US May Finally Have Ambassador In India

IMAGE: On March 8, the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to advance former Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti's nomination as US ambassador to India. Photograph: Kind courtesy Eric......

Putin Offers Ukraine an Olive Branch

Russia's main gain will be that in geopolitical terms, Ukraine regains its sovereignty and ceases to be a de facto American colony, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: Uniformed people......

'Omicron is a very, very obvious case for boosters'

'An individual who maybe has had two vaccines, or has had two vaccines, and a booster, is going to be pretty well protected.' IMAGE: A municipal corporation worker administers a dose of COVID-19......

China's new nuke-capable missile can strike from space

Revelations about an advanced Chinese missile test in August have startled many by the technological knowhow displayed by China. IMAGE: An LY-80 surface-to-air missile weapon system displayed at......

From electronics to semiconductor, MNCs in search of policy stability

Prodded by their automobile clients to hedge their bets against China global Taiwanese-headquartered outsourced semiconductor assembly and test companies (OSAT) are scouting for other Asian......

Amazon, Flipkart HQs get battle-ready: Draw up sales strategy in war rooms

Covid-19 has been an inflexion point for e-tailers. Photograph: Abhishek N Chinnappa/Reuters E-commerce companies managed to beat the odds by adopting a flexible approach in terms of transforming......

US court rejects Nirav Modi's plea against fraud charges

In a major blow to Nirav Modi, a bankruptcy court in the US has rejected a petition of the fugitive diamond merchant and two of his associates, seeking dismissal of fraud allegations against them......

Tokyo Olympics: Yen for Losing Money

Atanu Biswas explains the economics behind hosting a Games in pandemic times. IMAGE: Fireworks light up the Olympic stadium in Tokyo during the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, July......

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......

King Richard Review

Will Smith, who had once portrayed the irreverent Muhammad Ali with such aplomb, brings the character of Richard Williams alive.The accent, the dialect, the body-language and the ever-present chip......

'When you make love, it's an expression of love'

'When two people are in love, 'I love you' is also told physically.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Krishna Bhatt/Instagram Young Director Krishna Bhatt has made a mark on the OTT platform in a short......

Olympics: Why Bopanna-Balaji cannot be written off

  IMAGE: At Paris Olympics, it will be Bopanna, who has to do the heavy lifting while partnering Sriram Balaji. Photograph: Antonio Bronic/Reuters Aging like fine wine, Rohan Bopanna is all......

Rohan to pair with either Balaji or Yuki at Paris Games

IMAGE: Rohan Bopanna and Sriram Balaji have in the past paired up at the Davis Cup. Photograph: PTI from the Rediff Archives  India's top doubles player Rohan Bopanna will pick either N......

New York Cricket stadium ready for India-Pakistan clash

IMAGE: The World Cup will be played across three venues in the USA but the facility that has been under close watch is in New York where India and Pakistan face off on June 9. Photograph:......

How Much Money Does An IPL Game Make?

At $16.8 million per match, the IPL is only behind America's National Football League. Photograph: BCCI   The broadcasting rights per match for the prestigious Indian Premier League (IPL) are......

Super Bowl PIX: Taylor Swift shares the glare with Kelce as Chiefs win

IMAGE: Kansas City Chiefs' Travis Kelce kisses partner Taylor Swift as they celebrate after Kansas City Chiefs win Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, on......