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Rustom will leave people thinking, arguing: Akshay SPORT

Rustom will leave people thinking, arguing: Akshay

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar says his next movie Rustom — based on the sensational K M Nanavati case of a Mumbai naval officer — will make the audience think about India’s legal system. Excerpts from the interview:

4:45 AM November 25 2016
‘Manx Missile’ targets elusive gold CULTURE

‘Manx Missile’ targets elusive gold

It’s now or never for British cycling great Mark Cavendish in his goal to at last win an Olympic medal.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
The globalisation disconnect TECHNOLOGY

The globalisation disconnect

From immigration to trade liberalisation, economic pressures on a beleaguered middle class contradict the core promises of globalisation

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Monsoon deluge in cities causes chaos INTERNATIONAL

Monsoon deluge in cities causes chaos

Persistent heavy rains have caused widespread disruption in India’s major cities and severe floods in the rugged northeast have killed at least 12 people, the federal government said yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
As Japan grays, retailers covet youthful masses in Vietnam ECONOMY

As Japan grays, retailers covet youthful masses in Vietnam

These days Thu Huong no longer shops at the fresh produce market near her home, opting instead to hop in a taxi and head off to Aeon Co’s 9-month-old mall in Hanoi.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Deadly wildfire near LA spreads INTERNATIONAL

Deadly wildfire near LA spreads

A fast-moving wildfire that has killed one person and destroyed more than a dozen homes in the drought-parched canyons northwest of Los Angeles, had scorched more than 33,000 acres of land by early yesterday, fire officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Rudisha struggling for form, gunning for greatness CULTURE

Rudisha struggling for form, gunning for greatness

David Rudisha tore up the tactical script at the London Olympics to smash the world record in one of the greatest ever 800m runs and emerge as an athletics superstar to rival the sport’s biggest names.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Ball eager to prove critics wrong CULTURE

Ball eager to prove critics wrong

Fast bowler Jake Ball hoped that his performance on his test debut against Pakistan would help silence those critics who questioned his inclusion in the am.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
PBoC FX sales rise to highest in 3 months due to Brexit ECONOMY

PBoC FX sales rise to highest in 3 months due to Brexit

Net foreign exchange sales by the People’s Bank of China in June jumped to their highest in three months

4:45 AM November 25 2016
May takes over as prime minister INTERNATIONAL

May takes over as prime minister

Theresa May became Britain’s new prime minister yesterday, promising to carve out a bold new future in the world as she embarks on the monumental task of leading the country out of the European Union.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Edhi Foundation fears drop in donations INTERNATIONAL

Edhi Foundation fears drop in donations

Philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi’s son, Faisal, fears that the Edhi Foundation may see a decline in donations because some people have been maligning his late father and spreading rumours about him.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
G20 resolves to roll back protectionist measures ECONOMY

G20 resolves to roll back protectionist measures

With protectionism on the rise as a countervailing trend to globalisation

4:45 AM November 25 2016