Scotland will vote on whether it will be an independent country or will remain a part of the United Kingdom on September 18. Independence will end a 305-year-old union with England and break up......
'The sooner Pakistan and India face these geopolitical realities, the better it will be for their own security and prosperity,' observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: Security personnel stand......
'A hundred days later, it is a moot point whether the lockdown has been partially or totally effective, or, as sceptics indicate, plain ineffective.' 'Did it actually deflect infections and the......
Two millennia of Indian Christianity will have its greatest moment of joy and pride when Pope Benedict XVI elevates Kerala-born Sister Alphonsa to the status of saint on Sunday. Sister Alphonsa......
It is becoming more and more apparent that Shyamvar Rai is like an onion.And a pretty pungent one at that.As layer after layer of his life gets peeled off, in full view of the court, new layers of......
Modi logs on to Sina Weibo, microblogging site part-owned by Alibaba; gets a mixed welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is set to visit China later this month, may now give competition to the......
It will be some time before the literary world knows another sensation like Harry Potter. And so, with the seventh and last book of the series - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - scheduled to......
When on October 24, the Supreme Court, on a petition moved by the government, ordered payment of past dues according to its new definition of AGR, the country's second-biggest carrier Vodafone-Idea......
Despite the abundance of cheap deals, great flights, reasonable accommodation, and a wild array of goodies easily available online, many of us lollygag or worse, come up with answers like "I'm not......
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final installment of J.K. Rowling's blockbuster children's book series, hits stores (with a thud, at 784 pages) on July 21. The series has......
IMAGE: Maggie Smith poses for the media at a hotel in central London, August 13, 2015, for a media interaction to promote Downton Abbey's final season. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters The......
Warner Bros has finally released the first full trailer of the seventh and final installment of the Harry Potter novels. J K Rowling first released the......
Fifteen years since J K Rowling's first book hit the stores, 10 since the first movie hit the big screen, the journey finally comes to an end.When I finished reading the last book, the goodbye......
Vin Diesel's action film Fast Five has been declared as the most pirated movie of 2011 in a new poll. The fifth instalment of The Fast and The Furious franchise raked in $626 million worldwide......
So, all the Harry Potter films are out there. And chances are, you've watched them all. Many of us have grown to love the characters, the snazzy spells, and the films themselves. But which film......
IMAGE: Even at 42, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's glove-work remains impeccable; so does his assessment of the game. Photograph: BCCI The legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be in the spotlight in what......
IMAGE: Dean Jones is famously remembered in India for his magnificent double century against India in the tied Test in Chennai in 1986. Photograph: Cricket Australia/Twitter The opening......
Rohit Sharma celebrates after getting to hundred in the fourth ODI against Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Photograph: BCCI From Rohit Sharma's record breaking double century in One-Day......
From the courtroom drama surrounding IPL spot-fixing scandal to MS Dhoni’s retirement to Rohit Sharma’s epic 264 in ODI to hammering in England and Australia this has been a mixed bag......
The Indian cricket team is on its 15th Test tour of England. It may be interesting to go down memory lane and find out how our players have fared in the heavyweight division of cricket in Old......