Writer, historian Patrick French dies after battle with cancer

Award-winning British author, historian and academic Patrick French, best known for his biography of VS Naipaul, The World Is What It Is, and India: A Portrait, died in London on Thursday after a......

India's Value For The US Goes Beyond Its Capacity To Wage War

The Indian position on the Russia-Ukraine war and the unconditional treaty between China and Russia appear to have caused some ripples in India-US relations and led to a reappraisal of India's......

Gita ban: Russian court suspends verdict till Dec 28

A Russian court on Monday suspended its verdict till December 28 on the demand for banning Hindu scripture Bhagavad Gita, which a group linked to the Christian Orthodox Church has described as......

Can Jaishankar Be Another Kissinger?

Someone suggested Jaishankar was a potential Kissinger who could try and resolve the Russia-Ukraine imbroglio through his intellectual and diplomatic strengths.But calling the spade a spade on......

ONGC takes over Imperial Energy

Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has taken control of Imperial Energy Plc for 1.3 billion pound ($1.9 billion) after an overwhelming 96.8 per cent of London-listed firm's total shareholders accepted......

Imperial Energy deal may be sealed in November

Petroleum Minister Murli Deora and Chairman of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation R S Sharma are planning a visit to Russia in the first week of next month, hoping the Russian government would give......

OVL submits bid for Imperial Energy

ONGC Videsh Ltd, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, announced that it has acquired 15 per cent in UK-listed Imperial Energy and formally launched a negotiated takeover......

OVL eyes institutional holding in Imperial Energy

In an effort to stem a possible counter-bid by China's Sinopec and others, ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas exploration subsidiary of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, has through its......

Why you must watch Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani today

Twenty years ago, Aziz Mirza had the foresight to predict the great discord India would witness and revolt against, notes Sukanya Verma. It's strange to revisit a film on its 20th anniversary when......

Review: A Death in the Gunj: Minor achievement, minor disappointment

Despite its many problems, A Death in the Gunj is an important work, says Sreehari Nair. It is a fact well established that a man at his angriest reveals expressions of his mother. Betray a man's......

Raja Sen: Why we must root against Bol Bachchan

Raja Sen lists his reasons for not wanting to watch Rohit Shetty's latest comedy Bol Bachchan.I haven't yet watched Rohit Shetty's latest film, Bol Bachchan, and I don't intend to. Not that my......

Kohli's Brain Fade: How India Lost The Plot

IMAGE: Scott Boland celebrates Virat Kohli's wicket on Day 2 of the fourth Test against Australia at the MCG on Friday, December 27, 2024. Photograph: Cricket.com.au/X Those three wickets for six......

Olympics: Alcaraz, Djokovic in semis; Swiatek, Zverev out

IMAGE: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz reacts during his quarter-final match against American Tommy Paul at the Paris Olympics on Thursday. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters Even Carlos Alcaraz's energy levels......

Ist ODI: Australia women chase down 283 to beat India

IMAGE: Australia’s Phoebe Litchfield and Ellyse Perry celebrate. Photograph: Kind Courtesy cricket.com.au/X India Women succumbed to their sixth consecutive defeat and eighth in a row......

US Open PIX: Djokovic's great escape at US Open!

Second seed Novak Djokovic fights back from two sets down to overcome fellow Serb Laslo Djere  IMAGES from Day 5 of the US Open, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing......

French Open PIX: Alcaraz through to 4th round; Sabalenka dominates

IMAGES from Day 6 of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Friday. IMAGE: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates winning his third round match against Canada's Denis Shapovalov. Photograph:......