Spy Meets Spy: Doval With Putin

National Security Advisor Ajit K Doval met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Konstantinovsky palace in St Petersburg on Thursday, September 12, 2024. Doval, it is said, was on a dual mission......

Maharashtra forms SIT to probe Sushant Singh's ex-manager's death

Mumbai Police on Tuesday formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer to probe the death of Disha Salian, the ex-manager of late Bollywood actor......

Pakistan Army Stares At Another Defeat

The Pakistan army is staring at the greatest, scariest, existential threat to its power in their country.This threat has come from a populist riding democratic power, observes Shekhar Gupta.......

The Russian Soldier Sentenced To Life

Russian soldier Vadim Shishimarin, 21, was sentenced to life in prison by a Ukrainian court in Kyiv on Monday, May 23, 2022, for killing an unarmed civilian in the first war crimes trial arising......

Mallya to bid for New Zealand liquor co

Continuing with his acquisition juggernaut on foreign shores, liquor baron Vijay Mallya of United Breweries Group has now set his sights on New Zealand based company Independent Liquor Ltd. World's......

Pick a card, any card!

Australians borrow a phrase from Barrie when they refer to credit card and hire-purchase expenditure as 'living on the never-never.' This is because you never, never, finish paying off your credit......

Roger Moore: On Her Majesty's Service

In photos: Monali Sarkar remembers the longest-serving James Bond. Photograph: Peter Ruck/Getty Images The spy with Indian connections 'Roger Moore was a university by himself' 'The ultimate......

Review: The Man From UNCLE is a superbly stylish romp

The Man From UNCLE is as lovingly tailored as they come, says Raja Sen. Has there ever been a name as American as Armie Hammer? It is a cartoonish name with inbuilt stars and stripes, the sort......

SRK hasn't conquered Russia yet

There is an apocryphal story I once heard about Randhir Kapoor. According to this story, Daboo, Karisma and Kareena's pa, once took off for Moscow without his passport (yes, yes, how Indian......

Eastern Promises -- review

A teenage girl drags herself into a London chemist begging for medicine. Few hours later, we see her dead in a hospital having given birth to a baby girl. A midwife Anna (Naomi Watts) comes across......

Defiant Putin welcomes World Cup as Russia win

'The main victory is already won,' it said, praising an organisational effort in which a dozen stadiums have been built IMAGE: Russia President Vladimir Putin. Photograph: Christian......

High stakes for Putin at costly Sochi Games

The Sochi Winter Olympics are meant to be Vladimir Putin's crowning achievement as Russian leader but are in danger of becoming a symbol of his country's problems. When the Games open with great......