Danger grows as Xi made 'Chairman of Everything'

The Chinese Communist Party held its Sixth Plenum from 8-11 November, and Chairman Xi Jinping used this choreographed political theater to further cement his status in the pantheon of Chinese......

Protests sparked by George Floyd death rage on sixth day

The United States remained a tinderbox of anger and emotion as violent protests erupted for a sixth day across the country over the custodial killing of African-American George Floyd, resulting in......

Billboards giving racist spin to Trump's slogan spark outrage

A United States congressional candidate has sparked outrage by plastering white supremacist billboards in Tennessee including one saying, ‘Make America White Again’ -- a racist spin on......

Twitter CEO accused of 'hate-mongering' after holding 'anti-Brahmin' poster

IMAGE: Twitter CEW Jack Dorsey with the "smash brahmanical patriarchy" placard. Photograph: Kind courtesy @annavetticad/Twitter Twitter chief executive officer Jack Dorsey sparked a social media......

Jack Ma goes on first foreign tour since China crackdown

Jack Ma, China's billionaire and founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba, has travelled to Europe for an agriculture study tour, his first trip abroad since he ran into trouble with the Chinese......

Founder of Tik-Tok's parent company steps down

Chinese tech unicorn ByteDance co-founder billionaire Zhang Yiming on Thursday announced that he will step down as CEO, in a surprise move that signalled a major leadership shake-up at the nine......

Paytm is the new Indian unicorn on the block

Paytm e-commerce plans to add close to a billion products from across the globe to its platform before the festive season this year. Image: Vijay Shekhar Sharma, left, sees Alibaba's Jack Ma,......

Yahoo mulls offloading stake in Japan unit

Internet firm Yahoo is moving close to offloading stake in its Japanese business, Yahoo Japan, ahead of the conclusion of its wider strategic review, possibly within weeks, a report said."Yahoo......

A pinch of movies, rain and Kylie Minogue

Ankur Pathak captures the essence of the Locarno International Film Festival, live from Locarno. The weather in Locarno, Switzerland, is getting increasingly sublime as cool breeze blends in......

Why Raja Sen thought Prince was The Joker

Prince, remembers Raja Sen, snuck his way into an underage brain and sparked off deliciously inappropriate thoughts in style. When I was eight years old, I thought Prince was The Joker. Allow me to......

Review: Gulliver's Travels disappoints

Deepak Warrier reviews Gulliver's Travels. Post YOUR reviews here! If 18th century writer Jonathan Swift had watched the silver screen adaptation of his satire Gulliver's Travels, it would nothave......

Shilpa Shetty wins Big Brother

Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, at the centre of a raging race row, has been crowned the winner of British reality television show Celebrity Big Brother. The 31-year-old Indian actress burst into......

Will Bumrah Captain India In Sydney?

Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the fifth and final Test against Australia in Sydney? IMAGE: India faces some tough selection calls ahead of the must-win fifth and final......

'We Came Out Pretty Well From The Auction'

SEE: Hardik Pandya says MI have found right mix. Video: Mumbai Indians/X   Mumbai Indians Skipper Hardik Pandya reflected on MI's picks at the IPL auction in Jeddah last week and expressed......

Is This India's Team For The Perth Test?

'There will be a lot of spice to the contest -- there is a reason India is the only team other than England against whom Australia is keen to play a five Test series.' 'I'll watch, as I suspect......

Rampaging England rout Pakistan in Multan Test

IMAGE: England's players celebrate winning the first Test against Pakistan in Multan on Friday. Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters England became the first team to win a Test by an innings after......

Why McCullum is sweating over Buttler's fitness

'Hopefully, he will be back from his injuries soon. The priority will be the Champions Trophy, so we are going to make sure he is ready for that.' IMAGE: England captain Jos Buttler has been......