The retired Indian general whose throat was slashed in an attack in London has been the target of eight assassination attempts by Sikh militants in revenge for his leadership of the 1984 assault on the Golden Temple of Amritsar, he told The Independent in an interview.
Wednesday 31 July 2013
Using the pseudonym William Mysterious, Alastair Donaldson played saxophone and bass guitar with the Scottish punk band the Rezillos. Combining a sci-fi, day-glo aesthetic, references to Thunderbirds and The Flintstones, and a fast, fun take on 1960s beat music, the group burst on to the Edinburgh scene in January 1977 and later that year signed to Seymour Stein's Sire Records, the home of New York punk-pioneers the Ramones and Richard Hell. Credited as Mysterious on their exuberant debut Can't Stand the Rezillos, which made the Top 20 in August 1978, Donaldson left before the band appeared on Top of the Pops to promote their paean to the very same television show but returned to contribute to their swansong release, Mission Accomplished... But the Beat Goes On, recorded live at the Glasgow Apollo on 23 December 1978.
Friday 26 July 2013
Irish-American history lays its hand upon the present in a novel of journeys and returns
Sunday 21 July 2013
New security measures needed as part of “corporate responsibility, Mayor tells companies
Monday 08 July 2013
The potential rewards of a transatlantic trade deal are huge
Monday 08 July 2013
Talks started today on free-trade deal between EU and US that could be worth up to $200bn a year to Western economies
Wednesday 03 July 2013
75 years on, National Railway Museum gathers five surviving sister locomotives
Thursday 27 June 2013
Direct communication between the superpowers was never established with a direct, dedicated phone line, it has emerged.
Friday 21 June 2013
Seven minutes early, but four years late, the future of flying finally arrived at Gatwick at 7.58am today. The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner belonging to a British airline left gate 52 at the airport’s North Terminal, filled with nearly 300 passengers enjoying an unexpectedly comfortable start to their holidays in Menorca.
Monday 10 June 2013
Taylor Swift, it seems, has something of a soft spot for British men.
Tuesday 21 May 2013
Ryder Cup winner made 'silly remark' about world No. 1 at European Tour gala dinner
Saturday 18 May 2013
An asteroid nine times larger than the QE2 is due to sail past the Earth later this month.
Thursday 16 May 2013
It will be the first time the on-loan Liverpool striker has been involved since October
Wednesday 15 May 2013
Gascoyne plans to take part in the Transat Jacques Vabre
Saturday 27 April 2013
The art world grew smaller the day Calder first popped his sculptures in the post
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