Mr Sandhu Goes to Washington

'Taranjit has the ideal temperament to deal with the Americans who understand firmness and appreciate flexibility.''He can hold his ground with a cheerful face and still make it clear that India......

Celebrations as Australians vote 'Yes' to same-sex marriage

Emotional embraces, tears of joy and an overwhelming message of equality washed over Australia after a majority of 61.6 per cent voted in favour of legalising gay marriage. Thousands of......

How Fidel dealt with 11 US Presidents

Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, who died at the age of 90 on Friday night, faced off with 11 United States Presidents since he aligned himself with the Soviet Union. Although the US was......

View: Absurd to deny Narendra Modi a US visa

The move by four US Congressmen to deny Narendra Modi a US visa is a disrespect to India's free and fair ballot and even its Supreme Court, says Aseem Shukla. Four legislators stood at a podium on......

A flexible yuan would help world economy: Pranab

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that China's decision to make its currency, yuan, more flexible will help the world economy. "I would hope that China would address the problems in its......

Warner Bros to sell movies on Net

Films such as Batman Begins and TV series The OC are to be made available over the Internet via peer-to-peer networks by studio Warner Bros. The firm will sell movies and TV shows over the Internet......

Predicting the Golden Globe winners, 2015

Raja Sen makes his predictions for Hollywood's first awards show of the year.It’s awards season, and like always the Golden Globes -- run by that dubious collection of......

The Top 11 English Films of 2014

From Boyhood to The Grand Budapest Hotel, we've seen some brilliant cinema this year. The year 2014 saw many exceptional films, some of which have already dominated the critics’ awards cycle.......

Class and Crime in India in Zurich's Top 10 Films

Kanu Behl's Titli is one of the best films from India in recent years, says Aseem Chhabra from the Zurich film festival. Ten years ago, two enterprising Swiss nationals decided to bring some films......

Review: Jack The Giant Slayer isn't exceptional

Jack The Giant Slayer is not a memorable fantasy but it doesn’t have exceptional visuals, writes Sukanya Verma.I’ve always wondered about Jack and the Beanstalk.  For one, the......

AMAZING Super Bowl PIX: Families take centre-stage after Eagles stun Patriots

IMAGE: Nick Foles #9 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates with his daughter Lily Foles after his tean's 41-33 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII final at US Bank Stadium in......

Jones wants samples tested

Marion Jones challenged the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) on Friday to retest her blood or urine samples.However, the American sprinter wants any samples obtained from the BALCO......

Anti-Doping Agency to meet Jones

The US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) agreed on Thursday to meet beleaguered sprinter Marion Jones to discuss the drugs furore swirling around American track athletes.Earlier, Jones's lawyer Joseph......