As ferry services increase and remote working becomes the norm, the rural beach town has turned into a sought-after refuge for city slickers from Mumbai and Pune

Maharashtra minister hits out at Tata Power for outage, seeks reforms

Maharahstra Energy Minister Nitin Raut on Monday pitched for reforms to ensure that the 'islanding system' works when required

China retaliates against 6 US-based news media in latest feud with US

China has ordered six US-based news media to file detailed information about their operations in China the latest volley in a monthslong battle with the Trump administration

Drivers' smartphones could be used for road safety, says UK study

Motorists with smartphones could help highway chiefs maintain road quality by sending "crowdsourced" data from their mobiles that would allow engineers to assess when carriageway repairs are neede

Pakistan could be the next country to become polio-free, says WHO

Pakistan could be the next country on the journey to a polio-free world, the World Health Organisation has said

Pak Opposition parties hold anti-govt rally despite security threats

Pakistan's major Opposition parties on Sunday held their third massive joint rally despite security threats in the troubled southwestern Balochistan province's capital Quetta

Prospect of 'Doklam-type' pullback in Ladakh makes India wary of pitfalls

China proposes India withdraw troops first, assures that both sides could claim it as mutual

R&AW chief Samant Kumar Goel meets Nepal Prime Minister K P Oli

His visit comes ahead of the upcoming official trip of Indian Army chief Gen. M M Naravane to Nepal in the first week of November

Kolkata prepares for scaled-down Durga puja amid Covid-19 disruptions

The puja spirit that Covid-19 couldn't crush has been dealt a blow by the court ruling, and the crowds have since thinned

Modi to inaugurate key Gujarat projects on Saturday via video conference

Prime Minister Narenda Modi will inaugurate three key projects in Gujarat on Saturday via video conference.

US NATO allies increase defence spending but still short of target

US allies in Europe and Canada have increased defense spending for a sixth consecutive year but most of them will still fail to achieve a NATO spending ambition by the target date of 2024