Animals in the snow

One admires the spirit of these animals, how they get going in such heavy snow. IMAGE: A goose walks in the snow in St James's Park, London, as Storm Darcy affects large parts of Britain, February......

'Letting the world know we will be back!'

'The world outside my window now is mostly uninhabited, barring the few masked figures that skirt around my shadow as I walk the empty roads for the occasional grocery run.' IMAGE: Customers queue......

Coronavirus: 'These are strange times'

'Some refused to kiss each other on the cheek, as is customary in France while, others couldn't care less.' IMAGE: Empty food shelves in a store. Photograph: Mary Raja Panday NRIs describe the......

Do you know 5,000 Chinese live in India?

The new entrants are young, enterprising Chinese men and women who want to tap into the promising Indian market, discovers Nikita Puri. IMAGE: Ethnic Chinese perform a lion dance to celebrate the......

Why only Maggi, authority must tighten noose around other brands too

In the Maggi ad, Amitabh Bachchan is only “playing” a part, whereas his daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai is “endorsing” L’Oreal shampoo. (Mr Bachchan never says Maggi......

Investors shun gold ETFs amid stock market rally

Gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have further lost favour among Indian investors. Image: A shopkeeper picks up a gold chain for a customer to try in Bangkok's Chinatown. Photographs: Sukree......

What Bengaluru must learn from San Francisco

San Francisco and Bengaluru have a lot in common but there is a lot more that is different. Bengaluru needs to imbibe the spirit of San Francisco, says Subir Roy. San Francisco and Bengaluru have......

The end of the immigration boom

The relatively free movement of labour across borders for the last few decades has generally had a positive impact on many countries because of the large remittances sent home by expatriates. In......

The Best 10 Films Ever!

The countdown to the World's Best 100 Movies finally ends here! Do read Aseem Chhabra's list of must watch films, many classics, some relatively new and several personal favourites. Don't Miss:......

10 BEST Bollywood Mystery Movies

'Mystery is when the spectator knows less than the characters in the movie. Suspense is when the spectator knows more than the characters,' Master of Suspense Alfred Hitchcock proclaimed once.......

The BEST and WORST of 2020

When 2020 began, nobody in the wildest dreams imagined it might sound the death knell for cinemas. Bookended in protests and pandemic, the Hindi film industry suffered huge losses prompted by a......

10 OTT Shows To Watch

The OTT scene is bursting with action. Sukanya Verma gives her 10 exciting new recommendations for the week. Three Identical StrangersWhere to watch: NetflixLanguage: English In Tim Wardle's......

Security tightened for Chicago marathon after Boston attack

Increased security will be in effect for Sunday's Chicago Marathon, the first major marathon staged in the United States since the tragic April bombing at the Boston race, organizers and police......