Bajwa's rapprochement: Honest intent or smoke screen?

Pakistan's offer to normalise relations with India is an attempt to buy temporary peace due to its economic and politico-strategic compulsions, notes Brigadier Narender Kumar (retd). IMAGE:......

'Maybe we'll give that a shot some day': Trump on China abolishing prez term limit

Praising his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for moving to abolish limits on his term in office, United States President Donald Trump on Sunday suggested his country might try the same someday, a......

Photos from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year shortlist

You don’t have to be a nature-lover to appreciate these captivating shots taken from around the world. The Natural History Museum has released its shortlist for its celebrated People’s......

Right to Privacy and the Bhagavad Gita

The verdict in the Right to Privacy case establishes dharma, righteousness, and destroys adharma, the evil acting on behalf of the universal principal 'I' mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita,......

Top-earning dead celebrities

They're famous across the globe. Their work is treasured by millions. And they're rolling in cash--they just can't spend any of it. The 13 members of our annual Top-Earning Dead Celebrities list......

Who will don the creative mantle at JWT?

Bobby Pawar’s exit as JWT’s chief creative officer and managing partner, after only fifteen months at the helm, has led to speculation on his replacement.When contacted, Colvyn Harris,......

Economics Nobel winners through history

The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for 2005 will be declared on Monday, October 10. Here we present a list of all the recipients of the Economics Nobel that was first given in 1969. 2005......

Why outsourcing to India is a great idea

Globalization has been brutal to US's midwestern manufacturers like the Paper Converting Machine Co.For decades, PCMC's Green Bay (Wis.) factory, its oiled wooden factory floors worn smooth by work......

Blonde Review: Marilyn Monroe Deserves Better

Marilyn Monroe is always seen as a cautionary tale of how the pressures of celebrity could destroy a fragile mind, observes Deepa Gahlot. This year marked the 60th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe's......

Review: The Salesman inspires awe!

Sukanya Verma gives her reasons for watching The Salesman. Asghar Farhadi’s gift to anticipate danger in ordinary scenes and pick on unspoken torment around a narrative stoked by ambiguity......

Great world cinema at a theatre near you!

At Rs 2,000, says J Jagannath, you can gift yourself an awesome sensory experience for Diwali. IMAGE: A scene from Elle. Last year, the Mumbai Film Festival was an embarrassment of riches. This......

Katie Holmes set for Broadway debut

Katie Holmes is set to make her Broadway debut later this in a revival of Arthur Miller's All My Sons. The actress will be joined on stage by Oscar winner Dianne Wiest and Tony winner John Lithgow.......

When It Was Bradman Versus India

History has not seen a cricketing rivalry as fierce as this this century, every ball bowled every run taken, coming with no quarter given. Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, beginning in......

All Squads: Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup

The FIFA 2022 World Cup will kick-off in Qatar on Sunday, November 20. Here is a list of the 26-man squads playing in the quadrennial global football extravaganza.      ARGENTINA......

Wimbledon qualifier: Ramkumar advances, Prajnesh exits

IMAGE: Ramkumar Ramanathan was too strong for Slovakia's 13th seed Jozef Kovalik. Photograph: Paul Miller/Getty Images Ramkumar Ramanathan advanced to the second round of the Wimbledon qualifiers......

Ponting 12th man in all-time Australian XI

Shane Warne, Adam Gilchrist and Glenn McGrath made it to Cricinfo's all-time Australian XI but Ricky Ponting was deemed good enough only for the 12th man's slot. Don Bradman, Shane Warne and Dennis......

Australia to celebrate 1958-59 Ashes winners

Australian cricket will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its 1958-59 Ashes success at a lunch on the opening day of the third and final Test against South Africa at the SCG in Sydney on Saturday.......