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US Is Back In Business In Afghanistan

Russia and China are tight-fisted and Iran is broke and none of them has the political will or capacity to bankroll the Afghan economy, which only the US can, points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.......

Meet Sachin Tendulkar's English mother-in-law

Annabel Mehta, Sachin Tendulkar's mother-in-law, has dedicated her life to working with the Beautiful People of the other half of Mumbai without whom the city would neither exist nor......

Hurricane Harvey continues rampage in Texas, 20 dead

Tropical storm Harvey continued to batter Texas on Wednesday with rain and floods leaving at least 20 people dead and submerging homes and turning streets, highways into lakes. Thousands of......

Texas gets its boats out as streets turn into raging rivers

Five people have died after Hurricane Harvey made a landfall on Friday Texas has experienced a record breaking 50 inches of rain in parts More than 250 water rescues have been conducted by......

The forgotten brutality of the 1857 Mutiny

'The summer of 1857 saw violence, perpetrated by the Indians and the Britons, on an unprecedented scale.''Never before and never after in the history of British rule in India was there violence at......

Will Trump Be Adani's Saviour?

'If the criminal or civil charges are deemed unworthy or defective, Trump's new justice department and SEC can withdraw the criminal and civil cases.' Photograph: Alyssa Pointer/Reuters ......

Adani denies entering into pact to operate Kenya airport

Billionaire Gautam Adani's group on Saturday clarified on reports of Kenya cancelling more than $2.5 billion in deals after US indictment on bribery charges, saying it had not entered into any......

Go First bankruptcy: IndiGo, SpiceJet good momentum plays, say analysts

Wadia Group-owned Go First Airways’ (Go First) insolvency plea could trigger a 'momentum rally' in shares of rival airlines, Interglobe Aviation (parent company of IndiGo) and SpiceJet, as......

April auto sales show impact of lockdowns: Report

Auto sales in April have started showing the impact of lockdowns that has put the brakes on the recovery of the sector, a report said on Tuesday. With more states announcing lockdowns and some......

Jio's plan to make India '2G-mukt' will hit Vodafone Idea hard

Jio is planning to win over 350 million 2G feature phone users by launching a smartphone at a fraction of the current cost. Mukesh Ambani’s plan to make India ‘2G-mukt’ will hit......

Must Watch: Stories From Around The World

The Toronto International Film Festival heralds the beginning of the Fall awards season as films from the earlier festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Telluride compete with new projects......

No, Friends is Not The Best Sitcom Ever!

'The pride of the devoted Seinfeld fan is that he happens to love a show that doesn't take his love for granted, so that even on repeat viewings he is never really sure what directions an episode......

PIX: Priyanka, Tiger celebrate Earth Day!

Bollywood stars continue to post pictures and lovely messages on the 50th Earth Day. Photograph: Kind courtesy Priyanka Chopra/Instagram Priyanka Chopra: We may be apart right now, but Earth keeps......

And the BEST part of an item song is...

'Her short black choli with a deep cut-out back and multi-coloured pom-poms became quite a sensation. It was clearly meant to draw your attention to Kareena's perfect figure.' Costumes play an......

WOW Moments From Paris Olympics!

The Paris Olympics had it all -- glamour (cuing for Snoop Dogg here), humour (the inventive Internet producing memes after memes) and some controversy too -- Vinesh Phogat's disqualification and......

Serena's husband resigns from Reddit board

Wants his position to be filled by a black candidate; pledges $1m to US football player, Colin Kkaepernick’s ‘Your Rights camp’. IMAGE: Alexis Ohanian's message on Instagram.......

PIX: 'Homebody' Osaka making the most of isolation

'I'm really hopeful that the Olympics will now be a massive celebration for the world at the other end of this pandemic.' IMAGE: With the Tokyo Olympics postponed until 2021, the 22-year-old finds......

Stunning! From catsuit to Serena-tard

Australian Open licence sees launch of the 'Serena-tard' IMAGE: Serena Williams revealed a figure-hugging, bottle green one-piece costume. Photograph: Australian Open/Twitter Serena Williams......

Women's empowerment campaign: Serena joins Priyanka Chopra-backed app

IMAGE: Serena Williams helped create the Bumble campaign, which was developed and produced entirely by women, and will serve as global adviser to the company. Photograph: Danny Moloshok/Reuters......

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