Coronavirus: 'We pray for the return to normalcy with high fives and hugs'

'Virtual is the new Ritual and my mind often wonders: Did it have to take a microscopic inert organism to bring families closer?' Photograph: Akshay Dasani People of Indian Origin and NRIs......

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

Here's your weekly digest of the most weird, true and funny news from the across the world. >> Hedgehog-themed cafe in Tokyo to promote the animal’s softer side IMAGE: Two british......

These 10 stunning images will make you go WILD

The Natural History Museum has unveiled the first entries for this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Wrestling komodo dragons, ethereal egrets and thirsty......

Squandering away the Myanmar advantage

The bravado of NDA ministers may have undone the gains made in cross-border security cooperation over the past several years. Ajai Shukla reports In 1986, as the intelligence officer of a brigade......

After benefits of cheap oil, India counts cost of reduced Gulf remittances

The prospect of further falls in remittances is a hindrance for the Reserve Bank of India, as it seeks to bullet-proof the economy against sudden capital outflows Having quit his low-paid job with......

Nilekanis' most ambitious project to teach 200 million children

Nandan Nilekani and his wife Rohini are trying to improve education across India using interactive computer games and software to teach children via smartphones.  Image: Rohini's involvement......

Silicon Valley's next invention may change lives of the ordinary

In the shadow of Internet monoliths such as Facebook, Google and Twitter , it's easy to forget that Silicon Valley got its start from hard-scrabble tinkerers building radios, microchips and other......

Govt willing to support Kingfisher revival plan

The government is willing to support the revival plan of grounded Kingfisher Airlines Ltd if the company were to settle its employees' dues, a senior government source told reporters on Tuesday.......

'People want to see me on screen'

'It is very difficult for anybody to say no to the fame and fancies that come along.''But I was courageous and had the strength to say no.' After 2004's Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo, Divya......

Have you tried these fun indoor games?

Our larger-than-life movies are all for outdoors -- be it a dream sequences in Switzerland or face off against the raging sea. But with coronavirus on our minds and lockdown in our lives, staying......

Lessons from Bollywood: How to deal with daddy issues

IMAGE: Saif Ali Khan with Alaya F in Jawaani Jaaneman. Ma is a class by itself -- please click here to see what we mean! -- but let's not underestimate the bapus. The general belief as Gajraj Rao......

Lessons from Bollywood: How to deal with daddy issues

From cool to cocky, fun to furious, stern to sanskari, here are all the crazy lessons you can learn from Bollywood dads this Father's Day. Ma is a class by itself -- please click here to see what......

Williams sisters join Tiger, McIlroy's golf revolution

IMAGE: Serena Williams and Venus William. Photograph: Patrick Mouratoglou/Facebook In a week that has seen a reshaping of golf's landscape a new player emerged on Thursday with Reddit......

No more 'N-word': Scrabble players look to bar racist or homophobic slurs

IMAGE: Professional sportpersons including Lewis Hamilton and Raheem Sterling have become leading voices in the anti-racism movement amid protests over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black......

'Sport is farthest from your mind at this point'

'You see life from a completely different perspective in these times of crisis.' IMAGE: Harbhajan Singh with wife Geeta and daughter Hinaya. Photograph: Harbhajan Singh/Instagram Sport is now the......

PICS: Opelka blasts past Wawrinka; Azarenka, Pliskova cruise

Reilly Opelka celebrates recording match-point during his match against Stanislas Wawrinka on Day 3 at Wimbledon. Photograph: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sport/Reuters Reilly Opelka blasted his way......

Sports Shorts: Kashyap, Prannoy reach semis at US Open

IMAGE: India's Parupalli Kashyap in action. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap and H S Prannoy entered the semi-finals of the men's singles......