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Name Games Countries Play

What's in a name, did you wonder? Plenty, it would seem, going by the name change carried out by various nations. Most changes have been cosmetic, like dropping/adding a term like 'republic......

The Best Wildlife Photographs, 2022!

The winners of the Natural History Museum's prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition were announced at an awards ceremony in London recently. American Photographer Karine Aigner......

Turtle with an attitude problem is 2020's funniest wildlife photo

What are you looking at? Terry the grumpy giant turtle summed up the general feeling towards a year that has been particularly cruel to both travel and wildlife. A photo of him "flipping the bird"......

These funny animals are just what we need right now!

The world feels like complete panda-monium right now. But thanks to the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, we can all take a brief break from the news cycle and focus on otter things -- like......

How the world is racing to contain Coronavirus

When the novel coronavirus outbreak hit China in late December and January, the government sprang into crisis mode. Hard-hit cities like Wuhan, where the outbreak began, went into complete......

Will Financial Stress Break The Global Economy?

What's different this time is that global financial stress -- which has its genesis in four policy choices made in recent years -- is juxtaposed with a more resilient real economy, observes Sajjid......

Column: Rebuilding Mumbai for the 21st century

Mumbai does not need to be - de-congested - it needs to redeploy its eastern seaboard, writes Sanjeev Sanyal. Mumbai is by far India's financial and commercial capital. Given the success of......

Mumbai a global financial centre? Of course!

Mumbai is not seen to be controlled by New Delhi just as New York is not seen to be controlled by Washington. Mumbai is the financial capital of India. It has the two largest Indian stock markets.......

Foreign pilots fail in English, sent back

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has refused to validate the licenses of about 25 foreign pilots operating in India, owing to their failure in English proficiency. While there were......

How to defy gravity, GoI style

What makes India an unusually exciting place to live in is the "apne pair pe apne kulhadi (axing your own feet)" ingenuity of its politicians and bureaucrats. It would seem that policymakers around......

Hrithik-Saba's Argentinian Holiday

Nargis takes a break from work... Kareena's holiday finally comes to an end...Priya makes a splash in Thailand... Photograph: Kind courtesy Saba Azad/Instagram Saba Azad travels to Buenos......

'Fans won't return to Spanish stadiums for now'

'Fans won't return to Spanish stadiums for now' IMAGE: Spain supporters react. Photograph: Juan Medina/Reuters Fans will not be able to attend Spanish soccer matches when the season resumes......

Football Extras: Ronaldo misses penalty but Juve ease to win

IMAGE: Cristiano Ronaldo shows his dejection during the Serie A match against Chievo. Photograph: Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images Cristiano Ronaldo missed a second-half penalty for Juventus but it......

Football Briefs: Brazil win women's Copa America

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Brazilian women’s team celebratePhotograph: CBF Futebol/Twitter Brazil beat Colombia 3-0 on the final day of the Women's......

Soccer briefs: Messi to Barca's rescue; easy for Real Madrid

IMAGE: Lionel Messi celebrates scoring Barcelona's second goal as Sevilla's Ever Banega looks on dejected. Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters Lionel Messi came off the bench to preserve Barcelona's......

Football Briefs: 'There is no one like Messi in the world'

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Lionel Messi scores the goal for Barcelona. Photograph: Alex Caparros/Getty Images Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone said the......

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