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'Toll on Mumbai trans-harbour bridge should be Rs 500, not Rs 250'

'You need to have enough funds to maintain the primacy of public transport and it should not suffer because of lack of funds.' IMAGE: The Atal Setu. Photographs: Sahil Salvi Prime Minister......

PHOTOS: The odd, odd world we live in

We live in a wonderfully weird world and here's proof of it! A prop promoting the film "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" is pictured on the roof of the Cinerama Dome theatre in Los Angeles,......

New York epicenter of Coronavirus crisis in US; cases cross 5,000

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has said that the metropolitan city is the 'epicenter' of the coronavirus crisis in the United States, as government officials announced some of the most......

PHOTOS: 'Snow bomb' carpets US

An intense winter storm has caused electricity outages for tens of thousands of Americans. Some 65,000 homes and businesses along the US east coast are without power. The storm is the......

'Hands up' protests take over New York

New York city came almost to a standstill for a second day after protesters continued their agitation against the New York Police Department in the Eric Garner choking case. The grand jury’s......

Wall Street stir: Arrested protesters sue police, mayor

A group of Wall Street protesters, who were among the over 700 people arrested in New York, has sued the city police and Mayor Michael Bloomberg, saying authorities violated their constitutional......

An American on the Bandra Worli Sea Link

As we approached the toll-booth entrance to the newly completed Bandra Worli Sea Link, the first thing that struck me was the size. It is utterly and unequivocally massive, a man-made mega......

Pranab the priest performs Puja!

To his colleagues in the Congress party, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is known as a man of all seasons, a man of punctuality and precision. We saw the finance minister in a new avatar,......

Making millions, making violins!

In 2003 a violin built by Samuel Zygmuntowicz for Isaac Stern sold for $130,000 at auction, the highest price for one by a living luthier. Last year Yo-Yo Ma played a Zygmuntowicz cello worth an......

Ways to profit from the diving dollar

Let me put it bluntly: The U.S. dollar is nose-diving against foreign currencies. So far, it's down 12 per cent against the euro, 7 per cent to the yen, 8 per cent to the pound, 15 per cent to the......

Wah! Sobhita, Kya Grace Hain!

Nimrat's must-read trekking pointers... Urmila's gyaan... Vikrant's looking dandy... Photograph: Kind courtesy Sobhita Dhulipala/Instagram Sobhita Dhulipala exudes timeless grace in her latest......

Like the new poster of Befikre?

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Ranveer Singh took to Twitter to share the latest poster of his new film Befikre, co-starring Vaani Kapoor. The actor also......

How the Howrah Bridge played out in Bollywood

'To this day, not a year passes when Bollywood does not head to Kolkata to train its cameras on the magnificence of the bridge and the flow of life that pulses along the river across which it......

Indian Ocean guitarist Susmit Sen quits band

Indian Ocean guitarist Susmit Sen has parted ways with the band after being a part of it for 23 long years.Susmit, along with the late Asheem Chakravarty, had founded the band in 1990."Right now, I......

When Akshay, Preity danced to Michael Jackson

A little faster, Akku, a little faster," choreographer Farah Khan tells Akshay Kumar as he puts his hand around Preity Zinta's waist and starts to dance. In the background, a male voice croons to a......

Even Spiderman Ran New York Marathon

Glimpses from the Marathons in New York and Beijing. More than 50,000 runners took part in the TCS 2022 New York City Marathon. The Beijing Marathon was stalled for two years due to the pandemic.......

NBA: Grizzlies set record with 73-point winning margin

IMAGE: San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Bryn Forbes (7) shoots the ball over Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard Ben McLemore (23) during the second half of their NBA game at Moda Center at......

Boxing great Mike Tyson advocates for psychedelics

IMAGE: Mike Tyson is experiencing a career renaissance that he said is the result of psilocybin-powered mental and spiritual exploration. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com During his......

NBA roundup: Warriors beat Rockets to improve to 8-1

IMAGE: Golden State Warriors guard Jordan Poole (3) drives to the net against Houston Rockets center Daniel Theis (27) during the second quarter of their NBA match at Chase Center in San......

Sports Shorts: Another podium finish for Jehan Daruvala

IMAGE: Jehan Daruvala came 3rd for a podium finish in the F2 race on the sidelines of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah on Sunday. Photograph: Jehan Daruvala/Twitter Indian racer Jehan......

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