IAF plane with Rajnath, Gadkari lands on highway

Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari inaugurated an emergency landing strip at Satta-Gandhav stretch on National Highway 925 in Barmer on Thursday for Indian Air Force planes. A......

The politics of 'nationalism'

'That's the stunning achievement of two-and-a-half years of this government -- a political bait-and-switch, selling a promise of economic development, and delivering a triumphalist machine that......

How real men celebrate the year end

'When I woke up on New Year's morning last week, it occurred to me that nobody had bothered to investigate how Christmas and the year end were different in my adopted home town of Bournemouth -- a......

US Presidential candidate is a 15-Year-old farm boy!

Donald Trump may be grabbing headlines in the run up to the presidential polls but an independent candidate is giving him and Hillary Clinton stiff competition and it turns out it is a 15-year-old......

Robots to the rescue in times of coronavirus

From scanning hospital entrants to disinfecting hospital areas and floors, robots are being roped in for tasks considered high-risk, says Peerzada Abrar. IMAGE: A robot checking a man before......

What do Mukesh Ambani and Ramdev have in common?

Apply the ‘insurgent’ tests on what Ambani, Ramdev and Agarwal have done of late, and you will start seeing the similarities rather than obvious differences of industry, upbringing or......

Stock markets? Nah! How about rum instead?

Dilip D'Souza is totally baffled by the strange and unfathomable manner in which stock markets behave. Confession: I'm no stock market follower. I stifle great yawns whenever I see a TV tuned to......

Mittal strengthens presence in India

Steel baron Lakshmi Mittal is likely to get another toe-hold in India's refining sector with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) to study......

Your OTT Menu: Suspense. Supernatural. Sci-fi.

Suspense, supernatural, sci-fi, style, slice-of-life, what will your pick be from OTT this week? Sukanya Verma gives us some choices. Glass Onion: A Knives Out MysteryWhere to watch?......

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Review

The Rings of Power has a visual distinction and vibe entirely of its own, observes Sukanya Verma. If there's one thing that Peter Jackson's exhaustive adaptation of The Lord of Rings and The......

Priyanka Chopra gets funny!

Why is Vaani Kapoor thanking Akshay Kumar? Photograph: Kind courtesy Priyanka Chopra/Instagram Priyanka Chopra joins the viral Elf on a Shelf memes and writes, 'Oprah on Chopra. Boom.' Quite a few......

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro Review: The Five-Star Classic

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro is one of the best and most uncompromised films of Indian cinema, says Sukanya Verma. This story was first published in November 2012. IMAGE: Ravi Baswani, Satish Shah and......

Tyson vs Paul: 'It's personal now -- he must die!'

The match, that will be streamed on Netflix in India on Saturday, November 16, 6.30am IST, has drawn extraordinary global interest but also criticism, with British promoter Eddie Hearn dismissing......

One of the memorable interviews of Ramakant Achrekar!

'We have the talent, our problem is attitude!' Finding Ramakant Achrekar was as simple as making my way to Shivaji Park and asking the first boy I saw with a bat in his hand where I could find the......

Curator Nadim Memon gets pitch perfect

Well-known curator Nadim Memon's commemorative book Memon's Midas Moments, was launched by former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar at the Cricket Club of India, in Mumbai, on Tuesday. The book......

Armaan finishes ninth in Indonesia

Young Indian motor racing star Armaan Ebrahim's career received a huge fillip as he finished in the top ten in the gruelling GP2 Asia Series in Sentenul, Indonesia, on Sunday. After his senior......

Armaan wins in Formula Renault V6 race

Armaan Ebrahim capped a memorable weekend by winning the Formula Renault V6 Grand Race at the F1 Sepang circuit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday. Starting from pole position, courtesy of a......