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Diwali celebrated on US Capitol Hill on grand scale

More than two dozen lawmakers and eminent Indian Americans celebrated Diwali at the Capitol, the first major event at the US Congress after last week's presidential elections. Photograph:......

'Kamala-Trump Race Is Very Close'

'If Trump wins the election, there's not going to be much turmoil.''But if he loses, he will not accept the results.''And if it is close, which I think it's going to be, he's going to contest......

How The US Helps India Counter The China Threat

Reports (not denied by India) that the USA had 'for the first time provided real-time details to their Indian counterparts on the Chinese positions and force strength in advance of a PLA incursion'......

China holds 'warning' drills around Taiwan

China on Monday conducted day-long large-scale military drills aimed at surrounding Taiwan by deploying an aircraft carrier group, besides army, navy, air force and missile forces, in an apparent......

India Shining Under Modi In International Arena

PM Modi went to New York this time not to engage in polemics, but to find solutions to global problems. He made some progress on several matters, even on reform of the UN Security Council, when the......

COP29: India, developing world face EU resistance to climate finance

Talks on global climate finance virtually ground to a halt last week at COP29, the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change event in Baku, Azerbaijan, as the developed world, led by the European......

Navi Mumbai international airport's commercial launch expected in Dec 2024

The outer structure of Navi Mumbai International Airport’s first terminal building is almost ready. Photograph: Screengrab courtesy, GVK’s official video Exactly behind the......

'Heeramandi Showed India As A Sone Ki Chidiya'

'The primary set took over three months to build with 14,000-15,000 workers employed at a time.' 'We ensured that Mallikajaan's Shahi Mahal lived up to its name.''One zardosi panel cost around Rs 4......

The Archies Review: Return To Innocence

The Archies is an evergreen thought passed on from generation to generation. But Sukanya Verma wishes it had some of the comic's tee-hee humour and hyuk hyuk too. Long before there was cable TV,......

Tejas: Don't Get IAF Wrong!

'For god's sake, portray the armed forces in the correct manner,' asserts IAF veteran Air Commodore Nitin Sathe after watching Tejas. IMAGE: Kangana Ranaut as Tejas Gill in Tejas. A long......

'India Is Ready For The World!'

'Never in the history of Indian cinema did we have a distribution system for 240 countries, but we have it now.''And if we still keep catering to the B and C-tiers of our country, and not the whole......

Anushka, Virat Get Romantic In London

Just where do Bollywood's glam stars holiday? Let's take a look. Photograph: Kind courtesy Anushka Sharma/Instagram Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli share a romantic picture from London. Though......

Very ecstatic: NZ skipper's joy knows no bounds

'Very very ecstatic. Looking back at the start of the series and to be in this position, boys have done a very good job and to finally to do it here in Mumbai, we were challenged with bat and ball.......

ISL PIX: FC Goa steal point against spirited Mohammedan SC

Images from Indian Super League matches played on Saturday. IMAGE: FC Goa's Armando Sadiku celebrates on scoring the late equaliser against Mohammedan Sporting in Kolkata, on Saturday. Photograph:......

PIX: India humiliated as Sri Lanka clinch series

IMAGES from the 3rd ODI played between Sri Lanka and India, in Colombo, on Wednesday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Sri Lanka won the three-match series 2-0 after the first match ended in a......

PIX: Golden hat-trick for Crouser; Dutch win mixed relay

A round-up of the athletics action at the Paris Olympics on Saturday. Crouser wins shot put gold for third time in a row IMAGE: Ryan Crouser of the US celebrates after winning the gold medal in......

Rohit, Kohli return to action for ODIs vs Sri Lanka

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and a few other players will start their training from Monday. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters India skipper Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and a few other players will......

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