How Mike Pompeo has rattled China's Communist leaders

Such criticism by China of a foreign government official, particularly of a major power like the US, is very unusual.It is clear that China will come under increasing pressure certainly till the US......

PHOTOS: US President Trump, wife Melania have a 'ball' of a time

United States President Donald Trump on Saturday promised the American people he will be ‘producing results’ and there will be no games as his work begins, with three glamorous......

Donald Trump is a blank sheet of paper

'You can ascribe any ideology to him, and it will be equally right or equally wrong.''Even though the comrades on the Left will never admit it, he seems as much Stalinist as capitalist,' says T V R......

The Celebrity as a Padrone

Ever wondered why a celebrity can charm you?Sreehari Nair has the answer. IMAGE: When M S Dhoni was slyly psycho-analysing Australian journalist Samuel Ferris, Ferris' world stopped but Dhoni's......

Why rupee will continue to be volatile all through 2014

With apologies to Frank Sinatra:It's ve-e-ry clearVolatility is here to stayNot for a yearBut ever and a day…In time, the dollar may crumbleThe euro may rumble…They're really not......

BlackBerry is no fun, admits Obama

Barack Obama has admitted that his Blackberry is 'no fun', with only 10 people authorized to email him. The US president said that only 10 people have the address of the BlackBerry he was issued.......

Russian beats L N Mittal with costliest home

Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal has lost the world record for the most expensive home purchase to an anonymous Russian billionaire, who has forked out $750 million for a French villa, built by a......

When coffee shops turn into offices

Jeet Thayil, poet and writer, might be alarmed at comparisons with Joanne Kathleen Rowling, though it would be impossible not to make at least some superficial ones. If the first of the Harry......

Beyonce makes history at Grammys 2021

IMAGE: Beyoncé accepts the Best R&B Performance award for Black Parade. Photograph: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Women artistes were the big winners at the 63rd Grammy Awards. In fact,......

When Kishore Kumar created magic with the Burmans!

If Kishore Kumar were alive today, he would have turned 90 on August 4. We celebrate the genius with several special features dedicated to him. We start with Raju Bharatan's beautiful insight into......

Why 'Raees' Mahira Khan is unhappy

'I have a desire to go to Mumbai, but it is not possible and not in my hands.''My friends and parents tell me not to think about this, but I have put in lot of effort in this film.' Pakistani......

'The new singers can't sing good'

'There were no singers like Lata, Kishore, Rafi or Mukesh. And until now, there is nobody.''Nobody with that kind of voice, nobody with that kind of brain to learn.''Not only to learn, but to......

'The Nicest World Champion Ever'

'I like to challenge myself. Competing against players much younger than me is something that I want to keep doing,' Chess Legend Viswanathan Anand tells Dhruv Munjal. IMAGE: Viswanathan Anand......

The Muhammad Ali tribute you MUST read!

'Every Ali obituary I read made the point that he 'transcended his sport' -- a reference to the many battles he fought with America even as he fought in America.''What the obituaries leave out is......

Virender Sehwag- a man who set his own rules

Sehwag's unpredictability and carefree attitude made him a unique batsman ‘See ball, hit ball’ was his mantra and he lived by it IMAGE: India's Virender Sehwag during a nets session.......

After partying hard Vettel eyes Korean Grand Prix

Partying with Michael Schumacher gave Sebastian Vettel the hangover of champions after he clinched his second Formula One title last weekend. The 24-year-old German got together with his......

US Open Fashion: What the stars wore

If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere New York, New York Lines from a Frank Sinatra song is probably what some of the leading ladies of the tennis world had in mind when they......