Supreme Court On Article 370: A Landmark Judgment

We must heed what the CJI has said. Challenging every judgment of the central government is inviting chaos, asserts Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE: A five-judge Constitution bench comprising Chief......

Why 7,000 shoes are lined up on the US Capitol lawn

Seven thousand. That’s the number of children that have died owing to gun violence since the Sandy Hook school massacre in December 2012 in the United States of America. And to mark this......

Obama for sweeping reforms to stem gun violence

United States President Barack Obama has unveiled sweeping gun control measures, including background checks and a ban on military-style assault weapons, to reduce gun violence in the wake of......

PHOTO: Obama weeps as he unveils gun control measures

United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday wept in public as he announced a slew of executive measures to tackle the gun violence that claims thousands of lives in the country each year, amid......

Guns, drugs, and financial markets

The sub-prime mortgage crisis has demonstrated once again how hard it is to tame finance, an industry that is both the lifeline of modern economies and their gravest threat. While this is not news......

Buy a car, get an AK-47 free!

A car dealer in America has found a unique way to boost its vehicle sales by offering a free Kalashnikov assault rifle with every truck, whether new or used. Mark Muller, the owner of Max Motors......

Faith in dollar keeps US going

On October 30, 1938, the American radio drama series Mercury Theatre aired The War of the Worlds, directed by Orson Welles. Adapted from H G Wells' novel, the first half of the broadcast was......

The amazing Harley-Davidson story

One man who has held onto this company is Willie G Davidson, after whose family, Harley-Davidson takes its name. He told Ingrid Vanderveldt on a CNBC show called American Made, that this company is......

Humour wins in Bowling For Columbine

Oscar nominee Michael Moore made history when the Writers Guild of America honoured him with the Best Original Screenplay Award.Michael Moore says he knows why many leftist writers and filmmakers......

'Very charming actor... wonderful host'

When Tamil actor Sivaji Ganesan was getting ready for his first American trip in the 1950s, he shortlisted some must-meet people in Hollywood.Gregory Peck's name was among the first five.Ganesan......

F1 PIX: Verstappen fights back to win US GP

IMAGE: Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates winning the US F1 Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, on Sunday. Photograph: Chris Graythen/Getty Images Max Verstappen fought back from a......

China TV drops NBA exhibition games; league defends free speech

IMAGE: NBA chief Adam Silver. Photograph: NBA National Basketball Association Commissioner Adam Silver said on Tuesday it is not up to the NBA to regulate what players, employees and team owners......

Kaepernick ad spurs Nike boycott campaign

'Freedom of speech is one of America’s core tenants, so placing this freedom within a sporting context for a brand as big as Nike will always make headlines.'   IMAGE: The new Nike ad......

It's going to end by me getting a clean chit: Modi

FormerIndian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modiin his first full interview since his suspension as commissioner of the Twenty20 league in April believes he is innocent and is confident of......