In days of smart, networked technology and no shame over collateral damage, what will blow up next -- cars, mobile phones, TV sets, refrigerators? And where?, asks Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: Smoke......
United States President Joe Biden on Friday nominated Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as his ambassador to India. IMAGE: Eric M Garcetti has been the mayor of the City of Los Angeles since 2013,......
Prime Minister Narendra D Modi will visit Abu Dhabi on July 15 after concluding a two-day visit to Paris. This is Modi's second visit to a Muslim nation in a month -- he was in Egypt on June 24-25.......
Municipal authorities have envisioned a comprehensive and pro-active plan to combat dengue this year with focussed fumigation at monument sites and markets in Delhi, which will host the G20 summit......
India on Monday abstained from a procedural vote taken in the UN Security Council ahead of a meeting to discuss the situation on the Ukraine border and underlined that ”quiet and......
According to a joint study - 2012 Global Cities Index - conducted by AT Kearney and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, "Even though New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo still rank among today's......
India will ratify the Paris pact on climate change on October 2, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, in a surprise announcement that will be a "big step" towards bringing the historic deal......
Ministry considering tax sops for India's first global financial centre, steps to liberalise futures and options markets. Image: Conceived in 2007 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, then Gujarat's......
Only a few thousand chargers dot the Indian landscape, some in working condition, others not, with some held hostage to the power supply vagaries of local utilities, reports S Dinakar. Photograph:......
What engineering problems make it hard to use 17th century physics to move lots of people quickly across serious distances? Devangshu Datta has the answers. IMAGE: Pune to Mumbai in under 30......
On November 11, it seemed as if all the stars from the Indian film industry -- the unique faces of the India's independent cinema, had descended upon New York City and the Paris Theatre. ......
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Varun Dhawan and Jacqueline Fernandez visited the sets of dance reality show So You Think You Can Dance to promote their......
Ever wondered what happens when Hollywood A-listers turn protestors? Take a look.There exists a rare breed of showbiz celebrities who are just as passionate about social causes close to their heart......
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has confirmed that cricket will be a part of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games to be held in Japan from September 19 to October 4. IMAGE: Indian men's cricket......
'...we say that sport is this great phenomenon that is so wonderful and it's healthy and it's good for us all. Let's make sure that it doesn't bring suffering or disadvantage to anybody because of......
IMAGE: Flagbearers Manu Bhaker and P R Sreejesh during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics on August 11, 2024. Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters India has submitted a 'Letter of Intent',......
'It was tough financially for the first few years but my friends and family supported me and once he did well at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, there was no looking back.' IMAGE: Women's doubles......
A view shows the illuminated Eiffel Tower and La Defense business district (background) in Paris. Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters Paris is set to go ahead with a bid to host the 2024 Summer......