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India needs to adapt to the world of tomorrow

In another 2-3 weeks, coronavirus will chariot India to overtake the United States. In March, Modi had exhorted the nation to celebrate India's impending success over the virus by clanging metal......

'Pakistan is no match for us'

'The Chinese have a set pattern. They demonstrate, warn, threaten, attack and withdraw.''We were lulled into complacency, but I am certain things are being corrected now.' IMAGE: Lieutenant......

RIP Gauri. We will not let you down

'That is what Gauri was, in her essence -- the principle of free, open, forthright words, made flesh.''And that is what was gunned down -- her words, and with them our freedom to fashion our own......

Sounds of Silence: Big Ben to be silenced for months for repairs

One of London's most iconic clock towers, the Big Ben, will stop chiming as it shuts down for essential repairs which could cost up to £29 million, it was announced on Tuesday. The......

US court favours Sikh religious rights in armed forces

Upholding the religious freedom rights of Sikhs in the US armed forces, an American court has ruled in favour of a decorated Sikh Army Captain who had demanded that the military accommodate his......

Shortage of charging stations may short-circuit India's EV revolution

Only a few thousand chargers dot the Indian landscape, some in working condition, others not, with some held hostage to the power supply vagaries of local utilities, reports S Dinakar. Photograph:......

HDFC-HDFC Bank: Great Marriage, But...

But there are challenges, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Photograph: PTI Photo In Samuel Beckett's classic, Waiting for Godot, two tramps, Vladimir (nicknamed Didi) and Estragon (Gogo), are engaged......

Budget is an exercise in hiding bad government finances

'No Budget has so far has addressed the issue of the government's abysmal productivity of capital spending, improving which will be the big game changer. 'But, the government's tight lock on......

British Trade minister to visit India

Indo-British economic ties are expected to receive a further boost with a four-day visit of Britain's Trade Minister Ian McCartney from Thursday during which he will meet top business leaders......

Oilex takes Cambay reins from Niko

The Australia-based Oilex today announced that it has completed the transfer of operatorship for the Cambay Field onshore Gujarat from Niko Resources Ltd, effective from June 1, 2006. Oilex is the......

The Indian Film Making Global Waves

'I thought of a suppressed country and a free world.''If we travel from one to another, what will that road look like?''What colours, music there will be? What kind of people would you see?'......

Revenge. Wars. Zombies. And NAYANTHARA!

Kidnapping, revenge, wars, zombies, manhunts -- things get pretty intense on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma offers everything you can watch. KuruthiWhere to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage:......

Solo review: A One-time Watch

'It's funny how often Solo gloats in its own nostalgia.''It's like Chewbacca's groaning presence, John Williams' classic tune and other familiar props and paraphernalia, everything is just doing......

October: When fools dare

A big part of October's charm is in its taking of a cinematic tragedy and presenting to us how we may experience it in real life, says Sreehari Nair. Danish Walia (Varun Dhawan) is the perfect man......

Review: Forever looks like everything you have seen before

Forever is tiring to watch, says Paloma Sharma. Writer/producer Matt Miller, who has worked on shows like Las Vegas and Chuck, brings to small screen audiences the tale of a man who just cannot......

Stroll fastest as Hulk returns at Racing Point

IMAGE: Lance Stroll of Canada and Racing Point celebrates . Photograph: Mark Thompson/Getty Images Canadian Lance Stroll led the way for Mercedes-lookalikes Racing Point in British Grand Prix......

ECB says new diversity plans to tackle 'uncomfortable truths'

Photograph: ECB/Twitter The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said, on Tuesday, a range of measures aimed at strengthening its inclusion and diversity strategy would deal with some......

'Lack of Black players in county cricket not good enough'

Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images The lack of Black players in county cricket is “clearly not good enough” according to former England captain Michael Atherton. A study......

Time to revise Wawrinka's tattoo?

IMAGE: Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka celebrates after defeating Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in the men’s singles final at the US Open on Sunday. Photograph: Robert Deutsch-USA......

Wawrinka doesn't want Big Four to become Fab Five

Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland. Photograph: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Being a member of tennis' Big Four might be the burning ambition of many players but Stan Wawrinka is in no rush to join the......

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