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Diwali celebrated on US Capitol Hill on grand scale

More than two dozen lawmakers and eminent Indian Americans celebrated Diwali at the Capitol, the first major event at the US Congress after last week's presidential elections. Photograph:......

Trump picks Fox News host as defence secretary

United States President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced the nomination of popular Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth, 44, as his defence secretary. IMAGE: ox and Friends co-host......

Quad leaders' summit at Biden home, followed by dinner

A bipartisan group of American lawmakers on Friday announced the creation of a QUAD Caucus in the US Congress. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi with United States President Joe Biden,......

India To Fast-Track Visas For Chinese Nationals

The new guidelines, effective from August 1, aim to expedite visa approvals for nationals from China and other countries sharing land borders with India. Kindly note the image has been posted only......

Americans Must Depend On Hope And Prayer

The two major parties offer the United States choices that are basically unacceptable and the bench strength, such as it is, is not entirely capable of winning popular acclaim, notes Shreekant......

'Increased exposure of critical infrastructure to cyber threats'

'The rise of ransomware and the rapid evolution of threats demand real-time response and resilience in security operations, which is the way forward.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted......

US directs Air India to pay $121.5 mn to passengers; slaps $1.4 mn fine

The US has ordered Tata-group owned Air India to pay a whopping $121.5 million as refunds and $1.4 million as penalties for extreme delays in providing refunds to passengers due to the cancellation......

Why India must worry over the Data Protection Bill

Sections in the draft Personal Data Protection Bill are a blatant violation of the Right to Privacy as guaranteed by the Constitution, experts tell Sudipto Dey. IMAGE: According to Clause 26 of......

2023's Must Watch Movies From Around The World

2023 was a good year for international cinema with many strong films premiering at the Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Toronto film festivals. In the post-pandemic situation, as restrictions were......

The Crown Has Lost Its Way

Was descending into the telling of only Diana's tale in four long, slightly-draggy soap-opera-ish episodes of the last season the original premise of The Crown? asks Vaihayasi Pande Daniel. IMAGE:......

Bodies Bodies Bodies Review: Fun, Fun, Fun!

If you are looking for a smart popcorn horror to watch with friends, this film is a fairly enjoyable romp, recommends Mayur Sanap. A group of young adults party in a friend's isolated......

Top Gun: Maverick Review

'Why was Top Gun: Maverick made?'And the only reason I can think of is that the new film was made to emphasise and re-establish Tom Cruise's superstar status,' notes Aseem Chhabra who watched the......

King Richard Review

Will Smith, who had once portrayed the irreverent Muhammad Ali with such aplomb, brings the character of Richard Williams alive.The accent, the dialect, the body-language and the ever-present chip......

PICS: Sinner sets up ATP Finals decider with Fritz

Taylor Fritz is the first American since 2006 to reach the title match at the ATP Finals, winning a slugfest against world No. 2 Alexander Zverev. IMAGE: Jannik Sinner outclassed Norway's Casper......

Sinner ready to crash Fritz's American party

Taylor Fritz is bidding to become the first American man in 21 years to win a Grand Slam singles title. Since Andy Roddick won his sole major on Arthur Ashe Stadium in 2003, American men have......

US Open PIX: Rusty Djokovic eases to victory; Thiem out

Images from the US Open men's singles first round matches, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Monday. Rusty Djokovic kicks off record bid with Albot thrashing IMAGE: Novak Djokovic lacked his......

All about Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz

IMAGE: Carlos Alcaraz now has four Grand Slam trophies with a perfect record in major finals. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters Factbox on Carlos Alcaraz, who beat Serbian second seed Novak......

All you must know about French Open champ Alcaraz

Carlos Alcaraz conquers Roland-Garros in a five-set thriller! The Spaniard claimed his first French Open title, defeating Zverev 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2. IMAGE: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz......

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