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Indians Were At X'mas WWI Truce!

The German and British sides, along with the Indian soldiers, met at halfway points, on no man's land and gave the Indian soldiers sweets and Christmas trees and they offered biscuits and cognac in......

India-Canada Rift: US Is The Only Winner

'Are we to believe that coordinated moves by the Canadian and US authorities are no longer taking place?', asks Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi welcomes Canadian......

Trump's Election Should Worry The World

'There are ominous portents of an isolationist administration not only building a physical wall to the south to prevent unwanted immigrants from entering the land of milk and honey, but also trade......

Americans Must Depend On Hope And Prayer

The two major parties offer the United States choices that are basically unacceptable and the bench strength, such as it is, is not entirely capable of winning popular acclaim, notes Shreekant......

Is Biden Using Trudeau To Get Back At Modi?

Once the Canadian investigation runs its course, Ottawa may put on the public domain further accusations passing for 'evidence' -- and that could happen at some point closer to our general......

Corporate governance failure at Ranbaxy?

Ranbaxy's criminal guilty plea and $500 million in fines and penalties has brought back the spotlight on corporate governance. The criminal case focused on sales in the US market. However, if media......

Why so serious, Mr CEO?

Communication from the corner offices of India Inc remains stiff even when the world around has moved on. Image: Indian and US business leaders during India US CEO Forum that was attended by......

Bhutanese beer crosses the Himalayas into India

Bhutanese brewery Ser Bhum is behind Kati Patang, a beer sold by Delhi-based Empyrean Spirits. Launched in Zesty Amber and Snappy Wheat variants in 2018, Kati Patang prides itself on being......

Brexit: A big blow for the UK economy

Brexit will likely put brakes on the UK’s growth prospects and hamper London’s position as a premier international financial services market, says A V Rajwade. The UK is currently the......

How to be a good sole superpower

A few days ago, at one of those interminable year-end parties, I was introduced to a couple of young Brits of Indian origin studying at Oxford University. To make an already desultory conversation......

Why Daniel Craig didn't do Rang De Basanti

'Daniel Craig was my first choice, but he requested if we could allow some time as he was also being considered to be the next James Bond.' IMAGE: Sonam Kapoor holds a copy of Rakeysh Omprakash......

We need more from films than garbage

Agreat problem has run amok in Indian cinema over the past decade. There isa trend of so-called blockbusters which most filmmakers conform to over about two genres. These genreshave several......

Khawaja, not Warner, the real threat for India

IMAGE: Australian opener Usman Khawaja is the man behind his team's march into the WTC final. Photograph: BCCI Usman Khawaja, the first player from the sub-continent to don the Baggy Green, is......

The World Cup That Cheers

In cricket, we have something that we can share with our families, neighbours and indeed, the whole country. It is colour-blind, language-neutral, truly secular and transcends all regions, from......

Pak-born Aus batsman Khawaja reveals he was target of racism

'Getting sledged by opposition players and their parents was the norm' 'It's no surprise it has taken Australia cricket so long for coloured players to come through the system' 'There is no doubt......

Russian hooligans see themselves as Kremlin foot soldiers

Ultra-nationalist and schooled in their country's historical grievances, Russian soccer hooligans see themselves as fighting the Kremlin's geopolitical battles in miniature when they clash with......

Mani calls for international truce

The new head of the International Cricket Councilhas called on its national board members to end their divisions for the good of the sport.Ehsan Mani, who has replaced Australian Malcolm Gray as......

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