'Facebook, Google are like East India Company'

'Facebook and Google no longer need to have infantry regiments and cavalry like the East India Company because they are inside everyone's phones listening to our conversations.' IMAGE: An East......

Prince Harry, Meghan become Duke and Duchess of Sussex

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II on Saturday bestowed the title of Duke and Duchess of Sussex on her grandson, Prince Harry, and his bride Meghan Markle as part of the royal wedding tradition.......

How the Fauji Foundation has ruined Pakistan

'Its internal economic rot and corrupt political elite have made the resurgent supremacy of the military establishment more invincible,' says Sunil Sethi. 'He has turned war into a national......

PHOTO ALBUM: Malabar war games 2016

Malabar 2016 -- a trilateral maritime exercise involving the Indian Navy, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and the US naval forces in the Indo-Asia-Pacific -- concluded on June 17. Malabar,......

It's never been cheaper to fly to Europe, SE Asia

The growing demand from Indian tourists for destinations such as South-East Asia and Europe, and availability of more flights to these locations have brought down tour package rates by 10-15 per......

Mickey to lead Disney's double delight

Mickey Mouse has come to India with the entire Walt Disney family!Walt Disney will launch two 24-hour channels from December 17 in India. The two channels, Disney Channel and Toon Disney, from one......

Holiday abroad at 15% less

Leading tour operators in the country led by Cox & Kings and SOTC are offering holiday packages to Europe, the Far East, southeast Asia and Mauritius that are 10-15 per cent cheaper that those......

South Asia lures tourists with never-before prices

A three-night trip to Thailand for Rs 15,000. Three nights in Malaysia and two nights in Singapore, along with the Delhi-Singapore-Kuala Lumpur-Delhi ticket for Rs 22,000. A seven-night trip to......

50 years of Oscar glory: 10 things you didn't know about My Fair Lady

Celebrating 50 years of a timeless Hollywood classic. Some lessons are impossible to forget. Particularly when rendered in the delightful form of Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison. It’s been a......

Dead celebs earn fat pay cheques

Elvis may have left the building, but that hasn't stopped the cheques from coming in. Business magazine Forbes has released its annual list of highest-earning dead celebrities, and The King heads......

Novel film ideas!

Come to think of it, my favorite book-to-movie adaptations are: Mario Puzo's Godfather, which I have re-read a few dozen times and Francis Ford Coppola's film, which I have seen ditto the same......

EPL PIX: Chelsea, Leicester march on; Tottenham stuck in a rut

Images from Saturday's matches in the Premier League. IMAGE: James Maddison celebrates scoring Leicester City's second goal with Jamie Vardy during Saturday's Premier League match against Arsenal,......

Football Briefs: Mahrez joins Manchester City from Leicester

IMAGE: Riyad Mahrez reacts. Photograph: Craig Brough/Reuters Manchester City have signed Leicester City's Algeria forward Riyad Mahrez on a five-year contract, the English champions announced on......

Missing: Indian cricketers on matchbox labels

Can anyone out there solve the mystery of the missing cricketers on matchbox labels, asks Gulu Ezekiel. Stamp collecting, or philately, has for long been the most popular hobby in the world. That......

Bolt has not peaked and can go faster, says Fredericks

Sprint king Usain Bolt has not yet reached his peak and can lower his world records in the 100 and 200 metres if he has a rival to push him, according to former world champion Frank Fredericks. The......