Ukraine: So What Happens Now?

The Western world keeps talking, ratcheting up sanctions, the only thing it can do.The Russians march on to Kyiv and capture Zelensky and key members of his government as part of their......

Stop dancing to US tunes: CPI tells government

Sounding a stern warning to the United Progressive Alliance coalition that it supports from outside, the Communist Party of India said on Saturday that if the 'bourgeois' government did not heed to......

School in UK bans 'The three little pigs'

A primary school in the United Kingdom has banned the popular story of The Three Little Pigs and their escape from the big bad wolf, on the concern that the references to pigs might offend the......

What was Sanjay Raut doing at a Jamaat rally?

'It was a reaffirmation of his party's unrelenting defiance of its erstwhile ally, the BJP; an attempt to forge a new relationship with the community the Shiv Sena had always targeted; and a......

Barack Obama and the Big Three

Congress may or may not be writing the preliminary epitaph for GM this week. But it sure seems to be playing out the perfect epilogue for the comparably bankrupt Bush era. Another big complicated......

Dark days see warnings of worse to come

The weekly newsletter sent out on Friday by Fathom, a London-based economic consultancy, said it all. "It's getting really ugly out there," it said. "It may be true that we have passed the first......

Will Obama's banking proposals ever become law?

Domestic opposition weakens the prospect of Obama's proposals ever becoming law, says Dani Rodrik. When US President Barack Obama announced in late January his intention to seek tough new rules for......

Greece crisis and the consequences for India

If the Greek crisis spirals into a larger European sovereign debt crisis and possible fragmentation of the eurozone, India's trade and capital flows could be hit, says Shankar Acharya. Back in......

The Gray Man Review

The Gray Man is mindless fun, worth your monthly Netflix subscription, notes Aseem Chhabra. We all know Netflix is in trouble having lost nearly a million subscribers in the last quarter. But the......

Review: Filmistaan is absolutely flawless

Filmistaan has a strong plot and well-developed characters, says Paloma Sharma.While Gandhiji has been long hailed as the father of the nation, it is CineMaa that is the undisputed mother of not......

Bollywood's Ticket To Hollywood

It's a small world. Desi sightings in Western fare are no longer a rarity. Be it Farhan Akhtar in Ms. Marvel, Shabana Azmi in Halo or Nimrit Kaur in Homeland, it's great to see our stars in......

How Dhanush Became 'The Sexy Tamil'

'It was Dhanush's idea to have the meditation beats when we first see him as a character.''So giving him a flavour made him very unique.' IMAGE: Dhanush. Photograph: PTI Photo Dhanush's......

US Open PIX: Djokovic eases into Round 3; Tsitsipas stunned

Images from Day 3 of the 2023 US Open, at Flushing Meadows, New York. IMAGE: Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his US Open second round match against Spain's Bernabe Zapata Miralles on Wednesday.......

Aus Open PIX: Djokovic fights back; Jabeur knocked out

Images from Thursday, Day 4 of the 2023 Australian Open, at Melbourne Park. Djokovic comes through Couacaud test IMAGE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates a point during his second round match......

'He is human': Bengaluru FC coach backs Chhetri

IMAGE: Sunil Chhetri is yet to score this season and missed a well-made chance on Saturday as he blazed over from close range in the 18th minute of the game. Photograph: PTI Bengaluru FC head......

Another poor day for Woods as inexplicable Cup record continues

With Europe leading 10-6, US captain Furyk could at least draw strength from the knowledge that the same deficit has twice been overturned on Sundays in recent times -- by the US in 1999 and Europe......