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Why Oppenheimer Liked Hinduism

'Hinduism meshed with his sense that the world was paradoxical and puzzling.' IMAGE: Robert Downey Jr as Lewis Strauss and Cillian Murphy as Dr J Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan's film.......

Bhagat Singh never lived at Khatkar Kalan

Khatkar Kalan, the Punjab village with an enduring connect to India's freedom struggle, will forever be associated with Bhagat Singh as his ancestral place. IMAGE: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant......

How Vajpayee made India a nuclear superpower

Vajpayee had always felt that India must act with conviction and panache.He decided that, irrespective of the attendant risks, he would undertake what many felt was a precarious course.A......

REWIND: Best moments from June

Black Lives Matter protests and coronavirus rages across the pandemic and much more.   Here are the top images from the month of June. IMAGE: Nurses Sasha Dubois and Farah Fevrin kneel for......

Are we any closer to knowing Who Killed Sheena Bora?

After 800 days, is it a little clearer that Accused No 1 through 4 are responsible for her death?Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Sheena Bora murder trial.Illustration: Dominic......

The Farce Called Market Forecasts

Conventional wisdom is that when the US sneezes, emerging markets like India catch a cold.And yet the Indian stock market went up last year, points out Debashish Basu. Illustration: Dominic......

Reports of coal crisis baseless: Sitharaman

Amid reports of the ongoing coal shortage in the country, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stressed that there is no shortage and termed these as “absolutely baseless”, saying India......

India looks at close to double digit growth this year: Sitharaman

India is looking at near close to double-digit growth this year and the country will be one of the fastest-growing economies, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said. IMAGE: Finance Minister......

Budget 2018: An Exercise in Mindlessness

'In the final analysis, all Budgets everywhere are like the schemes hatched by A A Milne's lovable Winnie-the-Pooh.''They may be well-intended, but often go awry.''Although Pooh and his friends......

Mallya trial to hear evidence from political expert

The trial, which opened at the London court on December 4, is aimed at laying out a prima facie case of fraud against the 61-year-old embattled businessman, who has been based in the UK since March......

Top 10 Moments From Oscars 2024

IMAGE: Emma Stone celebrates her Best Actress win with presenters, Jennifer Lawrence, Michelle Yeoh, Charlize Theron and Jessica Lange. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters Love them,......

High Fashion On The Golden Globes Red Carpet

The 81st Annual Golden Globes awards saw Hollywood's swish set make a dazzling show on the red carpet. Here's all the action coming straight for you from Beverly Hills, California.  ......

When India Showed Up For The Oscars

You'll bump into a desi at every corner of the globe. But one of the largest film industries in the world, India is yet to make great strides at the Oscars. Between a handful of wins, nominations......

Farewell, Major Saab

Major Bikramjeet Kanwarpal succumbed to COVID-19 on May 1.After retiring from the Indian Army, the major became a successful actor in films and television.An old friend salutes a wonderful human......

Meet 2020's New Debutant Directors

2019 was remarkable for Bollywood with as many as four directors entering the Rs 200 crore club. 2020 continued the tradition with debutant Om Raut scoring a huge success with Tanhaji: The Unsung......

Chaotic Day at the Oval: England's inconsistency on full display

IMAGES from the third Test played between England and Sri Lanka at the Oval on Sunday SCORECARD IMAGE: England's Jamie Smith celebrates. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters Sri Lanka romped to......

1st Test: Bowlers put England in control on Day 1 vs Sri Lanka

IMAGES from the Day 1 of the first Test played between England and Sri Lanka in Manchester on Wednesday SCORECARD IMAGE: England's Shoaib Bashir celebrates with teammates after taking the lbw......

England suffer injury blow ahead of Sri Lanka series

IMAGE: England players in action during the recently concluded series against the West Indies. Photograph: ICC / X England's Dan Lawrence will open the batting in place of the injured Zak Crawley......

Woakes back in England squad for Windies Test series

IMAGE: Woakes returned to the England test squad for the first time since July 2023. Photograph: Andrew Boyers / Reuters England have recalled Chris Woakes and drafted in the uncapped duo of......

The Englishmen Who Want To Win In India

IMAGE: Ben Stokes will lead a motivated England team in the five Test series, which begins in Hyderabad on Thursday, January 25, 2024. Photograph: Kind courtesy England Cricket/X   Ben Stokes......

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