Is This Lady Behind Missing Chinese Foreign Minister?

China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang has not been seen in public since June 25.Is he unwell, or has he been purged? IMAGE: Fu Xiaotian, left, interviewing Qin Gang, then China's ambassador to the......

Covid-19 in Wuhan's raccoon dogs strengthens virus's natural origin theory

A new analysis of genetic samples collected from a seafood market in central China's Wuhan city shows the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in raccoon dogs sold at the venue, strengthening the case......

The Watchdog That Didn't Bark

In our mystery the watchdog agencies are silent, but it is the market that has barked and has not stopped barking, notes Aakar Patel. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters One can refer to the......

Comedian Vir Das, Netflix booked for copyright infringement

The Mumbai Police have registered an FIR against stand-up comedian Vir Das, two other persons and online streaming platform Netflix on charges of copyright rules violation following a complaint by......

Adani in another mess! Wiki says 'sockpuppets' created puffery about him

For more than a decade, sockpuppets - some of them being company employees - created 'puffery' around tycoon Gautam Adani, his family and the apples-to-airport group he helmed by adding non-neutral......

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes given 11-year jail for duping investors

Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of shuttered blood testing company Theranos, was sentenced to 135 months, or 11 1/4 years, in prison on Friday (local time) for defrauding investors. IMAGE: Theranos......

The watch dogs that didn't bark for IL&FS

Did men and women of redoubtable experience and public service, upholders of the country's steel frame and paragons of corporate governance, never smell a rat? asks Sunil Sethi. Photograph:......

Rule Britannia, again?

The firm, which traces its origin back to 1862 in a humble Kolkata bakery and its subsequent listing on the bourses in 1918, says that it now wants to grow “substantially” and not just......

'Today's heroes do anything they want'

'Earlier, it was four songs and four fights, and some story. That was enough.''Maybe we are in a box then and the audiences were not prepared for anything new.''Now we have got bigger scope.'......

What Can You Watch This Week?

Action, drama, thriller and rom-coms, this week has a lot of entertainment coming up on OTT as well as in theatres. DahaadWhere to watch: Amazon Prime VideoRelease date: May 12 Directed by Reema......

A Memorable Dinner With Aamir Khan

By refusing to follow the pack and remain politically correct, Aamir Khan has paid a price.A fascinating excerpt from Shobhaa De's new book, Insatiable. IMAGE: Aamir Khan. All photographs: Kind......

Oscars 2023: Naatu Naatu, Elephant Whisperers Win!

The 95th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Everything Everywhere All at Once was a big winner, winning the top awards and then some more. India scored two wins with Naatu Naatu getting the......

US hold off Botswana to win 4x400m relay in record time

IMAGE: The United States quartet of Bryce Deadmon, Rai Benjamin, Vernon Norwood and Christopher Bailey celebrate winning gold in the Olympics men's 4x400m Relay final at Stade de France, Paris, on......

PIX: Duplantis breaks own pole vault World record

Images from the Track and Field action at the Paris Olympics on Monday. IMAGE: Sweden's Armand Duplantis celebrates winning gold and establishing a World record in the Olympics men's Pole Vault......

Soccer PIX: Liverpool beat Fulham; Real edge Atletico

Liverpool come back to beat Fulham 2-1 in League Cup semi first leg IMAGE: Liverpool's Cody Gakpo celebrates scoring their second goal with Curtis Jones and Darwin Nunez during their League Cup......

Champions League PIX: Man City, Barcelona score big wins

A summary of the opening day's action in the UEFA Champions League Group Stage matches, on Tuesday. IMAGE: Julian Alvarez scores Manchester City's first goal during the Champions League Group G......

'I can't lose in front of Justin Bieber!' Star-struck Gauff fights back

IMAGE: Justin Bieber and wife Hailey Bieber watch the third round US Open match between Coco Gauge and Elise Mertens. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters Coco Gauff was left star-struck by......