Diplomatic Battles on Capitol Hill

Lobbying on the Hill is time consuming and cumbersome, but very effective to influence US government policies, asserts Ambassador T P Sreenivasan, deputy chief of mission at the Indian embassy in......

At Israeli flower farm, 'Modi' the chrysanthemum blooms

A flower has been named in honour the Indian prime minister.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Danziger “Dan” flower farm along with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin......

The best wedding photos from around the world

Are you looking for inspiration for your wedding photography? Here are the winning photos from this year's International Wedding Photography of the Year image competition. The International Wedding......

Mitt Romney backs Israel to the hilt

Looking to woo pro-Israel and Jewish voters back home, White House hopeful Mitt Romney took an aggressive stand against Iran, calling it an "incomparable" threat to the world and suggesting he......

The Revenant, Mad Max, Star Wars sweep Oscar nominations

The nominations for the 88th Annual Academy awards were announced by Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, directors Guillermo del Toro and Ang Lee, and actor John Krasinski at the Academy's......

Raja Sen's Oscar predictions

Oscar Predictions 2009 The 81st Annual Academy Awards, if trends are anything to go by, seem to be more or less on the same page with me this season, which is a peculiar feeling indeed since I'm......

Five Indians aim to conquer Tata Steel Chess

Grandmaster D Gukesh will face his first big test since becoming the world champion when he begins his campaign in the Tata Steel Chess tournament, which gets underway in Wijk Aan Zee, The......

PIX: Lille end Real Madrid's unbeaten run; Villa shock Bayern

Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday.David strikes as Lille shock Real Madrid IMAGE: Lille's players celebrate winning their Champions League match against Real Madrid......

Aus Open PIX: Agut ends Murray's run; Djokovic cruises

Images from Day 6 of the 2023 Australian Open, at Melbourne Park, on Saturday. IMAGE: Spain's Roberto Bautista-Agut celebrates winning his third round match against Britain's Andy Murray on......

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......

Tokyo Games: ELECTRIFYING Pix!

Please click on the images for a better look at the action. IMAGE: Swimmers start the 10km Marathon. Photograph: Adam Pretty/Getty Images IMAGE: Andrea Spendolini Sirieix of Team Great......