US honours Delhi gang rape victim with courage award

Known to India and the world as 'Nirbhaya' (fearless), the 23-year-old physiotherapy intern, whose brutal gang rape on a moving bus in Delhi in December inspired widespread protests, has been......

Mahatma Carter

Carter was in politics, but not a politician, certainly not a transactional politician. Carter bears not a small resemblance to another leader of another large country, who was also in politics but......

US confers courage award on Delhi gang-rape victim

The 23-year-old physiotherapy intern, whose brutal gang-rape on a moving bus in Delhi in December inspired widespread protests, has been posthumously presented with the International Women of......

Indian-American woman wins American Courage Award

Attorney and grassroots organiser Mallika Dutt, a passionate fighter for immigrant and women's rights, was honored by the Asian American Justice Center with the annual American Courage Award in......

SRK on Delhi braveheart: No one should lose their life

Shah Rukh Khan said women should be rewarded at every point for their achievements, and no one should die to get an honour.He was reacting after the United States selected the 23-year-old Delhi......

10 Lovely Stories From Across The World

After an interruption of two years, the Berlin Film Festival returned in full force. A range of remarkable films were show, from new discoveries, return of old masters and a celebration of classic......

Oscars: Writing With Fire in next round

IMAGE: A scene from Pebbles. Pebbles, India's official entry in the international feature film category at the 2022 Academy Awards, is out of the Oscars race. On the other hand, the Indian......

A standing ovation for the Oscars

Subhash K Jha applauds the Oscars for Anthony Hopkins and Frances McDormand. Giving the Best Actor award to Anthony Hopkins in place of the late (and no doubt great) Chadwick Boseman is an act of......

Vinesh Phogat retires: 'Goodbye wrestling 2001-2024'

IMAGE: India's Vinesh Phogat gestures after winning her Olympics wrestling women's Freestyle 50kg semi-final bout against Cuba's Yusneylis Guzman Lopez at Champ-de-Mars Arena, Paris, August 6,......

PIX: New gym creates safe space for Afghan women

IMAGE: Afghan women exercise in a fitness gym in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Photograph: Ismail Sameem/Reuters In Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, rights activist Maryam Durani has found a......

When India Hosted The First Asian Games

Seventy two years ago, a newly independent India ventured to hold the the first Asian Games in Delhi with meager resources. IMAGE: A glimpse of the Chinese city of Hangzhou, the venue for the......

West Indies win MCC's Spirit of Cricket award

IMAGE: West Indies captain Jason Holder and his teammates take a knee ahead to support the Black Lives Matter movement. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images for ECB West Indies have won this......

Sania wins Fed Cup Heart Award, donates prize to CM's Relief Fund

IMAGE: Sania Mirza made a comeback to Fed Cup earlier this year, after four years, and helped India qualify for the play-offs for the first time in history. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Sania......