Indian-origin journalist wins Pulitzer Prize

Megha Rajagopalan, an Indian-origin journalist, along with two contributors has won the Pulitzer Prize for innovative investigative reports that exposed a vast infrastructure of prisons and mass......

91 dead after powerful earthquake strikes Indonesia

An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter Scale struck Lombok island of Indonesia on Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey, killing over 90 people and injuring 200 others.......

Beware! Popular apps may secretly take screenshots of your activity

Some popular smartphone apps may be secretly taking screenshots of your activity and sending them to third parties, a study has found. This is particularly disturbing because these screenshots --......

Bali on volcano red alert

Bali has ordered a mass evacuation and raised the volcanic eruption alert to the highest level with the island’s international airport closed for 24 hours, trapping 60,000 travellers.......

There is a lot to learn from India: IMF

India's deployment of a direct cash transfer scheme and other similar social welfare programmes is a “logistical marvel”, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday.......

India, you have a problem

'The global corporates are concerned: You used to have policy predictability, now it's a yo-yo.''New taxes and regulations pop up, some disappear soon, many linger.''And now the return of old......

After 6 years on top, Lakshmi Mittal drops out of SA rich list

In 2012, Mittal was ranked third in the annual Sunday Times Rich List and a year later, he was at the 9th position. Non-resident Indian steel baron Lakshmi Mittal, who had topped South Africa's......

Hay for cheese? Barter booms in cash-squeezed rural Greece

A rising number of Greeks in rural areas are swapping goods and services in cashless transactions. Image: Barter booms in Greece. Photograph: Reuters     Wild boar and power cuts were......

The Problem With Ullozhukku

People turn a corner and overhear secrets, men change stripes so as to acquire shades of villainy most convenient to advancing the plot, secondary characters confess to past sins just so that the......

Ullozhukku Review: Must Watch!

What makes Ullozhukku worth recommending is its ability to surrender to the surprises and yet grow with its characters, observes Divya Nair. When you think of the rains, one of the most common......

Turbo Packs A Punch In Parts

Turbo finds its footing in the latter half with some well-conceived one-upmanship between hero and villain, yet it's marred by poorly executed action set pieces in the climactic showdown, observes......

Bramayugam Review: Mammootty is Terrifying

Mammootty is towering as the unflinching enigma that prevents Bramayugam from being a middling genre exercise, observes Arjun Menon. Bramayugam is the third directorial feature by Rahul Sadasivan......

PIX: Kane fires brace to mark 100th England cap

  IMAGE: England's Harry Kane celebrates scoring their second goal against Finland at the Wembley Stadium in London during their Nations League League B Group 2 match on Tuesday. . Photograph:......

Olympic debutant Lakshya working on ironing flaws

IMAGE: The world No 19 Lakshya Sen has been drawn in Group L along with Indonesian rival Jonatan Christie (WR 3), Guatemala's Kevin Cordon (WR 41) who finished fourth in Tokyo Olympics, and......

Why 'underdog' Sen could pull off surprise at Paris Games?

Lakshya Sen had struggled through much of 2023 and early part of 2024. He fell behind in the qualification race but turned things around in time with two semi-final finishes at the All England......

Sindhu advances to Madrid Masters quarters

Photograph: Kind courtesy BAI/X Star Indian shuttler P V Sindhu continued her impressive run at the Madrid Spain Masters, advancing to the quarterfinals with a comfortable straight-game win over......

Boxer Nishant closes in on Paris Olympic berth

  IMAGE: India's Nishant Deb (right) defeated Greek Christos Karaitis (left) in the pre-quarterfinal bout. He will next face American Omari Jones in the last eight. Photograph: Boxing......