Section 377 is a colonial relic of a law that makes it criminal to have "carnal intercourse against the order of nature," says Mitali Saran Like many other people, I often fantasise about......
A family home in the leafy Hampstead neighbourhood of north London where Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore lived during a visit in 1912 is on the market, reviving some talk of its acquisition on......
A 139-year-old Victorian house was moved in one piece through the streets of San Francisco to its new home Sunday. The 5,170-square-foot house, known as the Englander House, was relocated from its......
Rinki Roy Bhattacharya’s take on International Women’s Day. “The birth of a daughter was not a source of anxiety during the vedic period, in the post vedic phase, becomes a......
Buckingham Palace, one of the world’s most iconic buildings and a focal point for British national life, is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth with a......
While delivering the third Verghese Kurien lecture in Anand, RBI governor Raghuram Rajan was clear about cleaning up the mess in the banking system. Image: RBI governor Raghuram Rajan. Photograph:......
It has been six years since Bharat Gold Mines Ltd closed down mining operations at the Kolar Gold Fields near Bangalore. However, activity has not completely ceased at the mines, with their having......
Pepsi's decision to discontinue its advertisement featuring Australian cricketer Shane Warne could not have come at a better time.The company decided to stop running the advertisement from February......
The 2024 British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) were held at the Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank Centre, London, and saw its share of the good and the bad. The best was, of......
J Jagannath on how he expects to see the Trump effect at the Academy Awards on Sunday. IMAGE: This year's Oscars will be held on February 26. Photograph: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images The......
'Huma is one of those actors who makes acting seem effortless.''But that happens because she has put in a certain amount of preparation.''She has a certain confidence that allows her to let go.'......
All eyes it seems are on the triumphant American release of Quantum of Solace which has hijacked $70 million in just three days, far exceeding the Hollywood expectations. But discerning eyes will......
Take this fun poll now!Horse racing is one of the most preferred pastimes of the rich and the famous.While Mumbai has its share of derbys around the year, Bollywood stars routinely show up at these......
IMAGE: Australia's Matt Short led the Adelaide Strikers with aplomb in the last Big Bash League. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Top order batsman Matt Short will have a role in Australia's......
IMAGE: Australia's Nathan Lyon is helped off the field after sustaining an injury during Day 2 of the second Ashes Test in July. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Reuters Nathan Lyon has offered his......
IMAGE: Josh Hazlewood cleared himself for the upcoming Ashes. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood hopes to play in at least three Ashes Tests after......
Australia captain Pat Cummins confirmed fellow fast bowler Scott Boland will play the World Test Championship (WTC) final against India beginning at The Oval on Wednesday. Australia had added......
IMAGE: Making a comeback from injury, Glenn Maxwell scored a blistering half-century. Photograph: Jonathan DiMaggio/Getty Images Australia's white-ball specialist Glenn Maxwell looked fighting fit......