Janet Yellen becomes US' 1st woman treasury secretary

The United States Senate has confirmed eminent economist Janet Yellen as the first woman Treasury Secretary of the United States. IMAGE: Janet Yellen is the third cabinet member of the Biden......

'China acting in contradiction to its agreements with India'

China has been acting in contradiction to its agreements with India to change the status quo and challenge Indian troops at the border, an influential bipartisan Congressional Caucus has said and......

US military to stand with India, hints White House chief of staff

The United States military 'will continue to stand strong' in relationship to a conflict between India and China or anywhere else, a top White House official said on Monday, after the navy deployed......

COVID-19 came from China, US not going to take it lightly: Trump

The deadly coronavirus came from China and the United States is not going to take it lightly, Donald Trump said on Thursday. "It came from China. We are not happy about it. We just signed a trade......

RAISE Act proposes to halve immigrant count in US

Two top US senators have proposed a legislation to cut the number of legal immigrants to America by half within a decade, a move that could adversely hit those aspiring to get a green card or......

The man who saved billions from starvation

Image: Norman Borlaug rescued India from a severe food crisis. Photograph: Jason Reed/Reuters The work of Norman Borlaug, who helped save billions from starvation, is worth recalling, especially......

'In India, those who don't vote are happy people'

In the wake of Thomas L Friedman's The World is Flat, and Shashi Tharoor's The Elephant, The Tiger, and The Cell Phone comes Rafiq Dossani's book India Arriving: How This Economic Powerhouse is......

'Television has become mindless trash'

'Movie tickets cost Rs 500, 600 on weekends. Why would someone want to watch Ananth Mahadevan and Saurabh Shukla in Staying Alive instead of Shah Rukh Khan for Rs 300 in Happy New Year?' 'It's a......

Musafir is a journey you don't want to be part of!

Dhishkyaon! A bullet enters Anil Kapoor's leather jacketed sleeve. Sanjay Dutt flashes his golden tooth smile, puts a gun on Kapoor's head and demands a flashback. And thus begins the journey.......

Bombay Dreams gets the best of Indian talent

When the rumours were agog that the lead players in the Broadway production of Bombay Dreams would have white actors in the lead -- and perhaps Lea Salonga (Miss Saigon) in a significant role --......

Hey, anyone read a good movie lately?

You never know how ignorant you are until you stop talking and start listening: a lesson I learnt with this Movies blog.There was this reference, in a reader mail, to what I thought was an obscure......

Boycott slams team: 'Sayonara Jimmy, Thank You for the memories'

IMAGE: James Anderson bagged his 700th Test wicket during the 5th India vs England Test in Dharamsala. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Legendary England cricketer Geoffrey Boycott called for......

NZ thrash Sri Lanka in second T20 to level series

IMAGE: Tim Seifert celebrates with Tom Latham. Photograph: Black Caps/Twitter Adam Milne's five-wicket haul and Tim Seifert's unbeaten 79 set up New Zealand's nine-wicket victory in the second......