Why did Modi skip the Jallianwala centenary event?

Modi's absence from an event to mark the centenary of a definitive moment in Indian history puzzles Utkarsh Mishra. IMAGE: British High Commissioner Sir Dominic Asquith lays a wreath at the......

Why is Pakistan muzzling its terrorists?

'The Pakistani move to ban militant outfits and placate international opinion and Islamabad's openness to a UN security council resolution on Azhar -- instead of beseeching China to cast yet......

The truth about Tipu Sultan

'Tipu Sultan was no doubt a valiant fighter who vigorously opposed the British but that cannot mitigate the fact that he was also by all accounts a religious bigot -- a figure incompatible with......

Reliance, Dassault sealed the deal during UPA rule: BJP's counter to Rahul

Prasad alleged there was pressure for extraneous considerations and 'bribe' for not finalising the Rafale deal during the UPA rule. IMAGE: Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad......

Uncle Sam and the Elephant

If Paris really meant to serve as a landmark in recognising equity in climate negotiations, it should have heralded the second phase of the Kyoto protocol. Instead we have all countries, India and......

Shivkar Talpade: First man to fly an aircraft?

The facts remain cloaked in mystery, but the legend goes that Talpade had created a flying machine powered by mercury and solar energy, and based on ideas outlined in Vedic texts. Image: Wright......

Abundant supply keeps oil prices low

The fact that Brent crude oil prices have fallen to $101 a barrel, the lowest in about a year, despite crises in a number of oil-producing countries in West Asia and the standoff between Russia and......

Flush with orders, aerospace industry retools for future

As plane manufacturers gathered outside Paris to show off their newest high-tech jetliners, a less-heralded technology story was unfolding back home on the factory floors of the world's leading......

'The Friday mafia has made the film business very insecure'

'We used to have beautifully crafted, witty and touching duets which taught the genders how to speak and romance each other.''Where else would we get the genius of Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle......

The Top Films at The Berlin Film Festival

February is a strange time for a film festival in Europe, since winter is at peak and it is tough to be out. But some will argue that it is the best time to spend time in heated dark movie theatres......

Brad Pitt to produce stalled Marilyn Monroe biopic

Brad Pitt has signed up to produce an Australian filmmaker's stalled Marilyn Monroe biopic, according to reports.The 48-year-old star has stepped in to help director Andrew Dominik get his......

SRK, a rage in Germany

By the time I arrived in Berlin this past weekend, Shah Rukh Khan had left town. "He gave us two and half days," one of the programming directors of the 58th Berlinale International Film Festival......

2024 Olympics: Watch Out For Leon Marchand!

Airmail, the lively e-mail Webzine created by former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter, recorded how Michael Phelps -- the swimming legend who won 28 Olympic medals for his breathtaking feats in......

SEE: Asian Games opens with futuristic ceremony

Photograph: Screengrab of Indian contingent at the Asian Games Blending elements of artificial intelligence and environmentally friendly technology, the Hangzhou Asian Games began......

Asian Games: Chopra-led India set to showcase its sporting prowess

IMAGE: Led by golden boy Neeraj Chopra, India will hope to register a record medal haul at the 19th Asian Games . Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters Led by Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra,......

IBA promises transparency at women's world championship

  IMAGE: Tokyo Olympics medallist Lovlina Borgohain is India's flag bearer at the IBA Women's World Championship in New Delhi on Wednesday. Photograph: BFI Official/Twitter International......

Serena retirement heralds sunset of sport's golden era

IMAGE: Serena Williams gets emotional after receiving a send-off following her first round loss to Switzerland's Belinda Bencic during the National Bank Open, part of the Hologic WTA Tour, at......