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British actor Maggie Smith dies aged 89

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Maggie Smith, one of the most acclaimed actors of her generation with a career ranging from Shakespeare to Harry Potter and Downton Abbey, has died aged 89, her family said

Maggie Smith, mistress of waspishness on stage and screen

LONDON (Reuters) - Dame Maggie Smith, who died on Friday aged 89, was a perfectionist who turned anxiety into an art form and was hailed as one of the great actors of stage and screen. One of the few

Netanyahu tells UN: Israel seeks peace but ‘enough is enough’

By Michelle Nichols and John Irish UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned Iran and defended Israel's attacks on Iranian-backed fighters in Lebanon and Gaza in a

Van Goghs attacked again in London hours after Just Stop Oil activists sentenced

By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -Three Just Stop Oil activists threw soup at two of Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" paintings in London's National Gallery on Friday, just hours after two other members

Israel and Lebanon exchange fire after Netanyahu says ceasefire discussions will go on

By James Mackenzie and Timour Azhari JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) -Israel will press on with discussions on ceasefire proposals for Lebanon in the days ahead, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on

Head of Russian election monitoring group says he’s innocent as trial begins

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The head of an election monitoring group that has monitored the fairness of Russian elections in the past went on trial in Moscow on Friday, accused of cooperating with an "

Netanyahu tells UN Israel seeks peace but fighting for life

By Michelle Nichols and John Irish UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Israel is seeking peace despite fighting for its life in the face of "savage enemies" who want its annihilation, Prime Minister Benjamin

Powerful Helene cuts deadly path through Florida, southeastern U.S

By Rich McKay and Andrew Hay ATLANTA (Reuters) -Tropical Storm Helene brought life-threatening flooding to the Carolinas on Friday after causing wide destruction through Florida and Georgia overnight,

Trump vows to end Ukraine war as he meets with Zelenskiy

By Helen Coster and Gram Slattery NEW YORK (Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Friday he would work with both Ukraine and Russia to end their war, as he stood next to

Bangladesh: Radical groups block Durga Puja celebrations in multiple places, force venue change

By Masud KarimDhaka , September 27 (ANI): The Hindu community in Bangladesh has been forced to change the venues of Durga Puja festival at...

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Indians are musically poor. We aren’t a good market for cutting-edge international bands

Coldplay is an exception. Our taste in western music is orthodox, throwback, out-of-date. When Nirvana, Blur were big, we were still playing Pink Floyd, Queens.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?