Emperor, Presidents, Kings, Sultan...

Royals and world leaders gathered at London's Westminster Abbey on Monday morning to bid farewell to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.   IMAGE: New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her......

President Murmu attends British queen's funeral

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday joined around 500 world leaders, including US President Joe Biden and royals from across the world, at Westminster Abbey for a sombre ceremony to bid farewell to......

The winners of the International Landscape Photographer of the Year

The International Landscape Photographer of the Year has again delivered a truly awe-inspiring selection of highlights in its seventh year. From fairy-tale inspired forest shots to beautifully......

India cannot avoid hard choices in Ladakh

New Delhi must clearly demonstrate to Beijing that China will pay a price for its relentless strategic undermining of India, says Ajai Shukla. IMAGE: An Indian Air Force aircraft flies over Ladakh......

Bill and Melinda Gates world's wealthiest couple

Image: Microsoft Corp Chairman Bill Gates and his wife Melinda. Photograph: Reuters Bill and Melinda Gates are the world's wealthiest couple with a combined net worth of $85.7 billion, a report......

Why China's market fall is good news

Chinese govt has itself to blame for first trying to slow down the property market and later propping it up, explains Rahul Jacob. Image: Stocks account for 20 per cent of households' overall......

China's $20 bn investment to transform India?

Read through the list of 16 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) signed between China and India during President Xi Jinping's state visit a fortnight ago and it is hard to pin down the $20 billion......

How serious is China about investing in India?

It is a paradox that China, having almost run out of highways to build at home, is taking on this Sisyphean burden abroad, just when many financial analysts are worrying that the country’s......

Tracking Cannes 2005

Uma da Cunha, the wellknown casting director without whose guidance movies like Octopussy, The Sea Wolves, Holy Smoke, Monsoon Wedding etc would not have been made, was a keen observer at Cannes......

Shanghai Open: Djokovic downs Mensiks, advances to semis

IMAGE: India's Maheshwari Chauhan in action during the Skeet Mixed Team Bronze Medal match at the Paris Olympics 2024. Photograph: Tingshu Wang / Reuters Novak Djokovic dug out a 6-7(4) 6-1 6-4 win......

Djokovic: The last of tennis' legendary "Big Four"

IMAGE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during his quarter final match against Czech Republic's Jakub Mensik . Photograph: Tingshu Wang / Reuters Former world number one Novak Djokovic, the......

Asian Games: India's Schedule on September 29

IMAGE: Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale will be in action in the mixed doubles semifinals on Friday. Photograph: SAI Media/X Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on......

All England: Srikkanth progresses after Sindhu falters

IMAGE: PV Sindhu was rusty and subdued throughout the match while her world number 17 opponent was more agile and on the offensive. Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images There was no end to P V......

Bencic, Collins cruise in Adelaide; Humbert's Auckland reign ends

Belinda Bencic, Danielle Collins cruise in Adelaide IMAGE: Switzerland's Belinda Bencic beat Spain’s Garbine Muguruza. Photograph: Ed Sykes/Reuters Belinda Bencic of Switzerland and......