When Smoke Shrouded Washington

Glimpses of Washington, DC, blanketed by haze and smoke caused by wildfires in Canada.   IMAGE: The US Capitol building -- the home of the US House of Representatives and the US Senate -- is......

Gerson Da Cunha: The Forever Man

'Gerson existed at the intersection of principle and conscience.'One of our conversations turned to his return to India from Brazil.'He spoke about the choices he made and the things he felt he had......

He told India about the Himalayan Blunder

Very few today realise that without Brigadier John Dalvi's courage, we would never have known what really happened during those tragic days of October/November 1962, reveals Claude Arpi. IMAGE:......

'Very, very hard for Modi to return with a comparably large majority'

'Most likely scenario is Modi comes back with either a much smaller majority and no majority at all and a coalition.''Very hard to imagine him doing better than he did last time.''He will then be a......

CEO pay: How about $6.5 mn a year for life?

Fat cat chief executives are almost always used as Exhibit A in the national debate about the rich getting richer. Bolstering that case is a growing body of evidence showing that a burgeoning......

Stanford guru on consumer habits

Stanford's V Seenu Srinivasan uses mathematical formulae to predict consumer behaviour.You would think he is a soothsayer of sorts. Last year, Adams Distinguished Professor at Stanford Graduate......

Kolkata's new shopping spree

Is Kolkata catching up with the rest of the country? In one sphere at least, the answer is a definite yes. The east may be red but it's also getting its fair share of ritzy shopping malls.And these......

Little hope for post-war boom in US economy

The US economy seems to have all but stalled out in recent months -- or perhaps even contracted -- and a raft of gloomy data have economists worried a revival may be difficult even if the Iraq war......

Tom Cruise's new girlfriend

Tom Cruise's sister and publicist Lee AnneDevette hasconfirmedrumoursofaromance between the Hollywood heartthrob and actress Katie Holmes. According to Contactmusic.com, Cruise, 42, who was earlier......

Indonesia Masters: George, Sen enter second round; Prannoy, Srikanth exit

IMAGE: Lakshya Sen began his tournament with a comfortable win. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Lakshya Sen and Kiran George advanced to the second round but HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth made......

Japan Masters: Prannoy advances, Lakshya exits

IMAGE: H S Prannoy got the better of Hong Kong's Cheuk Yiu in the opening round of the Super 500 event. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters Returning to action after recovering from a back injury,......

Vijay Hazare: Ishant, Dhawan help Delhi drub Vidharba

IMAGE: Tilak Verma remained unbeaten to help Hyderabad win. Photograph: ANI Photo Rohit Rayudu and Tilak Varma slammed impressive centuries to set up Hyderabad's 17-run win over Himachal Pradesh......

CWG: Watch out for 14-year-old squash star Anahat!

IMAGE: Anahat Singh won the Under-15 Asian Junior title and German Open to make a strong case for selection in the Commonwealth Games squad. Photograph: British Junior Open/Twitter 14-year-old......

Gambhir, the brains behind Lucknow's success

IMAGE: Gautam Gambhir speaks to the media ahead of an IPL 2022 game against Kolkata Knight Riders earlier. Photograph: BCCI Gautam Gambhir is a politician by choice but a cricketer at heart whose......