'Jingle Bellwa' to Bhangra Santa: Christmas carols go desi

Santa Claus grooving to a bhangra beat or lip-syncing to a Bhojpuri rendition of 'Jingle Bells', adding in some ha-ha-ha to the classic ho-ho-ho this festive season, are the many amusing, desi......

Warning! Trump 2.0 Will Be Very Different

Trump has no more elections to fight and his soaring ambition, which is no secret, will be to carve out a presidential legacy that outshines by far all his mediocre predecessors. Trump's turnaround......

We Are In An Era Of Puppets And Puppeteers

'As we enter 2025, it must be acknowledged that there is a convergence of capital, influential people (from business and politics) and technology deciding the destiny of others in the name of......

Time We Understood America's Game

Sections of our media and elite take Western reports/judgements at face value and are ready to condemn the targets without understanding the deeper power linkages behind such actions, asserts......

Sensex, Nifty start Samvat 2081 on a high

Stock exchanges BSE and NSE conducted a special Muhurat trading session from 1800 hrs to 1900 hrs on Friday to mark the beginning of the new Samvat Year 2081. Photographs: Sahil Salvi for......

Hyundai is 5th most valuable auto firm by mcap on listing day

Hyundai Motor India Ltd has become the country's fifth most valuable auto firm by market valuation in its debut trade on Tuesday. Euisun Chung, Executive Chairman of Hyundai and Chief Executive......

'We Have An Indian Tiger That Needs To Be Uncaged'

'What's sad today is that there are so many people who cannot find work, not because the country is devoid of that opportunity, but because we are not doing enough in the country.' Interview with......

Sensex tanks 739 points to settle below 81K; Nifty ends at 24,531

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled on Friday as investors preferred to book profits after four days of record-breaking rally and weak trends from global markets. Photograph:......

Golden Globes 2025: The Brutalist, Emilia Perez Win

A quick look at the winners of the 82nd Annual Golden Globe awards. IMAGE: Adrien Brody poses with his The Brutalist co-stars, Felicity Jones and Guy Pearce. Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters......

When Bollywood Went Nude

Baring their soul before the camera is a prerequisite for every actor. But going naked in front of it may not be everyone's cup of tea. Still, there are some who agree to bare it all or almost for......

Memory Zeenat Aman Would Give Up Gold For

IMAGE: Zeenat Aman with Krishna and Raj Kapoor. Photograph: Kind courtesy Zeenat Aman/Instagram On Tuesday, Zeenat Aman shared an anecdote about how she bagged one of her most popular......

'She Was Far Funnier Than Sajid And Me'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Farah Khan/Instagram Days after her mother Menka Irani passed away, Farah Khan took to Instagram to share her feelings in a poignant post. 'My mom was a very unique......

Women's Ashes: Injuries, fitness issues in spotlight

Back from a long injury lay-off, on the eve of the Women’s Ashes, Healy confirmed that she would be ready to take on the wicketkeeping duties. IMAGE: England captain Heather Knight and......

Wedding bells for India's badminton queen PV Sindhu

IMAGE: The wedding-related events will begin on December 20. Photograph: Kind Courtesy PV Sindhu/Instagram Two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu will tie the knot on December 22 in......

What Lies Ahead For Rohit, Kohli?

Will India drop Rohit for the Sydney Test and put Kohli on notice?Or will the team management grant the senior pros a final chance to redeem themselves? IMAGE: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have......

Mandhana soars, India climb ICC Women's Rankings

IMAGE: Smriti Mandhana moves to top 3 in both ODI and T20I rankings. Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI Women/X India's vice-captain Smriti Mandhana has surged three places to second in the latest ICC......

Shubman's injury a jolt: Ganguly sounds alarm bells

IMAGE: Shubman Gill suffered a left thumb fracture while fielding in the intra-squad simulation between senior team and India A, ruling him out of the first Test. Photograph: BCCI/X Shubman Gill's......