The Wonder World Of Indian English

Indian English is the only language that uses the expression 'non-veg' for meat, fish, and those who consume them. A fascinating extract from Shashi Tharoor's A Wonderland of Words: Around the Word......

Political space given to extremists: Jaishankar on Canada temple attack

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday took a strong exception to the Hindu temple incident in Brampton and said it tells in a way the "political space" which is being given to......

Bill Clinton on what stops Gandhi's dream for India

Former US president Bill Clinton on Monday expressed his doubt over the realisation of Gandhi's dream of India given the continued internal differences in the country, particularly between Hindus......

'Trump Is More Unpredictable'

'The policies announced by his administration are implemented faster.' IMAGE: A person waves a Trump flag outside US President-elect Donald J Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida,......

American Express to cash in on spending spree

American Express is in a hurry to gain scale. It is in talks with banks, private as well as government-owned, to issue credit cards to their high net worth customers. Some innovation in the mobile......

EBay to spin off PayPal in 2015

EBay Inc said it would spin off PayPal, its fast-growing payments business, into a publicly traded company in the second half of 2015, marking an about-face for the company. EBay Chief Executive......

Paying bills becomes iPhones' biggest attraction

The addition of a mobile payments service to Apple Inc's next iPhone could help to boost sales of the larger-screen phones and claw back market share lost to mobiles running on Google Inc's Android......

Amex to cut 5,400 jobs; take $287mn restructuring charge

From Credit card major American Express Co has announced it is cutting 5,400 jobs, primarily in the travel business, and take a $287 million restructuring charge associated with those layoffs. The......

'Duggu can do anything he sets his mind to'

'As tempers flared, worried for his safety, I requested Duggu to sit in his car by the gate.''He did.''Later, I asked him how he could have remained so calm in the circumstances.''He told me......

The Archies Review: Return To Innocence

The Archies is an evergreen thought passed on from generation to generation. But Sukanya Verma wishes it had some of the comic's tee-hee humour and hyuk hyuk too. Long before there was cable TV,......

Yes, India Shone At The Oscars, But....

India is shining, although I will argue that it is a temporary acceptance until India once again makes a mega-successful film like RRR or another beautiful, moving, documentary like The Elephant......

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......

Manchester United up for sale?

IMAGE: Manchester United fans have been clamouring for a change of ownership and the Glazers have been the target of intense criticism as the team have gone five years without winning a trophy.......

Kapur is Rookie of the Year

Winner of the season ending Volvo Masters of Asia, Shiv Kapur's growing reputation got yet another boost as he was crowned the 'Rookie of the Year' at the Asian Tour's Awards Night 2005 on......

More positive tests in Copa America as four of 10 teams hit

IMAGE:  Argentina’s Lionel Messi adjusts his captain's armband. Photograph: Wagner Meier/Getty Images The Bolivian and Chilean football teams announced more positive COVID-19 tests......