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Word of the Day: ByzantineWord of the day: Byzantine is a long, historically rooted and dramatically expressive word meaning excessively complicated or labyrinthine,...- Mystery solved: Scientists find what caused world’s first pandemic 1500 years agoPandemic origins: Scientists have successfully identified the genome of 'Yersinia pestis' from a mass grave in Jerash, Jordan, confirming i...
- South Africa’s work visa reform plans slowed by tax issuesSouth Africa's plan to introduce a nomad visa for remote workers has been delayed due to the need to amend tax regulations. President Cyril...
- Vedanta Ltd. is preparing to de-merge sprawling operationsVedanta Ltd. is reportedly considering a restructuring plan that would involve spinning off its businesses into separate listed entities. T...
- Why the British public is not choosing its leaderSince 1922, all of Britain's 20 prime ministers have come from either the Labour Party or the Conservative Party. This means the members of...
- A kaleidoscope of colours: Istanbul's historic Basilica Cistern opens after 5 yearsThe pink brick walls have also been cleared of traces of past, less elegant renovation efforts.
- Putin faces sanctions, but his assets remain an enigmaOfficially, Putin earns about $140,000 a year and owns a small apartment, according to his public financial disclosures.
- India's surging domestic gas output to dent LNG import, but not for long: Wood MackenzieIn the weekly blog 'APAC Energy Buzz', the energy consultancy's Asia Pacific vice-chair Gavin Thompson said India's domestic gas production...
- View: Ayodhya should pave the way for 'Ayuddha' — peace forever among communitiesThe larger national consensus over Ayodhya can’t be missed. There were some questions, but only about ‘how’ they were done, not about ‘why’...
- How Mumbai shocks and nudges DelhiThe panic in the financial markets partly owes its origin to shrinking banks.
- Google wants to impose order on India's street address chaosGoogle unveiled an open-source project that aims to map Indian cities: a shifting warren of hidden alleys, ever-changing landmarks and miss...
- Is Blockchain technology all that it is cracked up to be?From finance to retail to publishing and a host of other unlikely candidates, the technology is expected to offer unique solutions across i...
- Blockchain: The next big thing in technology?While Bitcoin took a while to come in to its own as a decentralized digital currency, the merits of the underlying Blockchain technology we...
- Manufacturing Change: Policy, infra & mindset hurdles must be removed for 'Make in India' to take offRecent months have undoubtedly seen a turnaround in India's economy, a surge in investments and optimism in the markets.
- Banks seen at risk five years after Lehman collapseSystem still too leveraged, complicated and interconnected to withstand a panic; regulators ill-equipped to head off a crisis.
- After Saeed Mirza’s Salim the Lame of ’80s, Indian Muslim finally finds his voice in Anurag Kashyap’s WasseypurIn Kashyap’s Wasseypur, it’s the street argot that’s used effectively to fight the good fight, which in today’s mean and unscrupulous India...
- Turkey straddles east and west with a distinct grandeurThat Turkey straddles east and west with a distinct grandeur was very apparent to Subhra Ray.
- Tripoli gives whiffs of ancient Lebanese cultureTripoli - Lebanon’s second largest city stretches along its northern coast and lies 85 km from the capital, Beirut
- Secret cartography of deep, inner needsA cuppa in the café does admittedly revive flagging spirits. But can you compare it to, say, a Sermon on the Mount or the Lord’s Song? But,...
- Constant cityIt takes time to see Istanbul properly, as examples of its vibrant past spread over two millennia are scattered all over the city.
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