How Mike Pompeo has rattled China's Communist leaders

Such criticism by China of a foreign government official, particularly of a major power like the US, is very unusual.It is clear that China will come under increasing pressure certainly till the US......

PHOTOS: It's an odd, odd world out there!

These 10 images prove that we live in a crazy, bizarre world. Image: Women drink wine as they sit in a hot bath with coloured water representing wine at the Hakone Kowaki-en Yunessun spa resort......

Donald Trump is a blank sheet of paper

'You can ascribe any ideology to him, and it will be equally right or equally wrong.''Even though the comrades on the Left will never admit it, he seems as much Stalinist as capitalist,' says T V R......

PHOTOS: US President Trump, wife Melania have a 'ball' of a time

United States President Donald Trump on Saturday promised the American people he will be ‘producing results’ and there will be no games as his work begins, with three glamorous......

Why rupee will continue to be volatile all through 2014

With apologies to Frank Sinatra:It's ve-e-ry clearVolatility is here to stayNot for a yearBut ever and a day…In time, the dollar may crumbleThe euro may rumble…They're really not......

BlackBerry is no fun, admits Obama

Barack Obama has admitted that his Blackberry is 'no fun', with only 10 people authorized to email him. The US president said that only 10 people have the address of the BlackBerry he was issued.......

Russian beats L N Mittal with costliest home

Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal has lost the world record for the most expensive home purchase to an anonymous Russian billionaire, who has forked out $750 million for a French villa, built by a......

Wind down but don't wind out

Let's suppose you are a CEO and want to do a quick check of the stress level of your executives.Circulate these ten statements among them to see how well they look after themselves. The scoring......

Beyonce makes history at Grammys 2021

IMAGE: Beyoncé accepts the Best R&B Performance award for Black Parade. Photograph: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Women artistes were the big winners at the 63rd Grammy Awards. In fact,......

Abhishek Bachchan's #RoadTo20

Abhishek Bachchan is 20 years old. In show business, guys! His first film Refugee, directed by J P Dutta and co-starring Kareena Kapoor, released on June 30, 2000. Abhishek has been posting fond......

Billy Crystal, Hugh Jackman, Frank Sinatra: Top 10 Oscar hosts

Oscar 2015 host Neil Patrick Harris has several big shoes to fill in. Neil Patrick Harris is an extraordinary performer, one who has not just played iconic television characters Doogie Howser and......

When Kishore Kumar created magic with the Burmans!

If Kishore Kumar were alive today, he would have turned 90 on August 4. We celebrate the genius with several special features dedicated to him. We start with Raju Bharatan's beautiful insight into......

'The Nicest World Champion Ever'

'I like to challenge myself. Competing against players much younger than me is something that I want to keep doing,' Chess Legend Viswanathan Anand tells Dhruv Munjal. IMAGE: Viswanathan Anand......

Serena Williams did it 'Her Way'

With an unrestrained jig in the most hallowed hallway in tennis, Serena Williams confirmed that 'Her Way' was just about the most formidable method the women's game had seen. Minutes after......

Virender Sehwag- a man who set his own rules

Sehwag's unpredictability and carefree attitude made him a unique batsman ‘See ball, hit ball’ was his mantra and he lived by it IMAGE: India's Virender Sehwag during a nets session.......

The Muhammad Ali tribute you MUST read!

'Every Ali obituary I read made the point that he 'transcended his sport' -- a reference to the many battles he fought with America even as he fought in America.''What the obituaries leave out is......

After partying hard Vettel eyes Korean Grand Prix

Partying with Michael Schumacher gave Sebastian Vettel the hangover of champions after he clinched his second Formula One title last weekend. The 24-year-old German got together with his......