The A to Z of 2020

Wow -- 2020, huh? From the deadly coronavirus to lockdowns, wildfires to the Black Lives Matter movement, to the Bihar and US elections, it's been a year we won't forget. It's hard to believe it......

COVID-19: Every life counts

The benefits of modern medicine have led people to demand more from the State, and to value every life.Even a modest death toll caused by an epidemic today is unacceptable, notes Dipankar Gupta.......

What cities look like during the coronavirus quarantine

Closures, travel restrictions, and self-isolation measures due to the coronavirus have cleared public squares, roads, and travel destinations across the globe. Photographers have been capturing the......

Animals explore cities during COVID-19 lockdowns

When humanity’s away, the animals will play. With much of the world driven indoors to quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown, some species not often seen -- or, at least, rarely......

When an Indian city shut down coal plants

Pollution is not merely the price to be paid for growth; it is also a drag on the same growth, notes Vandana Gombar. 'Coal power plants being shut down for polluting the air.' That is hardly the......

Smog chokes Beijing as Paris climate talks get under way

More than 200 expressways were closed and residents were advised to stay indoors as China grappled with the worst smog of the year, ahead of the Paris climate meet on Monday. Shandong province......

Bollywood's Amazing WINTER FASHION

Winter is kicking in, but in a year dominated by a deadly global pandemic, chills and thrills are largely limited to staying indoors. One can always take refuge in the world of movies though where......

Gauff is youngest player since Sharapova to win WTA Finals

IMAGE: USA's Coco Gauff celebrates with the trophy after winning the women's singles final against China's Qinwen Zheng at the WTA Finals in King Saud University Indoor Arena, Riyadh, Saudi......

Zverev wins Paris Masters, Swiatek survives Krejcikova

IMAGE: Germany's Alexander Zverev celebrates with the trophy after winning his men's single's final match against France's Ugo Humbert. Photograph: Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters Third seed Alexander......

Paris Masters: Alcaraz stunned, Zverev survives scare

IMAGE: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz reacts during his round of 16 match against France's Ugo Humbert. Photograph: Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters French Open and Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz failed to......

Alcaraz admits: Money motivated my Saudi Arabia trip

'I just play for love or for fun. But you have to be realistic. You have to think that you want to earn money, you know, and that's it' IMAGE:  Carlos Alcaraz acknowledged the financial......

Indian hockey team still missing one key ingredient...

Consistency vital for India to cross semifinal hurdle in big hockey events: German great Moritz Furste IMAGE: The Indian men's hockey team was nowhere close to the top sides of the world 15 years......