'Goa Inquisition was most merciless and cruel'

IMAGE: Richard Zimler.   Richard Zimler's novel, Guardian of the Dawn, documents the little-known Portuguese Inquisition in India, in 16th century Goa. He points out that, apart from their......

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Prime Minister Narendra D Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments,......

'Worse for heart attacks': British Indian doc flags issues with Covishield

Eminent British-Indian Cardiologist Dr Aseem Malhotra, who has been leading international calls for the suspension of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, said on Tuesday that Oxford-AstraZeneca's jab,......

UK, India COVID-19 study sets Guinness world record

A worldwide COVID-19 study led by UK experts and conducted at Indian hospitals among others around the world has been awarded the 'Guinness World Records' title for the world's largest scientific......

ITC Q4 net profit up 18%

Indian tobacco firm ITC Ltd's move to shorten low-priced cigarettes by 5 millimetres helped fourth-quarter profit jump 18 per cent as customers snapped up smokes small enough to qualify for a lower......

2 Indians selected as Yale World Fellows

Two Indians -- Monika Halan and Sonali Kochhar -- have been selected for the prestigious Yale World Fellows, which is Yale University's signature global leadership development initiative.Monika......

Test a drug and win a free trip to Mexico

Wanted: 1,800 volunteers for free holiday packages to Mexico and Guatemala! All inclusive. Also on the cards: Free vacation in India! Yes, a US company Intercell is offering free holidays in......

Internet addict? Go to a detox centre!

The US has set up its first detox centre to treat internet addicts, writes Leslie D'Monte. Mumbai-based 15-year-old Naresh (not his real name) sits at his computer for eight to ten hours a day......

Aziz Ansari is Funny in People

Russell Peters and several other Indian Americans have mined quite successfully their ethnic background but 26-year-old Aziz Ansari, who has a small but significant role in the new Judd Apatow......

Penn supports immigration rights organisation

He may be best known for the stoner comedy, Harold And Kumar Go To White Castle, but Kal Penn's concern for immigrants' rights and issues involving Asian-Americans is no schtick.On his website, he......

'COVID infection bubble already broken at Olympic Village'

IMAGE: A silhouette of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Athletes' Village in Tokyo on Monday. Photograph: Naoki Ogura/Reuters The so-called bubble to control COVID-19 infections at the Olympic......

Sports Shorts: Aditi moves up to tied-4th in Dubai

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday. Aditi Ashok moves up to tied-4th in Dubai IMAGE: Aditi Ashok plays her second shot on the par 4, first hole during the third......

Key facts on gender testing

The rapid improvement of South African teenager Caster Semenya, who won the women's world 800 metres title, prompted track and field officials to order a gender verification test. Here are some......