An Indian American in the White House?

What would an Indian American president of the US look like, sound like and act like, especially on issues and policies pertaining to his or her 'mother-land'?, asks N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE:......

Lok Sabha stalled over Ajay Mishra; Naidu urges govt, Oppn to end RS stalemate

Proceedings of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned for the day on Friday amid protests by the Opposition in both the Houses demanding removal of Ajay Mishra as Union minister and......

Jim Corbett Still Lives Here

With his name or without, Jim Corbett continues to live on in his home in Uttarakahand's Kaladunghi and in the jungles he loved. IMAGE: Jim Corbett, the hunter-turned-conservationist, hunted......

Lockdown: How WE pay for Centre-states trust deficit

'A hundred days later, it is a moot point whether the lockdown has been partially or totally effective, or, as sceptics indicate, plain ineffective.' 'Did it actually deflect infections and the......

The desi genetic engineer and his fine crop of mustard

GM is already in our food chain for years. The approval for indigenous GM mustard should put fake fear-mongering to rest, says Shekhar Gupta.   If you want to see how some of the issues most......

16 things to make 2016 sweet for the market

The Street is never short of hope and events to look forward to “Don’t be too excited about the New Year. Only the calendar has changed,” the WhatsApp viral goes, “the......

Confused about the Budget proposals? Please read this

Extends fiscal deficit reduction roadmap by one year to 2017-18 Raises services tax, to implement GST by April 2016 and cut corporation tax from 2016-17 to 25% by 2020 The Government has presented......

'India: Success abroad, domestic challenges manifold'

Reticence can be a double-edged sword.For Jayanthi Natarajan, minister for environment and forests, her reserve has attracted much criticism from domestic detractors.Yet, on the high table of......

'I am in my honeymoon phase again'

'I was told so often by people, "Please leave your brains at home".''And I would say, "I only have myself to offer. I can't dance like Madhuri Dixit or Shilpa Shetty. I can only come and act."'......

'Censorship is totally arbitrary!'

A student of film atNew York University and at Sorbonne, Paris,not to mention a multiple award winner fordocumentaries on architecture and urbanism, 38-year-old Manu Rewal's foray into mainstream......

US Open PIX: Serena sizzles; Thiem, Tsitsipas stunned

Images from Day 1 of the 2022 US Open, at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, in Flushing Meadows, New York, on Monday. IMAGE: Serena Williams celebrates victory over Montenegro's Danka......

PHOTOS: The gold medallists on Day 11 at Rio Olympics

Check out the gold medallists on Day 11 of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday: China's Cao wins gold in 3 metre springboard IMAGE: Yuan Cao of China competes in the men's Diving......

Chinese smash records in Doha

Rowers bobbed like corks in a jacuzzi while cyclists earned something of a reprieve as a wild desert wind swept through the Asian Games on Sunday. Indoors, away from the elements, China continued......

Bowden breaks the mould

August 21, 2003 | 18:22 ISTBowden breaks the mouldUmpire Billy Bowden will make his Test bow on English soil when England host South Africa in Leeds. [ bbc.co.uk ]Shane Warne faces ban from......

Bond is NZ's player of the year

The England and Wales Cricket Board has said it would have to cut costs by four million pounds ($6.3 million).ECB chief executive Tim Lamb told the BBC Sport Website: "It is regrettable that these......