Indian-Australian Akshay Venkatesh wins 'Nobel of mathematics' Fields medal

Akshay Venkatesh, a renowned Indian-Australian mathematician, is one of four winners of mathematics’ prestigious Fields medal, known as the Nobel prize for math. The Fields medals are awarded......

Inside Vietnam's extraordinary underground military base

Kanika Datta visits the Cu Chi military tunnels -- a testimony to a plucky little country's 30-year war of resistance against, first, French colonisers and, then, the US. 12 lessons I learnt in......

Modi's breakout from the past

Modi has debunked the uncontested wisdom of foreign and strategic policy remaining unchanged and running on a broad national consensus. This is clearly seen in his unhesitating embrace of the US......

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

Here’s a recap of the events from the past 24 hours. College girls walking in rain in Chennai. Photographs: PTI Photo Police chasing away protesters during a clash in Srinagar. Photograph:......

Bollywood stars mourn Muhammad Ali's demise

Bollywood fraternity extended their condolences to the legendary boxer Muhammad Ali's demise at the age of 74, after losing his long-standing battle against Parkinson's disease. The celebs took to......

Zheng beats Vekic to win historic tennis gold for China

IMAGE: China's Qinwen Zheng celebrates victory over Croatia's Donna Vekic in the women's singles tennis final at Roland Garros stadium, Paris, on Saturday. Photograph: Claudia Greco/Reuters Zheng......

Meet the top men's contenders at French Open

The French Open, one of the most prestigious tournaments in tennis, is set to commence with its men's singles competition on Sunday. As players from around the world gather in Paris, anticipation......

Aus Open PIX: Injured Nadal sent packing by McDonald

Images from Day 3 of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Wednesday. IMAGE: Spain's Rafael Nadal waves to the crowd as he leaves the court after losing his second round match against......

Wimbledon PIX: Djokovic, Jabeur, Norrie cruise in Round 2

IMAGES from Day 1 of the Wimbledon Championships played on Monday. Rusty Djokovic sees off Korean Kwon to advance IMAGE: Serbia'a Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning his first round match......

Tennis: Sania-Hradecka lose Charleston Open final

IMAGE: Sania Mirza and her doubles partner Lucie Hradecka had a stunning run at the WTA 500 event, reaching the women's doubles final after pulling off a major upset by stunning top seeds Zhang......