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US vetoes UN resolution on immediate Gaza ceasefire; UK abstains from voting

The United States has vetoed a draft resolution on the raging Israel-Hamas conflict in the United Nations Security Council that would have demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in......

The Heroes Who Saved Ladakh For India

Visiting the Rezang La Memorial, one has a feeling of super-humans defending Indian territory against the Chinese onslaught, says Claude Arpi on the 60th anniversary of the heroic battle of the......

What Did Modi's Washington Visit Achieve?

The only thing that may salvage Narendra Modi's trip to the US is his meetings with CEOs, such as those of Blackstone, First Solar, Qualcomm, Adobe, and General Atomics, asserts Rajeev Srinivasan.......

China sanctions Pompeo, 27 other Americans

Minutes after Joe Biden was sworn in as the new President of the United States, China imposed sanctions against former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and 27 others associated with the previous......

What the world expects from Biden

It would be a huge achievement if the new administration manages a successful transition to some sense of domestic and international normalcy in these frantic times marked by the pandemic and rise......

Chanda Kochhar falls on her sword, but why now?

Make no mistake, legally Chanda Kochhar was not and still is not obliged to quit.But quitting earlier would have placed her personally and as a leader on a very high pedestal, indeed where she......

How cow slaughter ban is hurting Indian economy

Deepak Lal looks into the economic origins of cow slaughter bans and their questionable utility In the mid-1960s I and a group of friends from Oxford rented a house from Robert Graves, the poet......

Financial crisis: How to stop the panic

The world's governments are shocked and dismayed by their inability to stop the increasingly grave financial crisis. Nothing they have attempted has gotten lending flowing normally. Profitable......

No of malnourished people to rise to 1 bn: WB

The number of malnourished people around the world is set to increase by 44 million to almost a billion by the end of this year due to the impact of the rising food and fuel price, World Bank has......

The threat of global food shortages

Last month, the wheat fields in Punjab stretched in amber-tinged waves as far as the eye could see, promising bountiful harvests. Nothing hinted at the grave crisis that has gripped the state,......

Our Biopics Are Bad, But There's Hope

I do have a dream biopic. It has as its subject Renu Saluja, the cosmically gifted editor, with a special focus on the Vidhu Vinod Chopra-Saluja-Sudhir Mishra love story, states Sreehari Nair.......

The Godfather: A Hell to Make

Despite the Oscars, the box office glory, and the universal acclaim, Francis Ford Coppola, I am sure, remembers The Godfather with as much frustration as pride.Like Michael Corleone, he got into it......

Oscars 2020: Joaquin, Renee, Brad win top awards

IMAGE: Joaquin Phoenix, winner of the Actor in a Leading Role award for Joker, Renee Zellweger, winner of the Actress in a Leading Role award for Judy, and Brad Pitt, winner of the Actor in a......

Joker sweeps Oscar nominations

The 92nd Academy Awards nominations have been announced at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. Insecure creator Issa Rae and actor John Cho hosted the event. Joker sweeps the......

Review: Magnificent Seven sizzles infrequently

When compared to the 1960 original, The Magnificent Seven thrills only sporadically, says Dhruv Munjal. IMAGE: At 61, Denzel Washington said he jumped to play a cowboy when his Training Day......

'FIFA's threat over armbands is incomprehensible'

IMAGE: Vice Chancellor of German Robert Habeck said 'the opportunity is there to wear the armband'. Photograph: Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck has said he would......

Will imposing cap on player participation in T20 leagues work?

Board of Control for Cricket in India CEO Rahul Johri has been included in the six-member working group, set up by the ICC, to consider the sanctioning of players' release for the franchise-based......

Smith to lead Australia Test team, becomes third youngest captain

'He is an exceptional young man who is highly regarded by the National Selection Panel not only for his fine performances with the bat but also his maturity and clear leadership potential' ......

Smith to lead Australia Test team, becomes youngest captain