'The cultural stuff can't cancel out what is happening politically'

'Our grandparents' generation knew one another.''In our generation, you could go a lifetime without meeting someone from the other country,' British Pakistani novelist Kamila Shamsie tells Rahul......

Why Modi means business with China

Nationalism and a sense of pride will push Prime Minister Narendra Modi for harder negotiations on security issues, but his craving for faster development, investments and harmony with India's......

Who politicised deaths of farmers if not Modi?

Having made farmer suicides a campaign issue, Modi and the BJP should have no complaints in now having to live with it, says Aakar Patel. Congress has turned Lal Bahadur Shastri's slogan of 'Jai......

Why you can expect better weather forecasts

If you have wondered why the monsoon holds India to ransom every year, and why our weather forecasts are often widely off the mark, you will be glad to know that a number of developments are afoot......

Germany, France press Greece to make fast, credible proposals

The move does not affect the lenders right away, but served as a reminder that their fate lies in its hands. France and Germany told Greece on Monday to come up with serious proposals in order to......

India exploring imports of wheat

Faced with acute shortage, India is exploring imports of wheat from Canada and Europe. India had sought to buy 1 million tonnes of wheat in May last but backed could not strike a deal because of......

Healthcare tsunami about to strike India?

In the euphoria of being a "young" India with oft-quoted demographic statistics that half of India is below 25 years of age and two-thirds are below 35, it is easy to ignore the fact that India is......

In an interconnected world, India cannot escape Greece crisis's fallout

If the impact of the Greece crisis spreads across Europe and parts of the world which are more interconnected than ever before, India cannot hope to be insulated, says Paranjoy Guha Thakurta.......

MAMI Diaries: Must Watch Cinema, now playing in Mumbai!

Brilliant cinema at the ongoing Mumbai Film Festival, raves Sukanya Verma. In all its 16 years, this is my first trip to the Mumbai Film Festival. For some reason or another, I always found myself......

MAMI Diaries: Welcome to movie heaven!

The 16th Mumbai Film Festival had a delicious spread of movies. Have I died and gone to movie heaven where the smell of popcorn permanently fills the air and every room rewards with a mind-blowing......

Erratic France slowly rediscover their pedigree

Four years after making fools of themselves in South Africa, France have regained their credibility and can even realistically contemplate making a major impact at the World Cup finals. In 2010,......

Erratic France aim not to trip over underdogs Honduras

Former champions France should put underdogs Honduras to the sword in their World Cup Group E opener in Porto Alegre on Sunday – although their penchant for self-destruction gives the Central......

Alcaraz fights back to reach Wimbledon final

IMAGE: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after winning his semi final match against Russia's Daniil Medvedev. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Reuters It took some searching, but Carlos Alcaraz finally......

PICS: Navarro ends Osaka's Wimbledon comeback

IMAGES from Day 3 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Wednesday. IMAGE: Emma Navarro stretches to return a drop shot from Japan's Naomi......

Mario Zagallo, Brazil soccer legend, dies at 92

IMAGE: Brazilan football legend was the first person in the sport to win the World Cup as a player and a coach. Photograph: Sergio Moraes/Reuters Mario Zagallo, who won four soccer World Cups for......