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......

Best moments 2018: Bull runs, royal weddings, supermoons!

As we near the end of another eventful year, 15 moments from the world of arts and culture.Please come back soon for more in our 2018 series. Kindly click on the image below to view the photographs......

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,......

Twitter IPO pegs valuation at modest $11 billion

Seeking to avoid a repeat of Facebook Inc's much-maligned public debut, Twitter Inc revealed more modest ambitions, saying its initial offering would raise up to $1.6 billion and value the company......

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......

The 10 Most Unforgettable Moments from the 2016 Oscars

Raja Sen lists his favourite moments. I once had the remarkable good fortune to be sitting unexpectedly in the Comedy Cellar in New York when a surprise guest was thrust upon us. The audience......

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......

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......

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......

EPL PIX: Forest stun Liverpool; City, United, Chelsea win

Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.Liverpool slump to shock home defeat IMAGE: Callum Hudson-Odoi scores Nottingham Forest's first goal past Liverpool goalkeeper......

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......

Jet lag no worries as Brisbane Roar thump Dempo FC

Brisbane Roar to 5-1 win over Dempo FC in their opener at the Bhausaheb Bandodkar Memorial Trophy on Saturday. IMAGE: Brisbane Roar players celebrate the opening goal against Dempo FC in their......

Olympics Surfing: Vaast takes gold for France and Tahiti

IMAGE: France's Kauli Vaast won the gold medal in the men's surfing event at Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, at the Paris Olympics on Monday. Photograph: Ed Sloane/Reuters Tahitian Kauli......