Pinarayi Vijayan's Saga With Black

In Kerala, the use of black ranges from convenience to strictures by community and religion to fashion and personal choice.One would have to be really insecure or too fond of the well settled life......

Has Modi run out of gas?

Other strong men have stopped Modi and his hordes in states before, but none of them with a footprint or battle cry to shake up New Delhi, observes Saisuresh Sivaswamy. IMAGE: Narendra Damodardas......

On strike, at play: The two faces of France

As football fans arrive to watch Euro 2016, France's trade unions have undertaken a series of strikes to provoke a make-or-break situation.Claude Arpi encounters both Gallic beauty and ugliness in......

Oppn attacks govt in Lok Sabha for making 'tall promises'

The opposition on Wednesday lambasted the government in the Lok Sabha for making "tall promises" which were "difficult to achieve" to garner votes and asked the Bharatiya Janata Party-led ruling......

Sonakshi Sinha's FUN Thailand holiday

Stars go for the loveliest holidays -- exotic locations with a lot of adventure thrown in. Dangal star Sanya Malhotra went on a European holiday. Sidharth Malhotra took us to New Zealand. Alia......

Anushka, Virat's French Connection

IMAGE: Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Virat Kohli/Instagram   Virat Kohli, who has been in England this past month, has flown to Gaul. Anushka Sharma posted a......

Odd Balls from the Euros

There was as much action off the field as on it during the month-long Euro 2020 championships.   Italians strip down to their underwear IMAGE: Andrea Belotti throws his shorts towards the......

Why World champions France are angry...

France hits back at US TV show host over make-up of World Cup team IMAGE: France players celebrate following their sides victory in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images......

National tensions simmer ahead of Belgium-France semis

There's always been a degree of friendly tension between the two, with France regarding Belgium, and its French-speaking Wallonia region, as something of a poor cousin, while the Belgians often......

List of Tour de France winners

Tour de France winners since the event was first staged in 1903 (no races during the World Wars): 2009 Alberto Contador (Spain) 2008 Carlos Sastre (Spain) 2007 Contador 2006 Oscar Pereiro (Spain) *......