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Swiss rape victim to stay in India to help probe

The Swiss national, who was gang-raped in Madhya Pradesh last week, has said they will continue to stay in the country along with her husband for the moment while expressing readiness to fully......

India, 2020: A cautionary tale

'If Modi arrived like a juggernaut, he left like a jigsaw puzzle whose pieces were being dismantled bit by bit. It was as if India had seceded quietly from him.' Shiv Viswanathan's social science......

15 must-know facts about the Nobel Prize

Image: Nobel Peace Prize laureates Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai hold a news conference in Oslo. Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters India's Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala......

Kashmir and Article 370: The tail is wagging the dog!

Not just Article 370 but all such special status articles must go, says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan Suppose in 1971 Indira Gandhi had asked the so-called princes -- to whom India had promised a......

Bharat Ratna to Prof CNR Rao comes as icing on the cake

Research and teaching have remained Professor Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao’s first priority and love, and that is what sets him apart, says Dinesh C Sharma The selection of Professor......

Switzerland keen to strenghten economic ties with India

Looking to strengthen bilateral economic ties, Switzerland on Wednesday said there is a clear expectation that the new Indian government would support and "not hamper" entrepreneurial spirit of......

Swiss govt to help India make energy efficient buildings

Switzerland is preparing a feasibility report on improving energy efficiency in the buildings coming up in India as they are likely to be major contributors to carbon emissions.Switzerland already......

Come with proof about black money: Swiss to India

The issue of black money suspected to be stashed abroad, including in Swiss banks, has been a matter of intense debate in India for years. As India continues its pursuit of black money allegedly......

Swiss entities keen to invest in India, says envoy

A man holds a 100 Swiss Francs bank note in front of an ATM in this illustration picture taken in Bern. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters Swiss companies see a high investment potential in......

Swiss retail giant Richemont plans to invest $25 mn in India

Swiss retailer Richemont plans to invest about $25 million in India to set up single brand retail stores in the country. The company, which sells luxury products, including brands like Cartier,......

Shooting a Hollywood film in Munnar

Santosh Sivan has become truly an international filmmaker. His eighth directorial venture, Before the Rains, a Hollywood film made in Kerala has made it to a number of international film festivals......

Indian films set record at fest

When Amitabh Bachchan walks the red carpet with his The Last Lear co-star Preity Zinta at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), he will be making festival history. The reason?He will be......

Rahul Bose on Before the Rains

When Rahul Bose started his career in films with Dev Benegal's English, August, he had one perspective-- that he would only work in art house film projects. But in the 14 years since English,......

When I met Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro launched the Tribeca Film Festival as a measure to revive the lower Manhattan area devastated by the terrorist attacks of 9/11.Seven years later, the festival has become the largest......

Germany sink India with late goal

IMAGE: Germany’s Christopher Ruhr, right, celebrates after scoring the winning goal against India in the men’s hockey match at the Rio Olympics. Photograph: Sergio Moraes/Reuters The......

Sharath stuns Patrick in Polish Open

Ace Indian paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal stunned world No 31 Patrick Baum of Germany in a gruelling seven-setter to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the IITF World Tour Polish Open at Poznan. Sharath......

World Jr Chess: Rout's winning run halted by top seed Goryachkina

Russia’s Goryachkina Aleksandra (left) and India's Padmini Rout during their eighth round match in the World Junior Chess Championships Padmini Rout’s unbeaten run was halted by top......

World Jr Chess: Shanglei, Yi lead Chinese charge

China’s Lu Shanglei and Wei Yi emphatically exhibited their rising chess prowess with convincing victories over Russians Vladimir Fedoseev, the top seed, and Mikhail Antipov, in the 10th......

Harikrishna extends lead

Sixteen-year old Deep Sengupta of India, who upset Grandmasters in previous rounds, suffered a defeat against Zhao Jun of China in the 11th round of the World Junior Chess championship in......

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