US woman diplomats go on 'auto-pilot' to connect with people

Leaving behind their bullet-proof vehicles, four US woman diplomats have taken to the streets of the capital with their "personalised autorickshaws" in their "out-of-the-box" diplomacy style. Ann......

Shrina Kurani Is Running For Congress

Indian-American engineer-entrepreneur Shrina Kurani challenges a 30-year Republican veteran in a US Congressional race in a district that is predominantly white. IMAGE: Can Shrina Kurani become......

US Wants To Be Friends With Taliban?

The regional States will be worried that the US's nascent engagement with the Taliban behind the fig leaf of humanitarian aid enables the return of US intelligence personnel to Afghanistan,......

Targeting Taliban: Does US Want India's Help?

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was asked by US Congressmen if the US had explore the possibility of northwest India for counter terrorism capabilities in Afghanistan.Blinken's remarks on......

Why Steve Jobs is bigger than Bill Gates

He was there at the birth of the personal computer. He has had his second coming. He has healed one very sick company. And along the way he has changed the way we think about music and movies,......

Why Indians are US's best immigrants

They have funny accents, occasionally dress in strange outfits, and some wear turbans and grow beards, yet Indians have been able to overcome stereotypes to become the U.S.'s most successful......

Credit cards invite disaster

The envelope delivered by Royal Mail -- this is being written in London -- was marked PRIVATE. But since it was from a financial company and addressed to my son who is a student and has no means of......

King Richard Review

Will Smith, who had once portrayed the irreverent Muhammad Ali with such aplomb, brings the character of Richard Williams alive.The accent, the dialect, the body-language and the ever-present chip......

'Irrfan's not going to die'

Varun Gautam, Irrfan's friend from his Jaipur days, learned about Irrfan's illness when he received a phone call from Sutapa. This was sometime before Irrfan officially announced his illness.He......

Batman grew up eating Indian food!

Christian Bale on India, Mowgli and choices. IMAGE: Christian Bale with his wife Sibi Blazic at the Mowgli premiere in Mumbai. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com He was only 13 when he......

'Television has become mindless trash'

'Movie tickets cost Rs 500, 600 on weekends. Why would someone want to watch Ananth Mahadevan and Saurabh Shukla in Staying Alive instead of Shah Rukh Khan for Rs 300 in Happy New Year?' 'It's a......

The rise of the social media savvy Olympians

IMAGE: Rugby player Ilona Maher pose ahead of the Paris Olympics. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Ilona Maher/Instagram Athletes on the hunt for Olympic gold will also be chasing likes and follows on......

Miami Open: Alcaraz dumps Fritz; Rybakina reaches final

Alcaraz dumps Fritz to reach Miami semis, Medvedev advances IMAGE: Carlos Alcaraz reacts after winning against Taylor Fritz. Photograph: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters Top seed Carlos......

FIFA WC: Netherlands, Ecuador draw ends it for Qatar

IMAGE: Ecuador's Enner Valencia battles for possession with Netherlands' Jurrien Timber during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group A match Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Ecuador's "Superman"......

Philosophical Tsitsipas calls for annual lockdowns

'I think it will be environmentally very beneficial. Life is such a hustle, and you never get the time to spend with your family and connect with them' IMAGE: With professional tennis unlikely to......

Wimbledon PIX: Big Three, Serena in quarters; Barty ousted

Images from the matches played at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, in Wimbledon, London, on Monday. Nadal bursts Sousa's bubble to reach quarters IMAGE: Spain's Rafael Nadal......